| Big Brother contestant | |
| Mike "Boogie" Malin | |
| Date of birth | July 16, 1970 |
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| Resides | Los Angeles, CA |
| Season(s) | Big Brother 2, Big Brother: All-Stars |
| Finish | 8th place (Season 2) Winner (All Stars) |
Michael Robert "Mike Boogie" Malin (born Michael Robert Carri on July 16, 1970), is best known for winning the American television series Big Brother: All-Stars in 2006. He previously competed in Big Brother 2 in 2001 and is commonly known as "Boogie".
Malin, along with fellow Big Brother houseguest Will Kirby, now co-owns The Dolce Group, which maintains several restaurants in LA, Reno, Atlanta. Dolce originated in the Los Angeles area, where Malin now makes his home.
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Biography
Malin was born Michael Robert Carri on July 16, 1970 and raised in Concord, New Hampshire. He left New Hampshire to pursue his education, and enrolled in Bentley College, in Waltham, Massachusetts. At Bentley, Malin majored in finance while also exercising his passion for theater arts. He was active in the theatre program at Bentley College, which led him to his ultimate move to Los Angeles in pursuit of acting as a full time career.
Warner Bros. trespass incident
The Smoking Gun revealed that Malin had been arrested in 1997 under his real name Michael Carri trespassing at the lot of Warner Brothers Pictures and using false identification. He and friends had secretly filmed and taken pictures of Batman & Robin which was then being filmed. It was alleged that the pictures were to be sold to the news-magazine program Inside Edition, for US$35,000.[1]
On January 23, 1997, Carri pleaded no contest to carrying counterfeit government-issued ID, trespass and property damage, and malicious mischief. He was sentenced to three years' probation, fined $100, and ordered to do 400 hours of community service. A month later, Warner Bros. filed a civil suit against the trio. The court ordered the defendants never to use the information stolen, and never to trespass on WB property again.[2]
It was reported in the Concord Monitor that Carri had changed his name to Malin when he moved to Los Angeles in 1993, although this is disputed. The Smoking Gun could not locate any such name change petition filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, and speculated that the name was changed after the Warner Bros incident in an effort to hide his past.[1]
Big Brother
In Big Brother 2, Malin finished 8th out of 12 houseguests, and was part of the "Chilltown alliance" ("Chilltown" being their nickname for the cold bedroom they shared in the BB house) with Will Kirby and Shannon Dragoo. Malin was the first male ever to be "evicted" from the Big Brother house. Malin was evicted in week 4, but returned to vote for the winner, Will Kirby in the season finale.
In the summer of 2006 it was announced that Malin was one of the top 20 houseguests eligible to compete in Big Brother 7: All Stars. Malin and Will Kirby deceived most of the house guests during the course of the season. Malin went home with $500,000 and the title of Big Brother All-Star Champion.
Entertainment career
Malin is best known by his nickname "Boogie" on Big Brother.
He got his start by sneaking in to the set of Seinfeld while they were filming an episode supposedly taking place at Wimbledon. Mike asked if they had anyone on staff advising them that had been to Wimbledon, then striking a deal to advise them on the look and feel in exchange for a small part[citation needed]. This eventually led to his working as a stand in for Matthew Perry on Friends in the early years of its run as well as a small part in one episode[citation needed]. Malin has appeared in a McDonald's commercials[citation needed].
He has guest starring roles on a variety of sitcom television shows including Yes, Dear, Jack and Jill, Monk, The View, and The Parkers[citation needed]. Malin has also appeared on “Dr. 90210,” also on Fox Reality Really Awards, All-Star Reality Re-union, Battle of the Network Reality Stars, Extra and Access Hollywood. He also appeared in the Enrique Iglesias music video for Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song).
On the August 20, 2007 episode of Dr. 90210, Malin, who had been diagnosed with human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts, had the wart removed by Will Kirby graphically on the show [3].
He is a member of the National Basketball Association's Entertainment League, a celebrity basketball team.
Food & beverage operator
Together with a life-long friend, Malin opened a small tapas lounge on a strip of Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles in 2001. The business has now grown into the Dolce Group which maintains several restaurants varying in style and cuisine in the Los Angeles area, Reno, and Atlanta, such as: Ketchup, Geisha House, and the nightclub Les Deux. Malin is also partners with Will Kirby in the laser tattoo removal clinic called "Dr. Tattoff."
Arrested in Denver
Malin was arrested again in late October 2007, after he had allegedly assaulted a waitress at a Denver sports bar while celebrating the Red Sox victory. Malin attended the 2007 World Series between Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies in Denver, and the alleged assault happened after the victory. Malin spent 15 hours behind bars before he was released on bail.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b Big Brother goes bust again, The Smoking Gun, Retrieved 2007-10-27
- ^ Bill Carter, TV NOTES; Oh, Brother! Just a Prank, New York Times, July 25, 2001
- ^ "Mike Boogie gets a genital wart on his penis removed by Will Kirby on Dr. 90210", Reality Blurred, August 21, 2007
- ^ Dolce Owner Celebrates Red Sox Win in Denver Jail, Eater LA, November 1, 2007
External links
- Mike Malin at the Internet Movie Database
- Mike's Profile on Big Brother 2
- Mike's Profile on Big Brother 7
| Preceded by Maggie Ausburn |
Big Brother U.S. winner 2006 |
Succeeded by Dick Donato |
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