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Michael D. Cohen talks his love of TV and Carol Burnett, living an authentic life, playing the iconic Schwoz from Henry Danger, and the audition where casting was sure he had a sister!\nAbout Michael:\nMichael D. Cohen is a series regular on Nickelodeon's hit sit-coms\xa0Henry Danger\xa0and\xa0Danger Force\xa0playing "Schwoz", a genius of indiscernible foreign nationality. The show won the\xa0Kids' Choice Award\xa0for best show in 2017 and 2020 and was nominated in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. Michael shared his trans history in\xa0Time Magazine\xa0making him the first series regular actor ever to publicly disclose, let alone while being on a kid\u2019s show.\xa0\nHe has also appeared on shows such as\xa0Modern Family, The Real O'Neals, 2 Broke Girls, The Mindy Project, Angie Tribeca, Powerless, Austin & Ally, The Wizards of Waverly Place\xa0and many others. Film credits include the Coen Brothers comedy\xa0Suburbicon\xa0directed by George Clooney, the Oscar-nominated film\xa0Whiplash, as well as the Canadian Screen Award-nominated film\xa0It Was You Charlie, for which he was nominated for an ACTRA Award for Outstanding Lead Performance.\xa0\nMichael has dozens of commercial credits including the current Wendy's "Everything I Ever Wanted" campaign,\xa0Nespresso(working again with George Clooney), Mini Starburst, FedEx, Capital One, Boston Market, Honda\xa0with Patrick Warburton, and the\xa0Super Bowl Hulu Plus\xa0campaign with Will Arnett.\xa0\nAs a teacher and coach, Michael served as Co-Chair of the\xa0SAG-AFTRA Hollywood Conservatory\xa0at the American Film Institute. He is a faculty lecturer\xa0for the University of Texas at Austin in Hollywood and has directed two highly successful industry showcases for UT Austin.\xa0He also teaches through his own studio the\xa0Michael D. Cohen Acting Studio\xa0in Los Angeles, and leads acting workshops regularly for SAG-AFTRA.\xa0\n\xa0He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Cell Biology and a Masters degree in Adult Education focusing on transformative education for performers. He is also an avid mountaineer and rock climber.\xa0\nTeaching website:\xa0www.mdcohenstudio.com\xa0or\xa0www.michaeldcohenstudio.com\nFacebook: @michaeldcohenstudio\nFollow the show on social media!\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nInstagram: https://instagram.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/tfci_podcast\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/thanksforcominginpodcast/\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nPatreon: patreon.com/thanksforcomingin\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXj8Rb1bEmhufSBFSCyp4JQ\nTheme Music by Andrew Skrabutenas\nProducers: Jillian Clare & Susan Bernhardt\nChannel: Realm\nFor more information, go to thanksforcominginpodcast.com\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices