MICHAEL EVANS BEHLING BIOGRAPHY

Michael Evans Behling known  is an American actor, born on March 5, 1996. He was born in Columbus, Ohio.Well known as Jordan Baker in All American. He was adopted at birth. He has spoken about experiences of being raised by white parents. He was a track athlete at Indiana State University before acting. In companies such as: White Castle and Nike he has appeared in commercials.

Early Life

He was raised in Indiana after being adopted by a white couple who owned a ten acre land together with his three siblings (Andrea, Matt and Adam). His adopted parents being Mike (Nigerian) and Carol Behling (German). He grew up a sports fan. He played baseball, volleyball and soccer.

He went to Columbus NorthHigh School where he played ran track and football for 2 years. He then went to Indiana University where he continued run track. He eventually dropped out of college after 2 years as a pre-med students, he then pursued modelling and acting.

Personal Life

He was married to his longtime girlfriend Madison Stanton before they divorced in 2021 (five months after marriage). He is a resident in LA and highly advocates for human rights. Also advocating is mental health awareness.

Career

He began modelling while in college where his friends had him convinced to audition for acting. He advertised for White Castle and Adidas and eventually in 2017 is when he began his acting. He began with being in the series Empire and later in 2018 he had to move to LA for the filming of All American.

He once had a difficult time with finances and had to sleep on his friends floor who was also biracial.

Accomplishments

Together with his three highschool friends (Floiyd Athaide, Nicholas Stevens, Drew Thompson) they began a clothing line, DesignedAt5AM.This clothing line was inspired by his early friends morning swim routines and his early start of the day inorder to accomplish his goals.