Mike Malin (television personality)
| Mike "Boogie" Malin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael Robert Carri July 16, 1970 Concord, New Hampshire |
| Residence | West Hollywood, California |
| Other names | Boogie, Mike Boogie |
| Home town | Studio City, California |
| Television |
Big Brother 2 (8th) All-Star (winner) Big Brother 14 (10th) |
| Children | 1 |
Mike "Boogie" Malin (born Michael Robert Carri; July 16, 1970) is an American actor, restaurant owner, and reality television personality who appeared on Big Brother 2, Big Brother: All-Stars, and Big Brother 14.
Career
Malin was a co-owner of the Tapas Bar, Belly in LA. He co-owns Italian Restaurant with Dolce Enoteca. Malin has gone on to open several restaurants and bars, and has made several appearances in television and film besides Big Brother.
Big Brother
Big Brother 2
While in the house, he became known for rapping, and often came up with games for the HouseGuests to play. Mike became a member of the Chilltown alliance with friends Shannon and Will, and also had a close friendship with Justin. The Chilltown group quickly became a target for the other HouseGuests, with various alliances forming in an attempt to take out the alliance. Mike was a source of much drama in the house, clashing with HouseGuests such as Autumn and Kent. He was the first Head of Household of the season, and unsuccessfully targeted Nicole for eviction. Mike was ultimately evicted on Day 33, coming in eighth place; he voted for Will to win.
Big Brother: All Stars
Upon entering the house, he once again aligned himself heavily with Will, and the two re-established the "Chill Town" alliance. This seemingly created a target for the two, but they both were shocked several times not to be nominated. There has been speculation around the internet that Mike was only chosen because Will refused to participate without his buddy from Season 2. This belief was supported by an admission on the live feeds in the HOH by Will to James and Kaysar that he refused to participate unless "Boogie" was on the show. The producers cut the live feed soon after this statement. The topic was even discussed on CBS' House Calls, on which he is constantly referred to as "Booger." Mike was nominated on Week 4 by Head of Household Janelle, alongside Erika. He won the Power of Veto that week, however, earning him the ability to rescue himself. Mike used the Veto and Diane took his place. He and Will formed an alliance with Danielle and Season Six houseguest James- who had felt betrayed by his previous alliance. They referred to this alliance as the "Legion of Doom" but Danielle felt angry at her allies last week when they didn't try in the veto competition- letting Janelle win it. Mike and Will have also formed an alliance with remaining Sovereigns Janelle and Howie despite having declared early intention to see the two evicted. The four called this alliance "The Perfect Storm". He also has an alliance with Erika- who is he rumored to have been romantically involved with before the show began and has recently been making out with inside the house. He is working to save one of his allies Erika in favor of evicting Marcellas who he has referred to as a "cancer". At the end of Week 6, Mike was informed that he had won the new power of Coup D'État, which gives him the right to overthrow the Head of Household on the live eviction night and replace their nominees with any two people he chooses, excluding the Head of Household and the Veto holder. Week 7 was a double-eviction week. Feeling betrayed by "Chill Town," evicted houseguest Howie confronted Mike on his way out the door, going as far as to throw the hat Mike was wearing across the room. Mike won the second HoH of the week. He chose to nominate Janelle and James, with the intention of evicting James. His wish was granted when Janelle won the Power of Veto and James was voted out 3-1. At the final four, Mike won his second Head of Household of the season and nominated Janelle and Erika. Janelle won the Power of Veto again and the only remaining choice for Mike to nominate was his friend Will. Mike was shocked and saddened when Janelle decided to evict Will over Erika. He threw part one of the final HOH competition telling Julie Chen to remember Richard Hatch (this in reference to Survivor: Borneo when Richard Hatch threw the final immunity challenge as both of the other players would have to take him to have any shot at winning). He faced off against Janelle in part two of the Head of Household competition and defeated her. He also won the final part of the HOH against Erika. As HOH, he decided to evict Janelle, making Erika his opponent in the jury vote. He won Big Brother All Stars by a vote of 6-1.
Big Brother 14
He is the oldest houseguest of this season. Mike is known as being a member of the most infamous Big Brother alliance, Chilltown, which also included Dr. Will Kirby. Mike is a longtime rival and enemy of Janelle, as well as an outside friend of Dan. He was the coach of Frank, Ian, and Jenn for the first three weeks of the game. Mike won the first Coaches Competition and used his power to protect Ian from eviction that week. On Day 27, Mike and the other three coaches entered the game as HouseGuests, though when the coaches were offered the chance he was the only one to decline (it only took one vote from one coach to put them all in the game). Mike is especially close with his player, Frank. Mike was a part of "The Silent Six" alliance which also included Dan, Danielle, Shane, Britney, and Frank. However, the alliance showed distrust early on as Mike, as well as Frank, considered backdooring Dan the following week. On Day 42, Mike was nominated alongside his former player, Frank. When Frank won the Power of Veto, Shane put up Mike's former teammate in the beginning, Jenn. On Day 48, Mike was evicted by a 5–2 vote, making him the second coach to be evicted this season. He came in 10th place.
Other Big Brother appearances
He returned yet again during a food competition in Big Brother 10 (2008) which featured one representative from each season. He appeared on Big Brother 11 (2009) along with three other former HouseGuests Dick Donato, Janelle Pierzina, and Danielle Reyes that were interviewed about the final three houseguests. He appeared on Big Brother 18 (2016) to talk about Frank Eudy's game in the house.
Personal life and controversy
Malin was born on July 16, 1970 in Concord, New Hampshire. Malin graduated from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts with a degree in finance. He also exercised his passion for theater arts while in attendance. He has a son named Brady. He was in a relationship with former big brother houseguest Krista Stegall and proposed to her on live television during the season finale. She accepted but several months later the engagement was called off.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Ball Boy (Uncredited) | |
| 1995 | Friends | The One With Two Parts Waiter (Uncredited) | |
| 1997 | USA High | Customer #2 | |
| 2000 | Psycho Beach Party | Bobby | |
| 2000 | Chump Change | Manager #1 | |
| 2001 | Fishes | Tom Dowtin | |
| 2001 | Big Brother 2 | Himself/Contestant | 17 episodes; placed 8th out of 12 |
| 2001 | Jack & Jill | College Friend | |
| 2001 | Yes, Dear | Marvin | |
| 2001 | Robbie's Brother | Lou | |
| 2003 | Welcome to the Real Hollywood | Mike | |
| 2003 | Abby | Himself | |
| 2003 | The Parkers | Officer Taylor | |
| 2004 | Reality TV Secrets Revealed | Himself | |
| 2004 | 50 Most Outrageous TV Moments | Himself | |
| 2005 | Monk | Gambler | |
| 2005 | Celebrity Charades | Himself | |
| 2005 | Battle of the Network Stars | Himself/Contestant | |
| 2005 | All-Star Reality Reunion | Himself | |
| 2006, 2007 | Fox Reality Really Awards | Himself/Presenter | |
| 2006 | Big Brother: All-Stars | Himself/Contestant | 28 episodes; winner ($500,000) |
| 2007 | VH1: All Access | Mike Boogie | |
| 2007 | Dr. 90210 | Himself | |
| 2007 | TMZ on TV | Himself | |
| 2008 | Reality Remix | Himself | |
| 2008 | Yo on E! | Himself | |
| 2008 | Reality Obsessed | Himself | |
| 2008 | Big Brother 10 | Himself/Host | Food Competition |
| 2009 | Big Brother 11 | Himself | Talks about the final five with Dick Donato, Janelle Pierzina, and Danielle Reyes |
| 2010 | Gun | A.T.F Agent Monroe | |
| 2011 | The Talk | Himself | |
| 2011 | Famous Foods | Himself | |
| 2012 | Big Brother 14 | Himself/Contestant/Coach | 21 episodes; placed 10th out of 16 |
| 2016 | Big Brother 18 | Himself | Talks about Frank Eudy's gameplay in the house |
References
External links
| Preceded by Maggie Ausburn |
Big Brother U.S. winner Season 7 (2006) |
Succeeded by Dick Donato |
