Mike O'Malley

Michael Edward " Mike"  O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer  His first role came as the host of   Nickelodeon  children's game shows   Get the Picture  and   Nickelodeon GUTS  (later   Global GUTS). On the advice of colleague and friend   Marc Summers<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">, he moved to Los Angeles after the cancellation of GUTS to further pursue his acting career. O'Malley starred in <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">  Life with Roger<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">, a series which aired from 1996 to 1997. In 1999, two episodes of <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">  The Mike O'Malley Show<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">aired before the show was canceled; thirteen episodes were filmed. During the 1990s, he also appeared as "The Rick", a popular character in a series of ads for the <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">  ESPN<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">  <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.4px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">network.