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Some of his other work includes "Ooh Girl!" - An Honest R&B Song".,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc8tPTVBRSc|title=Ooh Girl!" - An Honest R&B Song |publisher=YouTube|date=March 14, 2008}}</ref> "The Great Office War"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVKnF26qFFM|title=The Great Office War |publisher=YouTube|date=June 16, 2008}}</ref> and two different versions of a "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY |title=Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video |publisher=YouTube|date=April 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM |title=Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: 2nd Attempt |publisher=YouTube|date=April 30, 2009}}</ref> all of which have about 20 million views combined on [[YouTube]]. The tourism spoof video actually prompted Cleveland's convention and tourism bureau to solicit other videos in a 'counterattack' to Polk's not so flattering work.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/index.ssf/2009/05/_a_counterattack_on_mike.html|title = A counterattack on Mike Polk's Cleveland 'tourism' videos Regina Brett Regina Brett|publisher=Cleveland.com}}</ref>
Some of his other work includes "Ooh Girl!" - An Honest R&B Song".,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc8tPTVBRSc|title=Ooh Girl!" - An Honest R&B Song |publisher=YouTube|date=March 14, 2008}}</ref> "The Great Office War"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVKnF26qFFM|title=The Great Office War |publisher=YouTube|date=June 16, 2008}}</ref> and two different versions of a "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY |title=Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video |publisher=YouTube|date=April 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM |title=Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: 2nd Attempt |publisher=YouTube|date=April 30, 2009}}</ref> all of which have about 20 million views combined on [[YouTube]]. The tourism spoof video actually prompted Cleveland's convention and tourism bureau to solicit other videos in a 'counterattack' to Polk's not so flattering work.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cleveland.com/brett/blog/index.ssf/2009/05/_a_counterattack_on_mike.html|title = A counterattack on Mike Polk's Cleveland 'tourism' videos Regina Brett Regina Brett|publisher=Cleveland.com}}</ref> Segments of the Cleveland tourism videos were also featured in the [[Michael Moore]] documentary film ''[[Capitalism: A Love Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2009/10/capitalism_a_love_story_is_cla.html|title = 'Capitalism: A Love Story' is classic Michael Moore, but he should have trimmed his target list|publisher=Cleveland.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://hastac.org/blogs/etussey/moores-legacy-visual-protest-capitalism-love-story|title = Moore's Legacy of Visual Protest in Capitalism a Love Story|publisher=HASTAC.org}}</ref>


Polk has also worked for [[Funny or Die]] and his current comedy troupe [[Last Call Cleveland]].
Polk has also worked for [[Funny or Die]] and his current comedy troupe [[Last Call Cleveland]].

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Michael G Polk Jr
Born (1977-08-29) August 29, 1977 (age 47)
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Other names"Spanish Mike"
Alma materKent State University
Occupation(s)Actor, Comedian, Voice-over artist
Years active1998–present
Websitehttp://www.mikepolkjr.com/

Michael G Polk Jr (born August 29, 1977) is an American comedian, actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer, known for his sketch comedy.

Early life and education

Polk was born in Warren, Ohio. He attended Kent State University as an undergraduate and earned a degree in communications and psychology in 2001.[1]

Career

Polk created HBO's Runaway Box / Man in the Box.[2] His work has also appeared on Cinemax and broadcasts of the basketball show "Inside the NBA" on the TNT (TV channel).[3]

He sang his YouTube song "One Semester of Spanish - Love Song".[4] for Kim Kardashian on Spanish television channel Telemundo.[5][6] That video has received over 5.8 million views on YouTube. He thanked his viewers as "Spanish Mike" when the video hit 2 Million views. [7]

Some of his other work includes "Ooh Girl!" - An Honest R&B Song".,[8] "The Great Office War"[9] and two different versions of a "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video"[10][11] all of which have about 20 million views combined on YouTube. The tourism spoof video actually prompted Cleveland's convention and tourism bureau to solicit other videos in a 'counterattack' to Polk's not so flattering work.[12] Segments of the Cleveland tourism videos were also featured in the Michael Moore documentary film Capitalism: A Love Story.[13][14]

Polk has also worked for Funny or Die and his current comedy troupe Last Call Cleveland.

A Cleveland Cavaliers fan, Polk helped put together "Light it Up Like Vegas" that co-starred Jesse Lamovsky, a writer for theclevelandfan.com and Chad Zumock from WMMS. It was an hour long Cavs preseason special for Fox Sports.[15]

Awards

He has also been honored as one of Cleveland Magazine's Most Interesting People of 2010.[16]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Kent State 'down' with entertainment this weekend". KentWired.com.
  2. ^ "Mike Polk : Actor : Biography". Symfonee.com.
  3. ^ "Video Mike Polk's tribute to TNT's coverage of the NBA playoffs". Sports.Yahoo.com.
  4. ^ "One Semester of Spanish - Love Song". YouTube. September 10, 2007.
  5. ^ "Spanish Mike at Telemundo". YouTube. January 14, 2008.
  6. ^ "Spanish Mike en Mas Vale Tarde". YouTube. February 12, 2008.
  7. ^ "Spanish Mike-2 Million Viewers". YouTube. January 28, 2008.
  8. ^ "Ooh Girl!" - An Honest R&B Song". YouTube. March 14, 2008.
  9. ^ "The Great Office War". YouTube. June 16, 2008.
  10. ^ "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video". YouTube. April 14, 2009.
  11. ^ "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Video: 2nd Attempt". YouTube. April 30, 2009.
  12. ^ "A counterattack on Mike Polk's Cleveland 'tourism' videos Regina Brett Regina Brett". Cleveland.com.
  13. ^ "'Capitalism: A Love Story' is classic Michael Moore, but he should have trimmed his target list". Cleveland.com.
  14. ^ "Moore's Legacy of Visual Protest in Capitalism a Love Story". HASTAC.org.
  15. ^ "FOX Sports Ohio Announces Light It Up Like Vegas". FoxSportsWest.com.
  16. ^ "Most Interesting People 2010 - Mike Polk". ClevelandMagazine.com.
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