Michael St. Gerard (born January 22, 1961) is an American former actor.

Career

St. Gerard started by appearing in Japanese commercials and

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'' (1988). In 1989, St. Gerard starred in two movies in which he portrayed

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: '' Heart of Dixie'' and '' Great Balls of Fire!''. His portrayal of Elvis in both films led him to being cast a third time as young Elvis in the 1990 TV series ''

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,'' appearing in all 10 episodes. He also appeared in 1993 as Elvis's mirror image in the penultimate episode of ''

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'', titled " Memphis Melody." He later appeared as an acting teacher in the second season of ''

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.'' He then made a few direct-to-video films, including '' Into the Sun'' (1992), '' Live Wire'', and ''

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'' (1994) In 1994, St. Gerard had a spiritual awakening after leading a Sunday School class, and after it, he decided to retire from acting at age 33 to focus on religious instruction. He became a pastor in the Harlem area of

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, extending himself and his church in particular to inner-city youths. As of 2014, he still was working as a pastor at the Harlem Square Church.http://podbay.fm/show/388344203/e/1405893600

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:St. Gerard, Michael American male actors 1961 births Living people People from New York Mills, New York Male actors from Manhattan People from Harlem Elvis impersonators