Michael Messineo (born 10 December 1995), better known as Mike's Mic, is an Australian

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. He is best known for his long-form videos about television shows in which he recaps plots and shares his opinions. He also makes videos about

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Early life and background

Messineo grew up in

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, Western Australia. He graduated from the

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with both a bachelor's and a master's degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating, he worked as a programmer in

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, where he currently resides.

Career

Messineo started his YouTube channel in 2015. In 2017, after moving to Melbourne for work, he started making content about

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. In 2019, Messineo posted a nineteen-minute recap of '' Riverdale'''s third season. Messineo's recap videos are considered part of a broader trend of long-form content on YouTube. Messineo's most well-known content comes from his "unhinged recap" series, where he has uploaded videos on television shows like ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Lost''. These recaps have a duration of multiple hours: his recap of ''Pretty Little Liars'', broken into three parts, is six hours long. His other content similarly covers pop culture, ranging from reactions to reality TV to examinations of 2000s films. In June 2020 Messineo began hosting the

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''Jumping in an Elevator'', in which he "answer the questions that you want to know the answer to but can't be bothered searching yourself. What happens when you jump in an elevator? Did

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travel in a suitcase? Let's find out!" In July 2023, Messineo told ''

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'' that he was working on developing the scripts for a series of three heist movies.

References

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