Michael Meredith Young (born March 8, 1952) is an American actor and television host. An

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winner (recognized for

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's '' Kids Are People Too!'',

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, ''

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'' and

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), he was part of the launch teams at

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, and

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. Young began his career at

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, the world's first interactive TV network, created by

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, where his show won cable TV's first ACE award for entertainment series. Young would later host the

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''Flamingo Fortune'' alongside

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Biography

Early life and education

Young was born in

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. His father was a career

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Officer and Michael immediately moved to

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. His elementary education was in Texas, Colorado, Paris, France, and McLean, Virginia. He attended Langley High School, Wagner High School at Clark AFB in the Philippines, and

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in Thailand where he was Senior Class President, graduating in 1970. He attended

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and received a bachelor's degree in Pre-Law Political Science. He was member of the

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fraternity, and ''Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities''.

Later career

In 1994 Young created Alton Entertainment to specifically produce informational TV programs with a new client-driven financial model - profiled on the front page of the Marketing section of the Wall Street Journal, 8/10/94. Alton's first program, ''Main Floor'', ran in national broadcast syndication for 12 years. The show's website was established in 1994 and was one of the first fashion Internet sites, eventually becoming all video. Young sold Alton Entertainment to the

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. In 2001 Young established Michael Young Media and produced web video content for magazine clients such as ''

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'', '' Lucky'',

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Media Group, '' Better Homes & Gardens'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.Michael Young Media
/ref> The first effort, TrendWatch, launched Vogue.tv. This company also began producing twice-annual convention events for Asset Marketing Systems, a financial services company, in 2004.

Personal life

In March 1990 Young married Chilean television personality and former

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winner

Cecilia Bolocco Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck (born May 19, 1965) is a Chilean actress, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Chile 1987 and Miss Universe 1987. Bolocco has worked as a journalist on the Spanish language editi ...

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. Their marriage was annulled in 2001. In December 2012 Young married Dr. Stephanie Gardner, a

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, and moved to Atlanta.

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