Michael Mateus Steger (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Navid Shirazi on

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's teen drama series '' 90210''.

Early life

In an interview, Steger revealed he was

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during his childhood in the fourth grade until the sixth grade. He was later transferred to another school when the bullying got too serious.

Career

Steger started his career appearing in several commercials and guest starred in ''

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'' in 1994. After appearing as Mohamed Esfiri on ''

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'' in 2005, he had a recurring role on '' The Winner'' in 2007. He was also cast as the lead role by

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As of 2007, Steger has appeared in several Disney Channel productions. He has guest starred on the ''

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'' episode titled " Everybody Was Best-Friend Fighting", the ''

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'' episode titled "Macho Libre", and had a co-starring role in the

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'' The Cheetah Girls: One World'', which was released on August 22, 2008. He also guest starred on ''

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'' in 2008. From 2008 to 2013, Steger played the role of Navid Shirazi on

's '' 90210''. He directed and produced a one-woman show called ''Brandee Built on Crazee'' starring his wife Brandee Tucker. On 21 April 2016, Steger announced at Twitter that he and Brandee welcomed a baby girl named Poet Louise Steger. On January 10, 2020, Michael and Brandee welcomed a baby boy named Mozart Lee Steger While his best known role is that of an Iranian-American character, Steger is of mixed Ecuadorean, Norwegian and Austrian descent; he has played characters of many ethnicities, such as Iranian, Indian and Latin American.

Filmography

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Steger, Michael 1980 births American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Los Angeles