Roof was born on November 24, 1976 at a U.S. Air Force hospital at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, to Jean and Michael Roof, Sr. He had two brothers, Derek and Donny, and two sisters, Megan and Kim. Roof attended Reese AFB Elementary, Lubbock, Texas, then Frenship Intermediate and Frenship Jr. High, in Wolfforth, Texas, just outside Lubbock. While in eighth grade the Roof family moved to Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Roof toured American comedy clubs with a stage name of "Chicken." He was especially popular in college town comedy clubs such as Deja Vu in Columbia Missouri. Under the stage name Chicken he became an underground sensation, leaving audiences wanting more even when he was the opener. Leading to getting his own headlining spots, and a devoted fan base that helped launch his film and TV career.
In 2000, he had a central part in the WB Networksketch comedy TV series Hype, but it was canceled after its first season. After Hype, Roof moved to Hollywood, California to pursue a film career.
In 2006, Roof was given his own Spike Channel reality TV show, Raising the Roofs. The program, which ran for six episodes, followed the misadventures of his self-described "Florida cracker" dad, Michael, Sr., and his uncle, while they visited Roof at his home in Hollywood.
Personal life and death
After his television series Raising the Roofs was cancelled in 2006, Roof moved to Atlanta with his wife, Megan, and their two sons.
In the early morning of June 9, 2009, Roof's wife contacted police and reported him missing. Several hours later, his body was found hanged from a tree in a wooded area near a Snellville, Georgia, elementary school parking lot. Roof reportedly suffered from depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, and had been despondent about family finances.[1] He is buried at Dunnellon Memorial Gardens in Dunnellon, Florida so far.[2]
michael, roof, november, 1976, june, 2009, american, actor, comedian, born, 1976, november, 1976macdill, florida, diedjune, 2009, 2009, aged, snellville, georgia, cause, deathsuicide, hangingoccupationsactorcomedianyears, active2000, 2006, contents, early, lif. Michael Roof November 24 1976 June 9 2009 was an American actor and comedian Michael RoofBorn 1976 11 24 November 24 1976MacDill AFB Florida U S DiedJune 9 2009 2009 06 09 aged 32 Snellville Georgia U S Cause of deathSuicide by hangingOccupationsActorcomedianYears active2000 2006 Contents 1 Early life 2 Personal life and death 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditRoof was born on November 24 1976 at a U S Air Force hospital at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Florida to Jean and Michael Roof Sr He had two brothers Derek and Donny and two sisters Megan and Kim Roof attended Reese AFB Elementary Lubbock Texas then Frenship Intermediate and Frenship Jr High in Wolfforth Texas just outside Lubbock While in eighth grade the Roof family moved to Yokota Air Base Japan Roof toured American comedy clubs with a stage name of Chicken He was especially popular in college town comedy clubs such as Deja Vu in Columbia Missouri Under the stage name Chicken he became an underground sensation leaving audiences wanting more even when he was the opener Leading to getting his own headlining spots and a devoted fan base that helped launch his film and TV career In 2000 he had a central part in the WB Network sketch comedy TV series Hype but it was canceled after its first season After Hype Roof moved to Hollywood California to pursue a film career He landed a number of film roles in big budget Hollywood productions Some of these roles include Private John Maddox of the U S Army Rangers in Black Hawk Down Dil Driscoll in The Dukes of Hazzard and National Security Agency Agent Toby Lee Shavers in XXX and its sequel XXX State of the Union Due to his death Shavers doesn t appear in the 2017 sequel XXX Return of Xander Cage Nina Dobrev took over as Shavers replacement Becky Clearidge In 2006 Roof was given his own Spike Channel reality TV show Raising the Roofs The program which ran for six episodes followed the misadventures of his self described Florida cracker dad Michael Sr and his uncle while they visited Roof at his home in Hollywood Personal life and death EditAfter his television series Raising the Roofs was cancelled in 2006 Roof moved to Atlanta with his wife Megan and their two sons In the early morning of June 9 2009 Roof s wife contacted police and reported him missing Several hours later his body was found hanged from a tree in a wooded area near a Snellville Georgia elementary school parking lot Roof reportedly suffered from depression anxiety and bipolar disorder and had been despondent about family finances 1 He is buried at Dunnellon Memorial Gardens in Dunnellon Florida so far 2 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes2001 Black Hawk Down Maddox2002 XXX Agent Toby Lee Shavers2005 XXX State of the Union2005 The Dukes of Hazzard Dil Driscoll final film role References Edit Actor with local connection reportedly took his own life ocala com June 11 2009 Retrieved on 2009 06 15 Funeral services for actor Michael Roof to be Saturday in Dunnellon ocala com June 12 2009 Retrieved on 2009 06 15 External links EditMichael Roof at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Roof amp oldid 1102349359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
