Michael Spears
Actor

Michael Spears Net Worth

Michael Spears is an actor and music department born in South Dakota on December 28, 1977. He is a member of the Lakota Sioux Tribe and has five brothers and one sister. He is best known for his role in the film "Dances With Wolves" as Otter, as well as his appearances in "Skins", "Into The West", "Yellow Rock", and a guest role on "Longmire". He has won an APA Award for best subject matter in a film and has previously hosted and co-hosted the American Indian Film Institute Awards 2013.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Music Department
Birth Day December 28, 1977
Birth Place  South Dakota, United States
Age 46 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn
Occupation Actor
Years active 1990 - present
Website http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817375/

💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)

Michael Spears, a well-known actor and music department professional in the United States, is expected to have a net worth of approximately $3 million by the year 2024. With a successful career in both acting and music, Spears has garnered a significant fortune over the years. He has been a part of numerous notable projects, showcasing his talent and versatility. With his contributions to the entertainment industry, it is no surprise that Michael Spears has acquired substantial wealth throughout his career.

Biography/Timeline

1990

His debut role as the child character Otter, in the Academy-Award-winning 1990 film Dances with Wolves, also earned him national notice at thirteen years old. By the age of seventeen, Spears had acted in both TV and film with other actors, including Kevin Costner, Jimmy Smits and Kim Delaney.

1994

He worked with his late father, Patrick Spears, and his brother Eddie on COUP's (Intertribal Council on Utility Policy) Native Energy and Native Wind as part of the Inter-Tribal Group, whose goal is to encourage creation of "natural" sustainable Energy sources. Formed in 1994, COUP provides a forum for utility issues discussion from regulatory and economic perspectives.

1995

Michael Spears was born in Chamberlain, South Dakota near the Lower Brulé Indian Reservation to Native American parents and lived there until he was in fifth grade. After that, his family moved to Pierre, South Dakota. Later, his family moved to Aberdeen, South Dakota where he grew up and graduated Simmons Middle School then Aberdeen Central High School, graduating in 1995.

2005

Spears is an accomplished hand drum player and singer, often performing at Native American powwows and in non-tribal venues (he was the opening act for Rita Coolidge and Friends at her 2005 concert in Great Falls, Montana). Michael often travels to deliver speeches, concentrating on inspirational and educational topics including sustainable Energy, and mentors youth in South Dakota.

2013

He has hosted and co-hosted the American Indian Film Institute Awards, the latest being the 38th Annual American Indian Film Institute Awards in 2013.

2014

In 2014 and 2015, Spears played a recurrent role as Savanukah, a member of the 1777 Cherokee Delegation, in Colonial Williamsburg's open-air stage production of The Beloved Women of Chota: War Women of the Cherokee.

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