Michael Vartan

Michael S. Vartan (born November 27, 1968) is a French-American actor, best known for his role as Michael Vaughn on the American television action drama Alias and also known for his role on the TNT medical drama Hawthorne. 2Early life Michael Vartan was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is the son of Edmond “Eddie” Vartan, a Bulgarian-born musician of Armenian origin, and Doris (née Pucher), a painter and artist. His paternal aunt is singer Sylvie Vartan and his stepfather is writer Ian La Frenais. Michael's paternal grandfather was of Armenian and Bulgarian descent, while Michael's paternal grandmother was of Hungarian Jewish background. Michael's mother is a Polish Jewish immigrant to the United States. Vartan has said about his French background that "The funny thing is I'm actually a Polish Jew who happens to be born in France. My mom is Polish and my dad is Bulgarian. I don't have an ounce of French blood. But I work it