MJ is proud to be making his Cygnet and San Diego debut with Life Sucks. Before the pandemic he lived in Seattle as an actor, director and filmmaker working regularly at the Seattle Rep (Glengarry Glen Ross, Outside Mullingar, Dry Powder), ACT Theatre (Lt. of Inishmore, Olso, The Crucible, Stupid Fucking Bird) Seattle Shakes, Intiman, StrawShop, and was a founding member and associate artistic director of New Century Theatre Co where he directed the west coast premiere of ‘The Flick’ by Annie Baker. He exists mostly for his wife Keiko and their Bassett hound Gus.