Michael Zand

Actor, writer, producer and director 'Michael Zand' (qv) is best remembered for his role as a suicide terrorist that appears in the early minutes of _To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)_ (qv) (not to be confused with Grant Heslov, of whom he bears a striking resemblance); and for similar roles in films such as _Protocol (1984)_ (qv) and _Into the Night (1985)_ (qv) - a typical thing in Hollywood in that period where Middle Eastern descendants usually played villainous roles (Zand is from Iranian heritage). A break from the form was the detective role he got in Sidney Lumet's _The Morning After (1986)_ (qv).On the 1980's, along with the mentioned feature films he also in many different TV projects: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues and Falcon Crest.During the 1990's, he made a shift in his career, developing new talents. In 1988, he wrote his first screenplay the comedy _Dangerous Curves (1988)_ (qv), and four years later, Zand wrote and acted in _Play Nice (1992)_ (qv), which was directed by his wife 'Terri Treas' (qv), also a writer and actress herself, who had roles in films directed by Bob Fosse, Roger Corman and Steve Kloves. From there, his on-screen career was left behind and he focused on writing from TV shows - Silk Stalkings, The Pretender, Pacific Blue and Felicity (becoming a co-producer of this show for a period) are some of his credits.Missed in action lately, his last venture was as a writer and director of the short film _The Wanger Files - Dr. Willy Hooks Up (2014)_ (qv), another partnership with his wife.::Rodrigo Amaro