Mike White
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About
Writer, producer, actor, and director who was on HBO's Enlightened from 2011-2013. He later became first runner-up on Survivor: David vs. Goliath. He is also known for his appearances on reality television including, The Amazing Race and Survivor.
Before Fame
He attended Wesleyan University.
Trivia
He created, wrote, and directed the HBO miniseries The White Lotus released in 2021. He is also an actor, who played the character Ned Schneebly in the movie he also wrote, School of Rock.
Family Life
He was born to Lyla Lee and James Melville White; his father was a speechwriter and a ghostwriter for Religious Right figures. He is openly bisexual.
Associated With
He met screenwriter Zak Penn at Wesleyan University, who helped him get his writing career started in Los Angeles.
