Mike Vitar is an American firefighter and former actor who is famous for his role as Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez in The Sandlot (1991) and Luis Mendoza in the 1990s movie franchise The Mighty Ducks. He played many other roles when he was a child. Mike Vitar had a good acting career but he quit it for an unspecified cause. Read to know more.
Mike Vitar’s Biography
Mike Vitar was born as Michael Anthony Vitar on December 21, 1978, in Los Angeles, California to Pablo and Aurora Vitar. He was raised alongside his older siblings; Pablo and Elizabeth in Los Angeles. His brother was an actor as well. He appeared in the movie The Sandlot as Older Benny. His brother passed away on January 29, 2008, in Los Angeles. He was educated in an all-boys Catholic school, St. Francis High School in L.A Canada.
Mike Vitar’s Professional Career
He began his career when he was 12 years old after a casting director who was talent-hunting came upon him. The casting director noticed Mike Vitar while he was waiting in line for a ride at his school’s funfair. He made his acting debut in Peter Maris’ action thriller “Diplomatic Immunity” in 1991 as Arturo.
He also made his acting debut on television, playing Anthony Gambuzza in the “Boys of Summer” episode of the CBS family drama “Brooklyn Bridge,” which is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the 1950s. Alongside Peter Weller, he also appeared in the neo-noir mystery movie “Sunset Grill” from 1993.
Then came “The Sandlot” (1993). Leading a cast of largely young performers, Vitar played the nice, kind, and gifted Benjamin Franklin “Benny the Jet” Rodriguez. The movie received favourable reviews from critics and brought in $33 million at the box office. He performed an exciting role in the sports comedy-drama D2: The Mighty Ducks in 1994 and later appeared in D3: The Mighty Ducks in 1996.
He played an adolescent in NYPD Blue while still actively pursuing his acting career. In 1997, he starred as Carlo Lunes in the first episodes of the Chicago Hope series, Mother, May I? The same year, he announced his retirement from acting.
Vitar began working for Gerber Ambulance, and after graduating from high school in 2002, he advanced to the position of firefighter, where he is still employed now.
Mike Vitar As A Firefighter
Though one could speculate, Mike Vitar’s departure was not known to have any particular cause. Vitar began working as a firefighter in 2002. In reality, he started much earlier, in 1996, when he started working for an ambulance service in Torrance, California.
His work as an EMT brought him immediately to the Los Angeles Fire Department, where he has worked ever since.
Mike Vitar’s Wife
The firefighter proposed to Kym Vitar in 2005, and they were married in California in January 2007 when they were both 29 years old. It is no secret that the pair began dating in 2003, despite the fact that many details of their relationship were unknown. Three children, two boys and a girl, were born into their union. Elias Vitar, the first kid, was born in 2007, and Wesley, the second, was born in 2009. 2019 saw the birth of the former actor’s third child, who also happened to be his one and only daughter.
Mike’s wife, a professional photographer began her career in the 2000s.
Most of the captions on Mike’s wife’s images are about parenting, family, and kid development. She frequently shares images based on these essential elements on her social media platforms.
Net Worth Of Mike Vitar
Mike Vitar has amassed a $300,000 estimated net worth through his prior employment and current position as a firefighter.
Furthermore, it is unknown what exactly he is paid as a firefighter, but based on the typical pay for an experienced firefighter in the United States, he gets paid $ 24.40 per hour and $47,576 annually.
