Trivia

Brother of Paul Dobson and Brian Dobson.

Created the Curriculum & Voice Over Program at The Vancouver Film School, Vancouver. BC.

Studied Martial Arts from age 12. Judo, Shinkyokushin Karate, Jiu Jitsu, White Crane and Tiger Style Kung Fu.

Performed with "The Performers for Literacy" a Toronto based and non profit organization. Created to promote literacy among young children at elementary schools in Vancouver. B.C.

Has his own recording studio. Teaches and coaches voice actors. Records and produces demo reels for voice actors.

Michael is big aviation fan; he loves flying and all types of aircraft. He was a Non-Commissioned Officer with the rank of Flight Sargent in the Air Training Corp in the UK. During his years with the ATC he wrote a Scholarship Exam and scored the highest marks in England and was awarded the scholarship. At the time Michael was pursuing a career in the Royal Air Force as a pilot.

Michael shares the honor of playing the roles of Starscream in Transformers as well as Cobra Commander with the late voice actor Christopher Collins.

Father of Keiffer Dobson, Kyra Dobson, Kevin Dobson and Kalven Dobson.

Has a background in Commercial Electrical & Electronics. His father is an electrician by trade and his mother is a registered nurse. Michael had his own electrical repair business when he was a kid, repairing amplifiers, turntables and radios for pocket money.

Has been the lead singer in various bands, mainly blues and rock & roll.

Held a Private Investigators License.

Competed in powerlifting in the 240lb class. Pulled a combined 1,400 pound total in three lift categories: Squat, Bench & Deadlift.

Has a sister who lives in the Okanagan, BC.

Nominated for a Golden Reel Award in 1999 by Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA for "Best Sound Editing - Television Movies of the Week - Dialogue and ADR" for Max Q: Emergency Landing (1998). Michael served as the ADR Director.

Was born in Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, South West London, England. His father and grandmother were also born in the same hospital.