Mike Welch, one of our favorite all time performers, is celebrating his 23rd birthday on Sunday. Now if you are going to be indoors with the A/C cranked because of the heat wave, what better way to spend it than with Mike?  So set those DVR’s and celebrate with Mike on Sunday!

July 25, 12:30 AM (E/P) CBS — Cold Case — “Honor,” originally aired November 20, 2005 (Season 3, Episode 8)

July 25, 4:30 AM (E/P) TMC — Day of the Dead (2008) (see picture above where Mike stars with Anna Lynn McCord who is Kellan Lutz’s on and off girlfriend)

July 25, 7:00 PM (E/P) Spike — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — “A Space Oddity,” originally aired April 16, 2009 (Season 9, Episode 20)

By the way, did you know it was Mike who coined the now famous term Twi-hard back in Spring 2008?

Mike really shows the long-term industry actor that he is. In our opinion, of the younger,minor members of the Twilight cast the only people with better resumes as far as duration and quality are Anna Kendrick and Dakota Fanning.

Michael Welch is one of the few Twilight actors who consistently does live theater. The others are Liz Reaser, Edi Gathegi, and Anna  Kendrick.

Mike has given his support to the festival in the past. This yearly festival showcases the writing skills of student writers. Who knows the next Neil Simon could be in this crowd! According to the LA Times:

“When the Blank Theatre Company launches its 18th annual Young Playwrights Festival next month, the line-up will include 12 plays by dramatists ages 14 to 19 from six states. The festival, which runs June 3 to 27, will take place at the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood.

The selected plays range from existential dramas to slapstick comedies. Each playwright is paired with a mentor and director, many of whom have experience in the theatrical or film and television industries.

This year’s mentors and directors include playwright David Rambo, Tony nominee Jane Lanier, actress Barbara Bain and the Blank Theatre’s artistic director, Daniel Henning.”

According to Broadway World,  “Week three (June 17-20) will feature: Heather Morris, Michael Welch, Jenna Leigh Green.”

You can get tickets here.

The Deseret News has an account of the Salt Lake City DVD Release and a FABULOUS quote from Mike Welch.

“Three of the cast members slated to make an appearance, Justin Chon (Eric), Michael Welch (Mike) and Christian Serratos (Angela), said they expected the chaos that comes with the supernatural series.

“I would be, frankly, surprised if the DVD release wasn’t just as crazy as every other part of this franchise,” Welch said. “When the books come out it’s a crazy thing, when the movie comes out it’s a crazy thing, when Rob (Pattinson) is on the cover of GQ sales are up 40 percent of any GQ, ever, so I would expect nothing less from these magnificent, crazy, wonderful fans,” he said.

Welch said the cast enjoys getting to meet personally with the fans who have contributed to their success.

“We will be able to shake hands and look in people’s eyes and kiss babies just like we’re running for president,” Welch said. “It’s almost the least we can do; it’s only because of them that this thing is a big deal at all. I’m replaceable, they’re not,” he said.”

This is why when people ask the Lexicon admin team who they like the best in the cast part of the answer is Mike Welch!

Mike Welch, alongside a bevvy of Hollywood talent from entertainment legends  like Ed Asner to relative newcomers like Katherine McPhee are lending their talent to the emotional and touching play 110 Stories. Mike, unlike many of the Twilight cast, does live theater every year. Frequently his performances have charity outreach nights. Broadway.com describes the event:

“An all-star cast has joined together in Los Angeles for a special benefit reading of 110 Stories, at 8pm on February 22nd at The Geffen Playhouse (10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles 90024). Proceeds go to the RED CROSS of Greater Los Angeles.

Ticket prices $57-$83 and may be purchased http://geffenplayhouse.com/110stories or at Ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.com/110-Stories-tickets/artist/1396005…

New York playwright Sarah Tuft, has weaved more than thirty personal stories recorded in the aftermath of September 11th. “110 Stories” is the “people’s 9/11” and the only non-politicized, non-sensationalized version of the events, created from first-person accounts of those directly involved. The play doesn’t recreate. Instead it aims to shed light on who we really are, as revealed by extreme circumstances.

See Broadway.com for more details.