Mike Smith Rivera

Mike is a Brooklyn-born bilingual Mexican American actor, comedian, & voice-over artist located in NYC. He can be seen and heard in commercials, voice-overs, animation and television shows.

 

An NBC/PIT Diversity Finalist, NEA Performance grant recipient, and Ensemble Studio Theatre member, he has appeared on three Upright Citizen’s Brigade house sketch teams (Night Eaters, BedRock, DumpTruck) & currently performs with the weekend team The Foundation. On the production side, his award-winning production company Burning Clown Productions is dedicated to generating new works of film, television, and theatre. 

 

His training includes the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, Syracuse University (BFA Drama), The Institute for Canadian Clowning, and UCB's advanced improv program.