Mikie was youngest of four (three 1/2 siblings from mother Delores' first marriage.) Raised by Mamma Frisella and two older sisters De Anna and De Neena and seven Sicilian aunts. Mother is youngest of ten, Grandfather was eldest of five. Mikie grew up in a very matriarch Sicilian family that arrived from Partinico, Sicily in the early 1900s. The entrepreneur gene runs in the family: Frisella's Nursery, Moving and Storage, Metro Lighting, Hair stylist, doctors, lawyers, professional athletes, teachers, poets, and actors. The list goes on and on. The smallest litter of children was eight from the Frisella brothers and largest was twelve. The name Frisella is a bread that dates back 3000 years. It is pulled out of the oven half way through cooking, sliced in half, then put back in until crisp.
Written over 20 screenplays and countless treatments that deal with the Mafia, mental illness, child abuse, MPD, relationships, etc. Loves Neo Nior, Naturalism/Realism, Comedy and Sci-Fi.