{{short description|American television actor, and radio DJ}} {{Infobox person | name = Mike Kasem | image = MikeKasem-MediaCorp.png | caption = | birth_name = Michael C. Kasem | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|08|24}} | birth_place = Los Angeles County, California, U.S. | othername = | occupation = {{hlist|Television presenter|actor|radio DJ}} | years_active = 1994–present | spouse = {{marriage|Su Ann Heng|2019|2023|reason={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}} | children = 1 | notable_works = Gold 905FM | domesticpartner = | father = Casey Kasem | mother = | relatives = Kerri Kasem (sister) | website = | awards = }}
'''Michael C. Kasem''' (born August 24, 1973)<ref name=birth>{{cite web|url= https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/michael_c_kasem_born_1973_11977674|title=The Birth of Michael Kasem| publisher=California Birth Index|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref><!--cited source also verified full name Michael C. Kasem--> is an American television presenter, actor and radio personality based in Singapore. He is on Mediacorp Radio's Gold 905FM Homestretch with Mike Kasem.
== Early life and family == Born in Los Angeles County, California,<ref name="birth" /> Kasem is the son of the American disc jockey and radio personality Casey Kasem and his first wife, Linda Myers.<ref name="today">{{cite news |author=Hon Jing Yi |date=July 5, 2014 |title=Mike Kasem: My dad is still not buried |work=Today |url=http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/mike-kasem-my-dad-still-not-buried |access-date=July 5, 2014 |quote=Nearly three weeks after the death of American radio legend Casey Kasem, his son Mike confirms his father's body has not yet been buried.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Laura |date=2009-07-07 |title=Radio Host Casey Kasem |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1908941,00.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0040-781X}}</ref> Kasem has two sisters, Julie and radio and television personality Kerri Kasem.<ref name="today" />
==Career== ===Television presenter=== After moving to Singapore sometime in the 1990s, Kasem began his career as an MTV VJ on MTV Asia from 1994 to 1999 hosting ''MTV Asia Hitlist'', ''MTV Jams'', ''MTV Alternative Nation'' and ''MTV Most Wanted''.<ref name="to hide"/> He has hosted/presented and acted in numerous TV show's for Mediacorp Channel 5 and is currently a full-time employee of Mediacorp in Singapore. Kasem along with former radio show co-host Jean Danker hosted the Singapore 2016 ''New Year's Eve Countdown Show''.<ref name="CNA2">{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mediacorp-promises-glam/2228408.html |title=MediaCorp promises 'glam' countdown with Adam Lambert |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=October 30, 2015 }}</ref>
===Actor=== Kasem's acting debut was in the Mediacorp Channel 5 drama series Triple Nine in December 1998, guest starring as Sergeant Patrick Fernandez.<ref name="to hide"/>
He made his film acting debut in 2014 in the feature film ''Afterimages'',<ref name="TBP1">{{cite news|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/afterimages-dj-mike-kasem-makes-feature-film-debut|title=Afterimages: DJ Mike Kasem makes feature film debut|newspaper=The New Paper |date=September 12, 2014 }}</ref> playing the character Harrison. Kasem also starred in the 2015 period drama movie ''1965''.
===Radio DJ=== Mike Kasem started his Singapore radio career in 2011 when he joined Mediacorp Radio's Class 95FM co-hosting with Jean Danker. He later moved to Mediacorp Radio's Gold 905FM co-hosting the morning drive time show ''The Mike & Joe Xperiment'' with Joe Augustin. In 2016, Kasem paired with Vernetta Lopez to co-host the morning drive-time show ''Live with Mike & Vernetta'' on Gold 905FM.<ref name="CNA1">{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sounds-good-feels-good/2526886.html |title=Sounds good, feels good: GOLD 905 reveals refreshed line-up |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=February 18, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="TODAY1">{{cite news|url=http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/refreshed-dj-line-mediacorp-gold-905 |title=Refreshed DJ line-up at Mediacorp GOLD 905 |newspaper=Today |date=February 22, 2016 }}</ref>
== Personal life == Kasem married Singaporean television presenter, former professional golfer and LIV Golf commentator Su Ann Heng in 2019 after three years of dating.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Jeff Kimber |date=2022-06-09 |title=Who Is Su-Ann Heng - 10 Things You Didn't Know |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/who-is-su-ann-heng-10-things-you-didnt-know |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Golf Monthly Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The couple had a son on June 25, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold 905 DJ Mike Kasem And His Wife Welcome Baby Boy |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/celebrities/gold-905-dj-mike-kasem-and-his-wife-welcome-baby-boy |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref> In June 2023, Heng announced on Instagram that the couple were separating.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title="Best of Luck Going Forward!"- LIV Golf's Beloved Voice Announces Heartbreaking Update Leaving the Golfing World in Shock |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-best-of-luck-going-forward-liv-golfs-beloved-voice-announces-heartbreaking-update-leaving-the-golfing-world-in-shock/ |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=EssentiallySports}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Note !Ref |- |1998 |Triple Nine |Sergeant Patrick Fernandez | |<ref name="to hide">{{cite news |title=Help, I'm running to HK to hide |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19981129-1.2.83.2.24 |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=The Straits Times |date=29 November 1998}}</ref> |- |2015 |''Sabo'' |Host | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch local celebs get Sabo-ed in new Toggle original series |url=https://www.8days.sg/local-buzz/watch-local-celebs-get-sabo-ed-new-toggle-original-series-523791 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=8days |language=en}}</ref> |- |2015 |''1965'' |Raj | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1784555|name=Mike Kasem}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329221832/http://radio.toggle.sg/en/gold-905-fm/shows/live-with-mike-kasem-5524732 Toggle:Live with Mike & Vernetta]
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