Actor Michael J. Anderson was born on Halloween of 1953 with a form of Achondroplasiac Dwarfism as well as a bone condition, osteogenesis imperfecta. For many years, Anderson was most well-known among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwards-talking dream figure on the cult favorite TV series Twin Peaks. Anderson also worked with Lynch for the experimental performance piece Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted and the TV-pilot-turned-feature film Mulholland Dr.. Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the HBO series Carnivàle.
A former computer specialist for Martin-Marietta Has a genetic bone condition and was unable to walk until his twenties. Learned the strange skill of talking backwards while attending a school for exceptional children. Was once leader of a band called "Wayward Gene and the Natural Selection" that played in various New York clubs. He worked at NASA as a computer expert