Michael Mateus Steger (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Navid Shirazi on The CW's teen drama series 90210.
I'm a first-generation American, so I had friends from several cultures while growing up, including Indian and Iranian friends.
I love Shah Rukh Khan! I have seen many of his movies.
Anybody whos been to Ecuador wants to go back because its beautiful out there.
I've always been huge into martial arts.
The CW likes to hold on to its shows.
A perfect day would be to get into the car, drive out to Yosemite and go camping.
You never play age, you play character.
I broke into acting doing Latino roles. I played a Latino casanova in 'The Winner' and a Latino character on 'Hannah Montana. '
My mom pushed me to take drama class.
I moved in fourth grade in the middle of the school year, and I was the new kid in school.
Childhood bullying was a big part of my life.
I love traveling; it's, like, my perfect escape.
I was a bio major, and I was going to take over my aunt's dental practice and be a dentist.
My first car was a 1986 Toyota pickup.
Filming in India was one big adventure. For 'The Cheetah Girls', we were in Mumbai for two weeks, then Rajasthan for six weeks. Every day after shooting, I would hop into a rickshaw and start exploring the city. I even learned a bit of Hindi. It's such an amazing place to visit.