Michael Des Barres is a European Marquis, raised in England and currently residing in Los Angeles. He is the host of Little Steven's Underground Garage on SiriusXM Radio Channel 21, where he reaches an audience of over six million listeners, broadcasting five days a week from 5am-8am and 9pm-midnight PT. Throughout his illustrious career, Michael has appeared in an impressive array of over 150 hours of American television and more than 40 feature films, in addition to selling over 7 million albums as both a recording artist and songwriter.
Michael's extensive filmography includes appearances in notable movies such as "To Sir With Love" alongside Sidney Poitier, "Pink Cadillac" with Clint Eastwood, "The Man From Elysian Fields" featuring Mick Jagger, and "Diary of a Sex Addict" starring Rosanna Arquette. He has also made numerous television appearances, including roles on popular shows like NCIS, Bones, CSI, Seinfeld, Frasier, Roseanne, and Melrose Place, as well as the iconic character Nicolas Helman, former mentor to infamous assassin Murdoch, on MacGyver.
As a musician, Michael has had a storied career, having been the touring singer for the Duran Duran spin-off group, The Power Station, and performing at the legendary Live Aid event in the mid-1980s. From 1982 to 1984, he was a member of Chequered Past, which consisted of Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols, and Clem Burke and Nigel Harrison of Blondie. In 1983, Michael penned the song "Obsession," a number one hit in 27 countries for LA new wave group Animotion.
Recent endeavors include narrating the one-night only performance of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels with the LA Philharmonic, releasing a live follow-up to his 2012 album Carnaby Street titled Hot 'n Sticky, and co-starring alongside Gene Simmons of KISS on an episode of CSI: Las Vegas. Michael's latest album, "The Key to the Universe," was released in 2015 on FOD Records and was produced by Bob Rose.
