MICHAEL Polish and his brother Mark are a screenwriting and film producing duo. The two got their start at the Sundance Film Festival. Who is Michael Polish? Michael Polish was born October 30, 1970 in El Centro, California. He grew up with his identical twin brother Mark. The two debuted their first film at the […]
MICHAEL Polish and his brother Mark are a screenwriting and film producing duo.
The two got their start at the Sundance Film Festival.
Michael Polish was born October 30, 1970 in El Centro, California.
He grew up with his identical twin brother Mark.
The two debuted their first film at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Michael and Mark starred in and directed Twin Falls Idaho, which portrayed the story of conjoined twins.
In 2002, the brothers won an Independent Spirit Award for their film, Jackpot.
They have been recognized as winners at many other film festivals in Seattle, Athens, Oldebnurg, and more.
Other films Michael was involved in include The Astronaut Farmer, Big Sur, 90 Minutes in Heaven, Northfolk, and more.
Michael married makeup artist Jo Strettel in 1998.
The two have a daughter together named Jasper, who was born in 1997.
The pair parted ways in 2004 and Michael began dating actress Kate Bosworth after directing her in Big Sur in 2011.
Two years later, Michael and Kate married in Montana.
However, after nearly eight years together, Michael and Kate announced they were separating on August 5, 2021.
On August 5, Kate took to Instagram to share the news of the separation.
Below an adorable black and white photo of the pair kissing, Kate included a line from the movie that brought them together.
“’Do you want to split a burger?’ Yes. ‘How ‘bout a shot of whiskey?’ Hell yes. – Big Sur, 2011,” it read.
The caption contines, “The beginning is often the best part of love. Fireworks, magnets, rebellion — the attraction. The onset signals a wide open expanse of possibility. Split a burger with someone when you are falling in love, and you can die happily knowing this is your last meal.
“Buy a bottle of whiskey and share shots, pour me a waterfall. Play that perfect song on the jukebox and dance with someone you have known your whole life, though you met minutes ago.
“Inherently we fear an ending. To lose what you have because you got what you wanted. To be attached to the expectation of the outcome. The great Unknown.
“What if we chose not to fear but instead, to love. If that most delicate and vulnerable last flicker to the flame became another type of furnace entirely.
“Perhaps this will sound strange to some, romantic to others. To us: this is truth.
“Our hearts are full, as we have never been so enamored and deeply grateful for one another as we do in this decision to separate. Together, over the last ten years, Michael and I have chosen love, every time. We hold hands as tightly today as we entangled fingers on our wedding day. Our eyes look more deeply into one another, with more courage now. In the process of letting go, we have come to acknowledge that our love will never end. The connection does not simply disappear. The love deepens, the heart expands.
“We know the 4 am calls are coming. Songs will be exchanged to communicate only what songs can do. We laugh as we plan for our next movie together and are excited to share our latest collaboration. We believe the most epic love stories are those which transcend expectation. Our greatest honor has been to experience love like this, and to continue to marvel at the beauty of love’s evolution. What happens when we reach the end of something and realize … we are just at the beginning.
She concluded the emotional post with “This is love. And we will drink that down. Kate + Michael.”
