MICHAEL GOORJIAN plays "Skittery" in Newsies. Michael ws born February 4, 1971 in San Francisco, California. He attended UCLA where he and several friends started the Buffalo Knight Theatre Company. Michael has a long history of performing, appearing in such movies as Forever Young, Chaplin, Leaving Las Vegas, and Hard Rain. He appeared in the television movie David's Mother and received an Emmy for his performance.

Michael is now possibly most known for his work as "Justin Thompson" on the old FOX television series "Party of Five."