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1) Name:  _Michael
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Mumford Nickname:___________________________________  

2) Brief  Physical  Description  (including  age  and  current  health):  

 
Michael Mumford is 35 years of age, a tall and lanky fellow of medium build with Hazel eyes,
short-cropped slicked back light brown hair. He has a slight limp that he received in an freak cricket
accident from his college days.

3) *Outer  goal  (what  they  want  to  achieve  by  the  movie’s  end):    

to   prove that he is capable of being successful at making money...etc

 
 
 

4) *Inner  Goal  (motivation  for  achieving  the  Outer  Goal):    

 
Michael is in search of his identity, he know he was adopted, and seeks to find his real parents and the
reasons why he was abandoned by them. Wish to prove that he is worthy to them

 
5) *Conflict  (what  stands  in  their  what  of  achieving  the  Outer  Goal  –  if  it  is  an  internal  conflict,  i.e.  lack  of  confidence,  
explain,  what  is  its  cause):    
 
 
Michaels lack of confidence and emotional insecurity is his Achilles heal. He struggles with the issues of
abandonment and rejection and covers it up by projecting himself as a confident, arrogant, and snobbish
person. Inside he is a lost and lonely boy who wishes to be accepted and loved.

 
6) Brief  Bio:  

 
Michael has lived an affluent and silver spooned life; adopted by a wealthy family at a birth, everything has
been provided for him including his job, education, marriage, and lifestyle. He is waited on hand and foot.
His arrogant, dismissive, and comical attitude tends to rub his colleagues, in-laws, wife, and even his wife's
Pomeranian the wrong way. His ineptitude at his profession is tolerated due to his marriage to the boss’s
daughter: Jillian.
 
7) Profession:  

  his way up the corporate ladder, as an investment banker he has stepped on the toes of many. He is
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hated by his subordinates and despised by his colleagues. Many would find joy in his demise.

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8) Handicaps  (physical  and  emotional):  

A   self proclaimed expert poker player but has no poker face. Michael wears his emotions on his sleeve and
at time is easy to manipulate.

9) Secret  Aspirations:  

10) *Highpoint  and  Low  point  of  Life:  

  lowpoint in Michaels life is when he is accused for the downfall of his family's business.
The

11) Sketchy  BKGF  for  the  year  leading  up  to  the  movie’s  events:  

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