He changed his last name from Rubinstein to Weston because there was
already a Michael Rubinstein in the Screen Actors Guild.
In July 2009, he guest-starred in the Burn Notice (2007) episode, Signals and Codes (2009). The show's main character shares his first and last name, although the fictional "Michael" spells his last name "Westen".
Lived in Paris for a year and half with his grandmother after he graduated from college. While there, he worked as a bartender.