During his scene for Spaceballs, Winslow did all the sound effects himself. Mel Brooks mused that he saved around $1,000 by allowing Winslow to do so.
Retreated from show business for a time after the mother of his two
children died of a drug overdose in 1993.
Skilled at making highly realistic sound effects with only his mouth.
Apart from smaller roles in movies and TV, Michael has been
touring for a little while as a stand-up comedian, displaying some of
his vocal prowess as the "Man of 10,000 Sound Effects" (May 2002)
After moving to Los Angeles early in his career, he slept on Venice Beach. After he won a prize on the Gong Show, he was able to purchase a car.
Winslow's Police Academy character of Larvelle Jones is the only
character to appear in all the installments of Police Academy,
including all seven movies, the cartoon, and the TV series.
His childhood abilities had him labeled a misfit, but he used his
special talents (barking dog) as a defense from the rough kids.
Credits George Gaynes as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.