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Psycho Mike Birth name Michael Dwight Catherwood Born March 15, 1979
Los Angeles, California, United StatesShow Loveline Station(s) KROQ Style Music/Talk Country United States Michael Dwight Catherwood (born 15 March 1979), known by his radio name Psycho Mike, is an American radio personality. He is known primarily for his work at KROQ-FM on Kevin and Bean and most recently as the co-host of Loveline.[1]
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Radio
Kevin & Bean Show
Catherwood is currently assistant producer for the Kevin and Bean show, and frequently stars in man-on-the-street segments as well as parodies of most commercial songs which generally involve crude themes. Catherwood is also an amateur body builder and a certified personal trainer and has appeared in several segments educating listeners about exercise and nutrition.
He is known for performing many vocal impersonations, including Gene Simmons, K-Fed, Spencer Pratt, Manny Ramirez, Lamar Odom, Antonio Villaraigosa, Tom DeLonge, Adam Carolla, and Anthony Kiedis, as well as a character of his own invention named "Rudy," a stereotypical heavy-accented cholo ex-con with a penchant for marijuana and manscaping.[2][3] Another character he made up was "Sven," a Nordic Viking of the disco.
In June 2007, he created a KROQ sensation, a parody of the Plain White T's song "Hey There Delilah" called "Hey There Vagina." The song was the most requested song on the station for a week until station lawyers quashed it, claiming it was "indecent."[4] The station also pulled its own link to the song.[5]
Loveline
On March 21, 2010, he was permanently hired as the co-host of the national call-in radio show Loveline, with physician host Dr. Drew Pinsky. Catherwood frequently draws on his own past experience as a drug addict[6] to educate and confront callers on the subject of substance abuse.[7]
Television
Live with Regis and Kelly
- On January 28, 2011, Mike co-hosted with Kelly Ripa. Viewers voted Mike in as a fill-in for Regis Philbin.
Dancing With The Stars
- On February 28, 2011, during a segment of The Bachelor, Dancing With The Stars announced its upcoming contestants, and Mike Catherwood was introduced to join the cast debuting on March 21, 2011.[8] He was partnered with professional dancer Lacey Schwimmer. Catherwood admitted while he is an athlete, he had no dance experience and no “grace.” His Loveline cohost, Dr. Drew, was highly supportive of his competition, appearing each night in the audience with his wife and children,[9][10] and making appeals for fans of the show to vote. At one point, Pinsky facetiously said he would run across the stage and forearm-tackle Len Goodman (in a manner similar to Shawne “Lights Out” Merriman) if he gave Catherwood a bad score.[11]
On March 29, 2011 he became the first contestant of the 12th season to be eliminated, followed by talk show host Wendy Williams.
The Bad Girls Club (Season 6)
- Catherwood appeared on Episode 7 of Season 6 where the girls appeared as guests on the radio show, "Loveline."[12]
References
- ^ "Radio Ink Magazine". Radioink.com. 2010-04-05. http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1759133&spid=24698. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Mike Catherwood Biography". InBaseline. 1979-03-15. http://www.inbaseline.com/person.aspx?view=BioSummary&person_id=5168443. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Psycho Mike". TMZ.com. http://www.tmz.com/person/psycho-mike/. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Vagina Travesty - Radio Lawyers Censor Song". TMZ.com. 2007-06-21. http://www.tmz.com/2007/06/21/vagina-travesty-radio-lawyers-censor-song/. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "i heart kiiki: "Hey There Vagina" premieres on iheartkiiki. KROQ Kevin & Bean are geniuses". Iheartkiiki.blogspot.com. 2007-06-21. http://iheartkiiki.blogspot.com/2007/06/hey-there-vagina-spoof-premiere-on.html. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ Loveline, 2010-08-02
- ^ "Mike Catherwood to Co-Host Syndicated Radio Show with Dr. Drew Pinsky - Radio Syndication Talk". http://radiosyndicationtalk.com/2010/04/05/kroqs-psycho-mike-named-loveline-co-host/. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Who Is Mike Catherwood And Why Is He Dancing With The Stars?". http://kroq.radio.com/2011/02/28/who-is-michael-catherwood-and-why-is-he-dancing-with-the-stars-cast/. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Week 1, Part 2 Full Episode -Dancing With The Stars -ABC". http://abc.go.com/watch/dancing-with-the-stars/SH559050/VD55118632/week-1-part-2. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Week 2, Part 2 Full Episode -Dancing With The Stars -ABC". http://abc.go.com/watch/dancing-with-the-stars/SH559050/VD55119755/week-2-part-2. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ programhighlights?date=20110324 "Loveline -March 24, 2011". Westwood One. 24 March 2011. http://www.lovelineshow.com/ programhighlights?date=20110324. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "The Bad Girls Club (season 6) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia". En.wikipedia.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Bad_Girls_Club_episodes_(season_6)#Season_6_episodes. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
Preceded by
StrykerCo-host of Loveline
2010-presentSucceeded by
incumbentHosts Michael Catherwood · Drew Pinsky
Jim Trenton · Scott Mason · Riki Rachtman · Adam Carolla · Ted StrykerEpisodes (by year) 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011Culture Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 12) Hines Ward · Kirstie Alley · Chelsea Kane · Ralph Macchio · Romeo · Kendra Wilkinson · Chris Jericho · Petra Němcová · Sugar Ray Leonard · Wendy Williams · Mike CatherwoodCategories:- American radio personalities
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- Participants in American reality television series
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