Michael Gross

Personal context

Summary

Michael Gross is an American actor known for playing Steven Keaton on Family Ties and Burt Gummer in the Tremors franchise. His roles range from a mild-mannered father to a gun-toting survivalist, while his wider television and film work includes stage and character roles. Gross stumped for Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis in 1988, while describing himself as a registered Democrat, a fiscal conservative, and opposed to abortion. He also served on the Entertainment Resources Advisory Council for the National Center to Prevent Handgun Violence and spoke publicly about television violence; no public statements on identity politics, DEI, or representation-focused activism are on record.