- Michael has coached every level of Baseball from T-ball through Community College. Spent over 10 years as a high school coach, never having a losing season. Managed a semi-pro Independent Korean team.
- Michael and close friend Mary T. Quigley,set up a memorial fund for one of the co-stars of Roseanne (1988), Glenn Quinn, who died in 2002. Glenn's passing inspired his return to acting.
- Fishman played independent baseball with Mexican and Japanese teams.
- Experienced avid Scuba Diver. Assists in teaching scuba diving classes. Worked as a Rescue Diver.
- Coaches Baseball and Softball clinics at Major League Stadiums for under privileged youth.
- Performed his own stunts, including a knife fight, with Chuck Norris, in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) in 1999.
- Habitat for Humanity volunteer, regularly builds or fixes homes for the underprivileged.
- Active coach in Major League Baseball RBI Program. (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities).
- Graduated from iO West (Improv Olympics) regularly performed Improv there for three years before it closed . Has Written and performed at Second City.
- Michael has been a spokesman and volunteer for numerous charities including Make-A-Wish, American Red Cross, Special Olympics, MADD, RADD, D.A.R.E International, The Human Society, and World Wildlife Fund.
- 2005 Fishman ranked # 52 of VH1's The Greatest (1998)"100 Greatest Kid Stars of all time". Selected by E! Entertainment Television as one of the 50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up (2005). 2012 Ranked #73 of VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
- In association with Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund, Fishman was an International Ambassador for UNICEF giving a United Nations presentation.
- Worked on a Fugitive Recovery Task Force for the State of California (4 Years).
- Attended Los Alamitos High School and the prestigious Orange County Of the Performing Arts (OCHSA) in the Musical Theater and Technical Theater departments.
- Adopted son Larry passed away in June 2020.
- Adopted daughter Camille Spirlin in 2019.
- Fishman co-founded Altruistic Acres with his daughter Isabelle Fishman. Altruistic Acres is an environmental charity for conservation, preservation, revitalization, and appreciation of natural environments. Their goal is to protect vital habitats around the globe.
- Primary builder and a designer in the Art Department on Sport Science (2007) Emmy award nominations for "Outstanding Production Design / Art Direction".
- Michael Fishman is the director on Halloween and the Election vs. the Pandemic (2020). He designed it to be reminiscent of Boo! (1989) from Roseanne (1988), while incorporating modern lighting and technical standards.
- Michael co-founded WeComend, along side his business partner Michael Lee Johnson , a social outreach charity. WeComend promotes inclusion by providing training, mentoring, and job opportunities for underprivileged individuals and under represented demographics in society to gain access in the entertainment Industry.
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