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[[Image:Misha Collins.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Misha Collins as Castiel]]
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Misha Collins plays [[Castiel]] in Season Four of Supernatural.
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Misha Collins plays the angel [[Castiel]] on ''[[Supernatural]]''. Misha has also appeared as the characters [[Jimmy Novak]], [[Lucifer]], the [[Cosmic Entity]], and the [[Apocalypse World]] version of [[Castiel (Apocalypse World)|Castiel]].
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'''Misha Collins''' (born '''Misha Dmitri Tippens Krushnic''') August 20, 1974. He grew up in Massachusetts. After attending the Greenfield Center School, Misha graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 1992. In the following year, he pursued a wide variety of interests; including a job at NPR headquarters, a White House internship during the Clinton administration, construction work, and an EMT certification course. He then went on to the University of Chicago where he studied social theory. After college, Misha moved to Washington, DC with his girlfriend (now his wife) Victoria Vantoch, a writer, and started an educational software company.
 
  
Then, on a lark, Misha decided to take an acting class, and soon found himself in the midst of a career change. He got a call for a role in ''Liberty Heights'' (directed by Barry Levinson), and then landed a part in Girl, Interrupted. He moved to Los Angeles soon thereafter, and now has a substantial list of acting credits to his name, including roles on ''24, ER, CSI, Monk, Charmed'' and ''NYPD Blue''.
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===Biography===
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Misha Collins (birth name Dmitri Tippens Krushnic) was born August 20, 1974. He grew up in Massachusetts. After attending the Greenfield Center School, Misha graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 1992. In the following year, he pursued a wide variety of interests, including a job at NPR headquarters, a White House internship during the Clinton administration, construction work, and an EMT certification course. He then went on to the University of Chicago where he studied social theory. After college, Misha moved to Washington, DC with his partner Victoria Vantoch, a writer, and started an educational software company. Then, on a lark, Misha decided to take an acting class, and soon found himself in the midst of a career change. He got a call for a role in ''Liberty Heights'' (directed by Barry Levinson), and then landed a part in ''Girl, Interrupted''. He moved to Los Angeles soon thereafter, and now has a substantial list of acting credits to his name, including roles on ''24, ER, CSI, Monk, Charmed'' and ''NYPD Blue''.
  
Having traveled in Russia and mastered the accent, Misha has been called on several times to play Russian characters in television series—most notably the villainous assassin, Alexis Drazen, on 24. He has also appeared in seven independent feature films to date.
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Having traveled in Russia and mastered the accent, Misha has been called on several times to play Russian characters in television series—most notably the villainous assassin, Alexis Drazen, on ''24''. He has also appeared in seven independent feature films, most notably ''[[Stonehenge Apocalypse]]''. Misha wrote and directed the short film ''[[Stranger Danger]]'' as well as serving as producer on and also acted in the web series ''[[Divine: The Series]]''.  
  
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On September 23, 2010, Misha and Vicki welcomed their first child into the world, West Anaximander Collins. Two years later on September 25, 2012, they would have daughter, Maison Marie Collins.
  
=== Episodes ===
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToTVFEHZhX4&feature=player_embedded Cooking Fast and Fresh with West] is a video where the cooking is slow and adorable rather than fast and furious, but you are guaranteed to love this video of Misha and West shopping and making dinner. Warning - contains footage of Misha and West eating broccoli
*[[4.01 Lazarus Rising]]
 
*[[4.02 Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester]]
 
*[[4.03 In The Beginning]]
 
*[[4.07 It's The Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester]]
 
*[[4.09 I Know What You Did Last Summer]]
 
*[[4.10 Heaven And Hell]]
 
*[[4.15 Death Takes A Holiday]]
 
*[[4.16 On The Head Of A Pin]]
 
*[[4.18 The Monster At The End Of This Book]]
 
*[[4.20 The Rapture]]
 
*[[4.21 When The Levee Breaks]]
 
*[[4.22 Lucifer Rising]]
 
  
==Trivia==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/officialmisha/photos/a.129194833769199.14975.127138843974798/1223821067639898/?type=3&theater Misha announced on the eve of the 2nd Presidential debate] on 10th October that he would be campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Iowa, and encouraging voter registration.
[[Image:Cass3.jpg|left|thumb|520x780|Misha Collins' trademark bright, blue eyes.]]
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*Once worked as a White House intern.
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* On November 5, 2019 Misha Collins and his family published their first cookbook, [[The Adventurous Eaters Club]].
*Once worked at National Public Radio in the U.S.
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*He is a published poet. Two of his poems; "Baby Pants" and "Old Bones", can be found in the 2008 edition of the Columbia Poetry Review #21.
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===Episodes===
*Spent time at a monastery in Nepal. Still practices Buddhist meditation and goes on a 10 day retreat once a year.
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* Recurring role: Seasons 4 & 7
*Started his own software company.
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* Special Guest Star: Season 8
*Built his own home, and almost all the furniture in it, save for a couple chairs on the deck.
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* Series Regular: Seasons 5–6, 9-present
*Worked as a carpenter to put himself through college.
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* In Season 12, Misha's billing in the opening credits reads "and Misha Collins." This type of credit, sometimes called "last billing," is typically contractually negotiated by well-known actors in supporting roles.
*Went to University of Chicago and studied Social Theory.
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*Read Revelations as preparation for role as Castiel.
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[[Image:Misha Collins.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Misha Collins as Castiel]]
*House burned down when he was in high school.
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*Mother went to Russia when she was in college. She had a boyfriend at the time named Misha and she named Misha after him.
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=={{6.15}}==
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{{RecurringCharacters
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|image= [[File:Anastdean02803.jpg|350px]]
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|name= Misha Collins
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|actor= [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172557/ Misha Collins]
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|dates= August 20, 1974 - 2011 (killed by [[Virgil]])
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|location= Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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|occupation= Actor
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|episodes= [[6.15 The French Mistake]]
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In the alternate reality, Misha Collins likes tweeting and is keen to become friends with Jared and Jensen. The first time they see Misha, [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] mistake him for [[Castiel]], and Misha believes they are pranking him by pretending to be Sam and Dean. The next day on his way home from the set, the angel hitman [[Virgil]] kidnaps Misha, takes him to a dark alley, and slits his throat, killing him. He then uses Misha's blood in a [[goblet of blood]] to contact [[Raphael]].
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Misha Collins spent a lot of time on [[Twitter]] in the episode, and at one point he tweets "Ola mishamigos! J2 got me good. Really starting to feel like one of the guys." During the U.S. East Coast airing of that episode, the tweet appeared on Misha's profile ([http://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/41319367685832704 Source]). During the U.S. West Coast airing of the episode, Misha tweeted, "IMHO j&j had a late one last night. Rotflmfao!" ([http://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/41369246122524672 Source]). After both of the airings were over, Misha then tweeted, "My phone was stolen and apparently cast into a parallel universe devoid of magic. I've retrieved it. I promise it won't happen again" ([http://twitter.com/mishacollins/status/41385506159853569 Source]). All three tweets were retweeted by over 100 people in a matter of hours.<br>
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The words #Misha, #metamadness and #kripke all made it into the Top Ten Trending Topics in the United States as the episode went to air.
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==[[:Category:Conventions|Convention]] Appearances==
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* [[Collectormania London 2009]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2009]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2009]]
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* [[All Hell Breaks Loose Sydney 2009]]
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* [[Asylum 2009]]
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* [[Comic Con 2009]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2009]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2009]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2010]]
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* [[Jus In Bello Italy 2010]]
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* [[All Hell Breaks Loose 2 Sydney/Melbourne 2010]]
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* [[Asylum Europe: No Rest for the Wicked 2010]]
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* [[Heaven In Hell Convention Paris 2010]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2010]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2010]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2010]]
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* [[Asylum 5 2010]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2011]]
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* [[William S. Paley Television Festival]]
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* [[Jus In Bello Italy 2011]]
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* [[Rising Con Brasil 2011]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2011]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2011]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Boston 2011]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2011]]
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* [[Dragon*Con]] - 2011
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* [[Salute To Supernatural Toronto 2011]]
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* [[Asylum 7 2011]]
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* [[Salute To Supernatural Chicago 2011]]
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* [[Jus In Bello Italy 2012]]
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* [[Comic Con 2012]]
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* [[Roadhouse Con Brasil 2012]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2012]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2012]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2012]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2012]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2012]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2012]]
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* [[Asylum Europe 3]] - 2012
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* [[Asylum 8 2012]]
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* [[All Hell Breaks Loose 3 Sydney/Melbourne 2012]]
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* [http://www.hollycon.jp/index.html/ HollyCon Tokyo] (Video of Misha's appearance [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45BTdZGTe_o&feature=youtu.be Panel Part 1] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AQKSk7HLS4&feature=youtu.be 2])
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* [[Jus in Bello Italy 2013]]
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* [[Rising Con Brasil 2013]]
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* [[Comic Con 2013]]
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* [[Asylum 10 2013]]
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* [[Asylum Europe 4]] - 2013
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* [[Asylum Europe 5]] - 2013
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* [[All Hell Breaks Loose 4 Sydney/Melbourne 2013]]
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* [[Calgary Expo 2013]]
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* [[Emerald City Comic Con 2013]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Dallas 2013]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2013]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Burbank 2013]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2013]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2013]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2013]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2013]]
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* [[Jus In Bello Italy 2014]]
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* [[Comic Con Russia]] - 2014
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* [[Comic-Con 2014]]
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* [[Asylum 12 2014]]
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* [[All Hell Breaks Loose 5 Sydney/Melbourne 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Dallas 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Burbank 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Washington DC 2014]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Houston 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Phoenix 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Seattle 2015]]
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* [[Jus In Bello Italy 2015]]
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* [[Asylum 14 2015]]
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* [[Comic-Con 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Washington DC 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Minneapolis 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Dallas 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Denver 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Pasadena 2015]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Jacksonville 2016]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Houston 2016]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2016]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2016]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Seattle 2016]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Washington DC 2016]]
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* [[Purgatory 2]]
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* [[Jus In Bello Italy 2016]]
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* [[JIBLand|JIBLand 2016]]
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* [[All Hell Breaks Loose 7 Sydney/Melbourne 2016]]
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* [[Salute to Supernatural Phoenix 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Pittsburgh 2016]]
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*[[Comic-Con 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Minneapolis 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Dallas 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Atlanta 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Burbank 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural San Francisco 2016]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Jacksonville 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Houston 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Seattle 2017]]
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*[[Asylum 18 2017]]
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*[[Jus In Bello Italy 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Phoenix 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Chicago 2017]]
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*[[Comic-Con 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Vancouver 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Minneapolis 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Pittsburgh 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Secaucus 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Toronto 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural New Orleans 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Washington DC 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Honolulu 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural San Francisco 2017]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Orlando 2018]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Las Vegas 2018]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Seattle 2018]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Montreal 2018]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Nashville 2018]]
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*[[Salute to Supernatural Birmingham, UK 2018]]
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*[[Jus In Bello Italy 2018]]
  
==Misha in Fandom==
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==See also==
See also:
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* [[Convention Clothing Guide]]
*[[Misha's Minions]]
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* [[Misha on Twitter]]
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* [[Misha's Minions]]
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* [[Mishawives]]
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* [[Stonehenge Apocalypse]]
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* [[Random Acts]]
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* [[Rhino Puzzle]]
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* [[GISHWHES]]
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* [[Stonehenge Christmas]]
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* [[TSA America: Level Orange]]
  
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==Trivia==
*[[Salute to Supernatural L.A. 2009]]
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[[Image:Mishavickibaby.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Misha and Vicki and their daughter, tweeted by Misha.]]
*[[Salute to Supernatural New Jersey 2009]]
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* House burned down when he was in high school.
*[[All Hell Breaks Loose Sydney 2009]]
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* His Mother went to Russia when she was in college. She had a boyfriend at the time named Dmitri, which is shortened to the nickname Mitya. She misunderstood and nicknamed her son Misha, after the name Mikhail instead.
*[[Asylum 2009]]
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* Has one brother named Sasha, and two sisters named Danielle and Elizabeth
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* Worked as a carpenter to put himself through college.
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* Went to University of Chicago and studied Social Theory.
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* Once worked as a White House intern as well as at National Public Radio (NPR).
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* He is a published poet. Two of his poems; "Baby Pants" and "Old Bones," can be found in the 2008 edition of the Columbia Poetry Review #21.
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* Spent time at a monastery in Nepal. Still practices Buddhist meditation and goes on a 10 day retreat once a year.
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* Started his own software company.
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* Built his own home, and almost all the furniture in it, save for a couple chairs on the deck.
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* Read he Book of Revelation as preparation for role as [[Castiel]].
  
== Links ==
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==External links==
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172557/ Misha Collins on IMDB]
 
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172557/ Misha Collins on IMDB]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha_Collins Misha Collins on Wikipedia]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha_Collins Misha Collins on Wikipedia]
* [http://twitter.com/mishacollins Misha Collins' twitter] <sup>Legitimacy confirmed: [[Asylum 2009]]</sup>
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* [http://twitter.com/mishacollins @MishaCollins] - Misha Collins on Twitter <sup>Legitimacy confirmed: [[Asylum 2009]]</sup>
 
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* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Misha-Collins/127138843974798 Misha on Facebook]
* [http://misha-collins.com/ Misha Collins] fansite
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/ThisIsMishaCollins Misha's YouTube Channel]
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* [http://minionstimulus.com/ Minion Stimulus] "[http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.php?title=Misha%27s_Minions Misha's Minions] Doing Good Works In The World", a charity project supported by Misha Collins
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* [http://www.mishasminions.com/ Misha's Minions]
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* [http://www.minionsofmishacollins.com/ Minions Of Misha Collins]
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* [http://misha-collins.net/ Misha Collins] a fansite
 
* [http://community.livejournal.com/mishacollins/ Misha Collins comm] on LJ
 
* [http://community.livejournal.com/mishacollins/ Misha Collins comm] on LJ
 
* [http://community.livejournal.com/mishaland/profile MISHALAND] a [[CAPSLOCK COMMUNITY]] on LJ
 
* [http://community.livejournal.com/mishaland/profile MISHALAND] a [[CAPSLOCK COMMUNITY]] on LJ
* [http://danegen.livejournal.com/46641.html Luv song] by dangen. A fanvid celebrating the cracked relationship bewteen Misha and fandom
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* [http://danegen.livejournal.com/46641.html Luv song] by dangen. A fanvid celebrating the cracked relationship between Misha & fandom.
* [http://mishasminions.webs.com/ Misha's Minions] A website and forum for [[Misha's Minions]]
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* [http://www.mishacollins-ita.eu/ Misha Collins Italian fansite]
 
 
  
 
===Clips, Articles and [[Interviews]]===
 
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* 24 September [http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEqjDvusKcTVut Interview with Misha Collins] by movieweb
 
* 24 September [http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEqjDvusKcTVut Interview with Misha Collins] by movieweb
 
* 25 September [http://eclipsemagazine.com/hollywood-insider/6692/hollywood-insidersupernatural%E2%80%99s-angel-of-thursday-%E2%80%93-chatting-with-misha-collins-about-castiel/ Interview with Misha Collins] by Eclipse Magazine
 
* 25 September [http://eclipsemagazine.com/hollywood-insider/6692/hollywood-insidersupernatural%E2%80%99s-angel-of-thursday-%E2%80%93-chatting-with-misha-collins-about-castiel/ Interview with Misha Collins] by Eclipse Magazine
* 25 Septmeber [http://www.acedmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1811&Itemid=33 Interview] with ACED magazine  
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* 25 September [http://www.acedmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1811&Itemid=33 Interview] with ACED magazine  
 
* 25 September [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwgUnGs_GdM Video interview] by CW Connect
 
* 25 September [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwgUnGs_GdM Video interview] by CW Connect
 
* 1 October [http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/10/01/misha-collins-interview/#more-80631 Interview] with justjared
 
* 1 October [http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/10/01/misha-collins-interview/#more-80631 Interview] with justjared
 
* 2 October  [http://blogs.trb.com/network/cwsource/2008/10/exclusive_misha_collins_on_bei.html Interview] with CW Source
 
* 2 October  [http://blogs.trb.com/network/cwsource/2008/10/exclusive_misha_collins_on_bei.html Interview] with CW Source
 
* 2 October [http://www.tv.com/story/11686.html Interview] with tv.com
 
* 2 October [http://www.tv.com/story/11686.html Interview] with tv.com
* 6 October  [http://www.popgurls.com/article_show.php3?id=684 Interview with Misha] by popgurls
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* 6 October  [http://www.popgurls.com/article_show.php3?id=684 Interview with Misha Collins] by popgurls
* 28 October  [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/10/supernatural-ca.html Focus on Castiel and interview with Misha] by the Chicago Tribune
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* 28 October  [http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/10/supernatural-ca.html Focus on Castiel & Interview with Misha Collins] by the Chicago Tribune
* 19 November [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/130834 Interview with East valley trTibune
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* 19 November [http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/130834 Interview] with the East Valley Tribune
* 20 Jan 2009 [http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3spte/savesupernatural/id78.html Interview with Misha Collins] by support supernatural
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* 20 Jan 2009 [http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3spte/savesupernatural/id78.html Interview with Misha Collins] by Support Supernatural
* 6 Feb  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O14WExX40ys Interview with Misha] by CW Connect
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* 6 Feb  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O14WExX40ys Video interview with Misha Collins] by CW Connect
 
* 10 March [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/exclusive-interview-with-super-26878.aspx Interview] with Buddy TV
 
* 10 March [http://www.buddytv.com/articles/supernatural/exclusive-interview-with-super-26878.aspx Interview] with Buddy TV
*10 March [http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/supernatural-angel-misha.php Interview with Misha] by scifi Wire
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*10 March [http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/supernatural-angel-misha.php Interview with Misha Collins ] by scifi Wire
 
* 11 March [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-preview-Misha-1003935.aspx Interview] with TV Guide
 
* 11 March [http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-preview-Misha-1003935.aspx Interview] with TV Guide
*April [http://video.about.com/movies/Misha-Collins-Interview.htm Interview with Misha] at Spirit Awards
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*April [http://video.about.com/movies/Misha-Collins-Interview.htm Interview with Misha Collins] at Spirit Awards
 
* 4 May [http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/05/an-exclusive-interview-with-supernatural-star-misha-collins/ Interview with Misha] at TVFantatics
 
* 4 May [http://www.tvfanatic.com/2009/05/an-exclusive-interview-with-supernatural-star-misha-collins/ Interview with Misha] at TVFantatics
* 4 May [http://tiny.cc/bgH1y Interview with Misha] by Eclipse Magazine
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* 4 May [http://tiny.cc/bgH1y Interview with Misha Collins] by Eclipse Magazine
* 4 May [http://www.sfuniverse.com/2009/05/04/ten-minutes-with-supernaturals-misha-collins/ Interview with Misha] at SFUniverse
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* 4 May [http://www.sfuniverse.com/2009/05/04/ten-minutes-with-supernaturals-misha-collins/ Interview with Misha Collins] at SFUniverse
* 6 May [http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEJW9MOMi2alMS Interview with Misha] by MovieWeb
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* 6 May [http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEJW9MOMi2alMS Interview with Misha Collins] by MovieWeb
* 7 May [http://bit.ly/WdRVR Interview with Misha] by zapit
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* 7 May [http://bit.ly/WdRVR Interview with Misha Collins] by zapit
* 13 May [http://tiny.cc/aPasC Interview with Misha] by LA Times
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* 13 May [http://tiny.cc/aPasC Interview with Misha Collins] by LA Times
 
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* 4 April [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3VSpCqV3kg Vid interview]
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* 6 May 2010 Misha Collins [[Twitter|Tweeted]] live during the episode for the [[CW]]'s [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/index.php?title=Twitter#Watch_And_Tweet_Week Watch And Tweet Week]
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* [http://spnuk.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/misha-collins-fb-qa-25th-july-2014/ Misha does a Q&A on Facebook]
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* [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2apd3a/i_am_misha_collins_a_futuristic_version_of_ama/ Misha does an AMA on Reddit]
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* [http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/the-misha-collins-guide-to-dealing-with-a-ghost-in-your-hous#.gkYrMYMQV How to deal with ghosts] by Misha Collins on Buzzfeed
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* Misha used the new app periscope to livestream from the set: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV7hCG1Zqng&feature=youtu.be Misha walking around the trailers], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NuaBuPfSiU&feature=youtu.be  Misha walking around the set showing us the behind the scenes of the bunker], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7FFBGshNFI&feature=youtu.be Misha filming during the 2 cast photos] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDd-1M6jMo&feature=youtu.be Misha during 10 year cast photo].
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9kNGeS804M Misha reads his kids a book about potty training]
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* [https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/09/misha-collins-supernatural-gish/ How Misha Collins and Supernatural fans helped survivors of the Rwandan genocide] by EW
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* [https://insideofyoupodcast.com/episodes/misha-collins Misha] on Inside of You
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Misha Collins plays the angel Castiel on Supernatural. Misha has also appeared as the characters Jimmy Novak, Lucifer, the Cosmic Entity, and the Apocalypse World version of Castiel.

Biography

Misha Collins (birth name Dmitri Tippens Krushnic) was born August 20, 1974. He grew up in Massachusetts. After attending the Greenfield Center School, Misha graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 1992. In the following year, he pursued a wide variety of interests, including a job at NPR headquarters, a White House internship during the Clinton administration, construction work, and an EMT certification course. He then went on to the University of Chicago where he studied social theory. After college, Misha moved to Washington, DC with his partner Victoria Vantoch, a writer, and started an educational software company. Then, on a lark, Misha decided to take an acting class, and soon found himself in the midst of a career change. He got a call for a role in Liberty Heights (directed by Barry Levinson), and then landed a part in Girl, Interrupted. He moved to Los Angeles soon thereafter, and now has a substantial list of acting credits to his name, including roles on 24, ER, CSI, Monk, Charmed and NYPD Blue.

Having traveled in Russia and mastered the accent, Misha has been called on several times to play Russian characters in television series—most notably the villainous assassin, Alexis Drazen, on 24. He has also appeared in seven independent feature films, most notably Stonehenge Apocalypse. Misha wrote and directed the short film Stranger Danger as well as serving as producer on and also acted in the web series Divine: The Series.

On September 23, 2010, Misha and Vicki welcomed their first child into the world, West Anaximander Collins. Two years later on September 25, 2012, they would have daughter, Maison Marie Collins.

  • Cooking Fast and Fresh with West is a video where the cooking is slow and adorable rather than fast and furious, but you are guaranteed to love this video of Misha and West shopping and making dinner. Warning - contains footage of Misha and West eating broccoli

Episodes

  • Recurring role: Seasons 4 & 7
  • Special Guest Star: Season 8
  • Series Regular: Seasons 5–6, 9-present
  • In Season 12, Misha's billing in the opening credits reads "and Misha Collins." This type of credit, sometimes called "last billing," is typically contractually negotiated by well-known actors in supporting roles.
Misha Collins as Castiel

Director of:

6.15 The French Mistake

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Name Misha Collins
Actor Misha Collins
Dates August 20, 1974 - 2011 (killed by Virgil)
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actor
Episode(s) 6.15 The French Mistake

In the alternate reality, Misha Collins likes tweeting and is keen to become friends with Jared and Jensen. The first time they see Misha, Sam and Dean mistake him for Castiel, and Misha believes they are pranking him by pretending to be Sam and Dean. The next day on his way home from the set, the angel hitman Virgil kidnaps Misha, takes him to a dark alley, and slits his throat, killing him. He then uses Misha's blood in a goblet of blood to contact Raphael.

Misha Collins spent a lot of time on Twitter in the episode, and at one point he tweets "Ola mishamigos! J2 got me good. Really starting to feel like one of the guys." During the U.S. East Coast airing of that episode, the tweet appeared on Misha's profile (Source). During the U.S. West Coast airing of the episode, Misha tweeted, "IMHO j&j had a late one last night. Rotflmfao!" (Source). After both of the airings were over, Misha then tweeted, "My phone was stolen and apparently cast into a parallel universe devoid of magic. I've retrieved it. I promise it won't happen again" (Source). All three tweets were retweeted by over 100 people in a matter of hours.

The words #Misha, #metamadness and #kripke all made it into the Top Ten Trending Topics in the United States as the episode went to air.

Convention Appearances

See also

Trivia

Misha and Vicki and their daughter, tweeted by Misha.
  • House burned down when he was in high school.
  • His Mother went to Russia when she was in college. She had a boyfriend at the time named Dmitri, which is shortened to the nickname Mitya. She misunderstood and nicknamed her son Misha, after the name Mikhail instead.
  • Has one brother named Sasha, and two sisters named Danielle and Elizabeth
  • Worked as a carpenter to put himself through college.
  • Went to University of Chicago and studied Social Theory.
  • Once worked as a White House intern as well as at National Public Radio (NPR).
  • He is a published poet. Two of his poems; "Baby Pants" and "Old Bones," can be found in the 2008 edition of the Columbia Poetry Review #21.
  • Spent time at a monastery in Nepal. Still practices Buddhist meditation and goes on a 10 day retreat once a year.
  • Started his own software company.
  • Built his own home, and almost all the furniture in it, save for a couple chairs on the deck.
  • Read he Book of Revelation as preparation for role as Castiel.

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