- Officially retired from the adult business in September 2010.
- Was baptized Catholic in February 1965 at St. Ambrose church on Fairfax Ave. in Hollywood, CA.
- Nephew of Lawrence Tierney.
- Nephew/godson of Scott Brady.
- Grew up playing chess through his school years. He was awarded the titles of U.S.C.F. and F.I.D.E. chess master in 1983 at age 18.
- Son of Edward Tierney.
- Is working on a biography and documentary about his uncle, Lawrence Tierney.
- His full birth name "Michael Sean Tierney" anagrams to "Thee Early Sin Cinema".
- Cousin of Terence Tierney.
- He wrote and directed the feature film Evicted (1999), which opened the first annual Melbourne Underground Film Festival in July 2000 and was later released on DVD and VHS in 2004 by Netflix, Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, and other international distributors.
- Auditioned for the role of Nice Guy Eddie in Quentin Tarantino's debut feature Reservoir Dogs (1992) in 1991. The role went to Chris Penn.
- Wrote and directed a role for his famous uncle Lawrence Tierney in his feature film Evicted (1999), knowing it would be his last chance to act in a film with Lawrence. The role cast Lawrence against type as a kind neighbor who offers advice and help to the main character in the movie.
- Co-wrote and performed all the music for his feature film Evicted (1999) with his band The Weird. The soundtrack includes tracks such as DUI, Steel Cowboy, White Trash Girl, Fuck You, The Hitcher, and The Return of Phoenix Blues (a hardcore punk version of his earlier tribute to River Phoenix.) The Evicted Soundtrack is available on Amazon, Spotify, and YouTube.
- Lived at the Fontenoy Tower apartments in Hollywood during his early career in the 80s to 90s. Some of his neighbors were Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Kyle Chandler, John Dye, and Crispin Glover.
- In 1993 he wrote and recorded a tribute record to River Phoenix entitled "Phoenix Blues" with his band The Weird. The single was released on Earth Day 1994. The track includes lyrics such as "Come to the Viper Room and die with me" "Johnny D. will let us in free" and "Come on everybody do the River Phoenix, dance with the needle if you really mean it." The track is available on Amazon, Spotify, and YouTube.
- Evicted from the Fontenoy Tower apartments in 1992. The events and eviction party became the fictionalized story for his directorial debut, the comedy film Evicted (1999).
- Present during the infamous gun incident in 1991 when his uncle Lawrence Tierney was arrested for shooting a .357 magnum into the walls of his Hollywood apartment while making Reservoir Dogs (1992).
- Michael was his uncle Lawrence Tierney's personal manager from 1995 until his retirement.
- Attended Dick Grove School of Music in Studio City CA in 1986 as a composer and arranger.
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