Michael Strahan is a Super Bowl champion, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Emmy winner, and Peabody award-winning journalist who currently co-anchors ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Strahan also hosts the top-rated primetime game show favorite “$100,000 Pyramid” on ABC, produced by SMAC Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures Television. He was honored by the New York State Broadcasters Association as its Broadcaster of the Year for 2022.
During the NFL football season, Strahan serves as an analyst of “Fox NFL Sunday,” for which he received a 2019 Sports Emmy Award nomination for ‘Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst’, 2020 Sports Emmy Award nomination for ‘Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly’, and 2020 Sports Emmy Award nomination for ‘Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst’ for NFL on FOX. In 2022, Strahan was honored with a star in the newest category of ‘Sports Entertainment’ on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
ABC recently debuted the documentary “Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight Against Cancer.” The emotional and intimate one-hour primetime special produced by ABC News Studios and SMAC Productions follows Isabella Strahan’s cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Isabella’s family discusses the emotional toll of supporting a loved one battling cancer, and her doctors discuss Isabella’s treatment, fight, and prognosis.
Strahan is the co-founder of SMAC Entertainment, a multidimensional talent management, music, branding and production company launched to create a major presence in the sports and entertainment arena. In addition to representing globally recognized talent, SMAC produces a diversified slate of film and television content, with projects set up at primetime cable and broadcast networks including HBO Max, BET, Roku, Vice, DIRECTV, Showtime, ABC, CBS, E!, NFL Network, and Nickelodeon, as well as top streamers such as Prime Video, AppleTV, and Netflix. Notable projects include “The $100,000 Pyramid” (ABC), “BS High” (MAX/HBO), “Coach Prime” (Prime Video), “Black Comedy in America” (Hulu/Prime Video/VICE TV), “Evolution of the Black Quarterback” (Prime Video), “The Cost of Winning” (HBO), “Kids’ Choice Sports Awards” (Nickelodeon), “More Than An Athlete” (ESPN), “Play it Forward” (Showtime), “The Joker’s Wild” (TNT/TBS), “ESPN 30 for 30: Deion’s Double Play” (ESPN), “The Cupcake Guys” (Roku), “The Coach Vick Experience” (BET), and “The Future is Flag” (Prime Video).
Strahan and his SMAC Entertainment co-founder Constance Schwartz-Morini are stepping up to the mic, as they debut their first-ever podcast, Hustle Like You’re Broke. Premiering September 23, the podcast is named after their decades-long business motto and will feature interviews with the biggest names in entertainment, business, sports, and culture, as they go in depth about not only what it takes to succeed, but how the best continue to win long after they’ve made it. Hustle Like You’re Broke will be the second podcast to join The Intersection, the podcast network from SMAC Productions and AMP Media, and new episodes will drop weekly on Wednesdays.
From 2012-2016, Strahan co-hosted the top-rated, nationally syndicated entertainment talk show “LIVE with Kelly and Michael.” Strahan and co-host Kelly Ripa were the co-winners of the 2015 and 2016 Daytime Emmy for “Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.” Since joining “Good Morning America,” the morning show has won the Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Morning Program” in 2017 and 2018. In 2021, Strahan received the prestigious Peabody Award.
In 2015, Strahan launched his lifestyle brand, Michael StrahanTM. It is a lifestyle brand built on courage, versatility, and modern style. Inspired by Strahan’s dynamic career and approach to life, the brand offers quality products designed to fit seamlessly into every aspect of everyday living. Over the past decade, Michael Strahan™ has expanded into more than 50 categories, including custom suiting, home décor, boys, sleepwear, basics, and officially licensed sports apparel for men, women, and more. As the brand continues to evolve, Michael Strahan™ remains committed to delivering accessible style and products that empower consumers to show up with courage wherever life takes them. For more information, visit www.MichaelStrahan.com or follow the brand on social media at @michaelstrahanbrand.
SMAC recently produced a new primetime special exploring how sports, music, Broadway and comedy helped Americans rediscover joy and begin to heal in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. “9/11: United We Stand – 25 Years Later,” was produced in partnership with SMAC Productions, A+E Factual Studios, Derek Jeter’s Cap 2 Productions and The Montag Group for ABC News Studios. The special premiered on September 1st, 2026 on ABC and is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
In another SMAC production, Michael will host the upcoming ABC News Studios series “ICONIC.” This will be a three-episode event spotlighting some of the most influential figures across fashion, television, and music. Featured guests include Heidi Klum, Luke Bryan, and other cultural icons and will premiere fall of 2026.
SMAC will also be producing “Prime Time” for Netflix, a new three-part documentary series exploring the extraordinary life, legacy, and layers of sports icon Deion Sanders. Produced alongside SMAC Entertainment, Skydance Sports, and NFL Films, the series offers an intimate look at Sanders’ journey from a two-sport phenom to a transformative coach and cultural figure. It will release in 2026.
In another project, SMAC is developing the scripted series “Cayne” based on Ian Smith’s novel “The Unspoken.” Strahan is the Executive Producer for the upcoming John Madden biopic “Madden” for Amazon/MGM starring Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale, directed by David O. Russell, which will be releasing fall of 2026. Strahan and SMAC are also developing a scripted hour-long series based on the podcast “American Football Podcast” that was previously produced for Audible. Along with Tom Brady and Gotham Chopra, Strahan co-founded the Emmy-award winning sports media content company Religion of Sports, which produced the documentary feature “The Great Brady Heist.”
As an actor, Strahan tackled the world of scripted network primetime television as the star of “Brothers,” a 30-minute sitcom on Fox from Sony Pictures Television. Strahan has also made memorable cameo appearances in the hit films “Magic Mike XXL” (2015) and “Charlie’s Angels” (2019). He has also lent his voice to the animated film “Ice Age: Collision Course.”
Prior to joining the ranks of the country’s top sports broadcasters, Strahan’s 15-year football career was typified by the charisma and sportsmanship that made him a seven-time Pro-Bowler and one of only four players ever to lead the NFL in sacks for multiple seasons. His spectacular NFL career resulted in Strahan receiving the sport’s highest honor in 2014: election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Strahan led the New York Giants to a dramatic Super Bowl victory over the previously undefeated New England Patriots in 2007. In 2001, Strahan completed what is widely considered one of the greatest seasons ever for a defensive player, breaking the 18-year-old NFL single season sack record with 22.5 sacks. He was named the NFL’s 2001 Player of the Year by Sports Illustrated and the 2001 Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press, making him the first New York Giant to win the award since Lawrence Taylor.
In 2015, Strahan released his best-selling book, “Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life,” which includes personal stories and motivational advice to inspire readers to turn up the heat and go from good to great in pursuit of their personal ambitions. The paperback edition was released in October 2016.
In an effort to offer a more intimate picture of Michael Strahan’s life, the second season of ESPN+’s original series “UNINTERRUPTED: More Than An Athlete” concentrated on Strahan’s journey, including his successes and failures. The four-part season, produced in partnership with Springhill Entertainment, premiered in September 2021, highlighting Strahan’s childhood in Germany, his professional football career, and more recent ventures as an entrepreneur and media personality.
Since 2010, Strahan has been a passionate supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, filming holiday promotions as well as donating his time and celebrity to fundraising.
In December 2021, Strahan took a flight to space with Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company, Blue Origin, on their third passenger space mission.
Born in Houston, Texas, Strahan spent most of his youth in Germany, where his father Gene was stationed in the U.S. Army. Strahan returned to the U.S. for a portion of high school and soon was recruited to play football at Texas Southern University.