Michael Zarnock (born April 21, 1958 in Utica, New York) is an American writer of collector guides and articles about Hot Wheels toy cars and accessories.
By his own account he has collected more than 20,000 toy cars; From 2004 to 2010 some had been on display at the Children's Museum of Utica, New York.
[4] The local Utica newspaper reported Zarnock as saying: "I’ve been in love with Hot Wheels since 1968.
"[5] Born into a working-class family, Zarnock worked 45 hours a week as an auto mechanic while attending John F. Kennedy High School in Utica, New York, where he graduated in 1976.
He later portrayed talk show host Freddy Grecko in The Death of Daniel Whately[8] and Chester Greenfield II, the wealthy father of the villain in Anchor Eddy's.