As a child, when he lived on Ilha do Governador, he watched the musical Hello Dolly, starring Bibi Ferreira, and was enchanted by the world of dramaturgy.

He acted in the great success Loiro, Alto, Solteiro, Procura and also wrote A Partilha, a play that won a film version (directed by Daniel Filho).

He participated in the comedy series Toma Lá, Dá Cá, also on Globo, as former surfer Mário Jorge, for which he wrote the script, alongside his friend Maria Carmem Barbosa.

According to Miguel, the purpose of the program itself was not to be a humor attraction, but rather a portrayal of the hard life of the paparazzi, the photo reporters of the so-called gossip magazines.

In February of the same year, he declared that Pé na Cova should be his last TV performance, and that he also intends to leave the theater, as he prefers to write.

In 2014, he made the series Sexo e as Nêga, a Sex and the City parody that portrays the life of for friends from Rio de Janeiro's suburb neighborhood called Cordovil.

In the same year, he was a juror for the segment "Show dos Famosos" on Domingão do Faustão alongside Cláudia Raia and Silvio de Abreu, and participated in the series Cidade Proibida, playing the social columnist Leon Mercier.

In addition, since 2016, he has presented the "Memória Nacional" segment within Video Show, remembering deceased artists and with outstanding works on Rede Globo.