In 1975, Neil began playing Danny Walton on the daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
Besides numerous roles in commercials, and guest shots on TV series like Father Murphy,[2] Neil also starred in TV movies such as Million Dollar Infield and Shattered Innocence (which also featured sister Melissa and A Christmas Story's Melinda Dillon).
[3] During the third season of The All New Mickey Mouse Club, Neil played a character named Dave on the four episode serial Just Perfect.
Following his acting career, Neil graduated from Arizona State University and entered the world of finance.
Now using the last name Michaelsen, Neil has worked for TM Capital and for APS Financial Corporation.