The commercials intend to show that Ned is unable to close a mortgage deal, even with his own mother, because of Ditech's highly competitive rates and services.
Other series work include ‘s the WB's Jack & Jill, Nickelodeon All That and NBC's Golden Girls.
On February 27, 2006, Michaelson also had a "walk-on clue" role on the trivia game show Jeopardy!.
Other projects include the independent film Boxboarders and the made-for-television movies Mystery Woman and You've Got A Friend for the Hallmark Channel.
Most recently he appeared on HBO's Veep and Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories on Adult Swim.