Michael “Mike” Wazowski — Thirty-one — Co-owner of Monsters Imaginative — Non-magical
Name: Michael Wazowski Nicknames: Mike, Googly Bear Age: 31 Height: 5′5″ Sexuality: Bisexual
Mike Wazowski has always been the man with a plan. He’s known what he wanted to do with his life since he was a kid, and there was nothing that could get in his way of achieving his dreams. Even when things don’t go right—even when things go horribly wrong—he’ll always be ready with a plan B, C, D and so on.
That doesn’t mean he stays entirely cool in times of stress, however; because his mind is always running through scenarios of what might happen, he has his moments of panic. It’s not easy being the only guy around with some common sense, but he’ll do what he can to keep things under control.
In one way, Mike takes himself too seriously, while in another sense he’s not serious at all. He’s always ready with a sarcastic quip or joke even in dire circumstances—everyone needs someone to lighten the tension when things get dark. He has a certain disposition for remaining optimistic despite every curve-ball life throws his way. After all, there’s always a laugh at the end of the tunnel.
He has poor eyesight and has prescription glasses, though he prefers to wear contact lenses whenever possible. When he was a kid. he was made fun of for basically being a cyclops because his astigmatism was much worse in one eye than the other, but that’s when he learned that humor was one of the most important skills a person can master. If you make fun of yourself first, it takes the power away from the person who tries to use words to hurt you.
His mom is his favorite person in the world honestly, he’s a mama’s boy at heart. And that’s not the kind of mama’s boy who lives in his parents’ basement and has mommy doing his laundry as a grown adult—he’s always been very ambitious and independent. But she’s always been his number one supporter, and he calls her regularly.
Mike considers himself to be a bit of a romantic. It’s something that he puts effort into because he cares, and maybe that’s why he has such a natural way with the ladies (or something like that.) Really, he only has eyes for one woman right now and that’s Celia. He’s liked her since the moment they met, and there’s an obvious, palpable connection between them, but it has just taken so long to finally lock it down. He feels close now, as far as considering her his “almost-girlfriend,” but he knows he has to stay on his toes and keep putting the effort in.
Mike doesn’t blame Sulley anymore for his breakup with Randall back in college, though at the time he did feel like Sulley had ruined his entire life—not only his degree and future career prospects, but his relationship as well. And of course, their expulsion wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for the rivalry the two had getting out of hand, but in the end, Randall turning his back on Mike at his lowest moment just showed his true colors. Meanwhile, rooming with Sulley and becoming friends ended up being the biggest blessing in disguise.
So, in the end…his boyfriend became his arch enemy (Randall), his arch enemy became his best friend (Sulley), and his best friend became his girlfriend (Celia.) But hey, that’s life!
It’s not as well known as his proclivity for comedy or business, but Mike does take an interest in musical theatre. Maybe it’s just because he loves the attention of being on stage—which serves well for his stand-up routines—combined with his enjoyment of singing. He has written, produced and starred in a company play on a very minimal budget (the crowd of Monsters Img employees were duly impressed and his mom was very proud.)
Let’s point out the obvious, he’s a short king and he knows it and accepts it and we love that for him. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
