Editing Michael Bluth (section)

==Fictional biography==
Michael is the second oldest Bluth son, and the father of [[George Michael Bluth|George Michael Bluth]]. He has an older brother, [[George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II|G.O.B.]], a younger half-brother, [[Byron "Buster" Bluth|Buster]], and a twin sister, [[Lindsay Bluth Fünke|Lindsay]] (she is later revealed to be adopted and older than Michael). He also has an adopted Korean brother named Annyong, who is almost 20 years younger.

When his father [[George Bluth Sr.|George Sr.]] goes to jail, Michael becomes head of the family and CEO and President of the [[Bluth Company]]. His authority, however, is constantly undermined by his family. He remained President for all of Season 1, but was replaced by G.O.B. in Season 2. As Vice President, Michael was the Bluth Company's [[de facto]] head, doing all the work of the President while being scrutinized by the SEC for his father's crimes. In season 3, Michael was firmly in charge again, though the sibling rivalry and family interference did not totally recede.

Michael is the most functional and level-headed Bluth. He is usually the only source of stability for his family, much to his chagrin. He is responsible, smart, hard-working, and mostly self-sacrificing. However, Michael sometimes behaves unethically, has a false sense of superiority, a problem letting go of control, and tends not to listen to his son's feelings when making decisions for him. He is especially critical of [[George Michael Bluth|George Michael]]'s girlfriend, [[Characters from Arrested Development#Ann Veal|Ann]], often forgetting her name, and frequently referring to her as any number of random, only loosely appropriate monikers, including "Egg", "Bland", "Plant", "Yam", and (with thinly-veiled disappointment) "Her?" His faults become more evident as the show goes on, and he often threatens to leave the family out of frustration.

Michael's wife Tracy died (presumably of [[ovarian cancer]]) two years prior to the first season, and she was in a coma for some months before she passed. In the show, Michael is often reluctant to date, thinking that his son would disapprove, and most of his relationships have featured misunderstandings or outright deception. His wife's death is usually the subject of tasteless and unaware jokes made by his family members.

In season 3, it is revealed that there is a [[typo]] on his birth certificate and that his legal name is Nichael Bluth. Also, Michael discovers the truth about his father's crimes and his sister's identity. In the last episode, Michael and his son George Michael try once more to abandon the Bluth family by sailing away on a yacht, but after they arrive at the new home, they find that George Sr. was also on the yacht.