Michael O'Keefe earned his MFA from SMU and teaches at The O’Keefe Studio Center in Richardson, Texas. O’Keefe maintains a studio practice focused on figurative sculpture and drawing.

O'Keefe was already an Academy Award nominee for his work in 1979's The Great Santini when he appeared in Caddyshack. The actor went on to lead films like Split Image (1982) and The Slugger's Wife ...