 While searching for answers about his burn notice, Michael becomes an unlicensed freelance private investigator/troubleshooter to help those who have unique problems.Michael Alan Westen was born on January 7, 1967, and raised in Miami, Florida, the first of two sons to Frank and Madeline Westen.His father was a violent man, who would physically and emotionally abuse his two sons as an obedience measure, and his mother did little to prevent it.