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Mike Daisey is a dilettante.
Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl. Dilettanti. [It., prop. p. pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to delight. See Delight, v. t.] An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge desultorily, or for amusement only.

He has held the following positions: security officer, web pornsniffer, high school teacher, blood plasma seller, archivist, telemarketer, television commentator, roofer, cow innard remover, law firm receptionist, cold-caller, rape counselor, DJ, freelance writer, accountant, night janitor in a home for the violently mentally ill, and dot-com wage slave.

His one-man shows include 21 Dog Years, Wasting Your Breath, and I Miss The Cold War. They have been performed in unheated garages, hotel ballrooms, unused hallways and Off-Broadway. His first book based on his monologues will be published this June by the Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

In the experiential world, Mike lives in Brooklyn.