Bunny Michael

Melisa Rincón (born ) They are the middle of three children born to a second-generation Mexican American father and a Samoan mother. They were raised in an affluent suburb. Michael attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. They realized they were queer at the age of fifteen and stated that coming out to their family was a difficult process. Michael briefly moved in with their first girlfriend's family. They have since reconciled with their family. Michael graduated from Marymount Manhattan College.

Career Michael is a visual artist, musician, and rapper After graduating from college, they shared their music through Myspace. Michael was the vocalist performing by the name Bunny Rabbit with producer Black Cracker. It is described by HuffPost as an "eponymous experimental rap collaboration." Bunny Rabbit toured with CocoRosie and gained praise from New Yorker critic Sasha Frere-Jones who stated in 2007, "I am fond of the deeply odd, occasionally obscene art rap of Bunny Rabbit."

They are known for their "Me and My Higher Self" memes on Instagram which started when Michael was undergoing a major spiritual transformation of their own. and much like Michael's music and visual art, also explores the multiplicities within the self.

Michael is the host of “Broadly Hotline,” a web series on Broadly. Michael is currently working on starting a podcast centered around self-care, personal growth, and other millennial-related topics.

In 2026, Michael played Tricia in the film By the Roots.

Influences Two years into their music career, Michael was influenced by the book A New Earth. They are a student of ''A Course in Miracles. Michael is non-binary and now lives in The Hudson Valley with spouse, Khara Gilvey and a cat named Pepper.