Most Recent Role: Bill Nolan on Law & Order
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 10-17-1947
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 10-17-1947
Michael's first popular role was playing the character of Lenny on the hit tv show Laverne and Shirley. Michael has had a long and interesting career in television, film and in the stage. Now he is best known for his work in the ensemble films created by Christopher Guest. He is also known for his portrayal of David St. Hubbins in the movie Spinal Tap.
He was educated at North Shore High...
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Wednesday 2 January 2008 on NBC
Cyrus Lupo returns to New York after four years abroad to deal with his own terror. Lupo and Green investigate two suicides committed the same way. The detectives are suspicious of a parolee known as "Dr. Death".
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Michael is starring in a new Tracy Lett's play Superior Donuts in Chicago. He plays Arthur the owner of a rundown donut shop.
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Michael is scheduled to appear on Broadway in a play by Harold Pinter, The
Homecoming with Ian McShane of Tv's Lovejoy. The production, to be directed by Daniel Sullivan, will play the Cort Theatre beginning November 16, with an official opening set for December 4. (edit) Michael, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer are reunited to join a campaign to save the world from global warming. Spinal Tap will be playing July 7 at one of Live Earth London Concerts. (edit) Michael is collaborating with wife Annette on an original musical. He's keeping the details to himself, but he says the show is proceeding nicely. (edit) Michael is shooting a political-themed pilot directed by Christopher Guest called The Thick of It. (edit)
Homecoming with Ian McShane of Tv's Lovejoy. The production, to be directed by Daniel Sullivan, will play the Cort Theatre beginning November 16, with an official opening set for December 4. (edit) Michael, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer are reunited to join a campaign to save the world from global warming. Spinal Tap will be playing July 7 at one of Live Earth London Concerts. (edit) Michael is collaborating with wife Annette on an original musical. He's keeping the details to himself, but he says the show is proceeding nicely. (edit) Michael is shooting a political-themed pilot directed by Christopher Guest called The Thick of It. (edit)
Audiences have morphed in a funny way. People who saw the movie were now coming to see the play, and they don't know how to shut up and watch a live show anymore. People were missing stuff because they were talking, translating things for each other, talking about how it was different than the movie. And I'm like, shut up until after the show. It's like people decide that a $110 ticket gives them permission to do what they want regardless of the fact that there's a live show up on that stage.
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I used to love doughnuts. I can't do it anymore. If I ate every doughnut that looked good to me, I'd be 300 pounds.
(edit) Michael: We see a lot of musicals in the course of our lives: classics that aren't so classic, supposedly groundbreaking stuff that doesn't break more than wind. And we thought, 'We can do that,'" McKean says. We've written about a dozen songs, and we need to write a few more. Every day we get closer to putting it all together. (edit) Michael: I think there's also a sense that people watching TV feel their lives are equal to the people — the characters — they see on these allegedly real shows. And these viewers are starting to live like they're on TV. Cell phones have a lot to do with it, and all the public conversations, the breakups, the settling hash with each other in full view. We now overhear what used to be private and secret. The line is sufficiently blurred. (edit) Michael: the word reality has gone the way of genius as a completely devalued word. It doesn't mean what it's supposed to mean. (edit)
(edit) Michael: We see a lot of musicals in the course of our lives: classics that aren't so classic, supposedly groundbreaking stuff that doesn't break more than wind. And we thought, 'We can do that,'" McKean says. We've written about a dozen songs, and we need to write a few more. Every day we get closer to putting it all together. (edit) Michael: I think there's also a sense that people watching TV feel their lives are equal to the people — the characters — they see on these allegedly real shows. And these viewers are starting to live like they're on TV. Cell phones have a lot to do with it, and all the public conversations, the breakups, the settling hash with each other in full view. We now overhear what used to be private and secret. The line is sufficiently blurred. (edit) Michael: the word reality has gone the way of genius as a completely devalued word. It doesn't mean what it's supposed to mean. (edit)
Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
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Dream On
Gibby Fiske |
Grand
Tom Smithson |
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Jungle Cubs
Cecil the Vulture |
Laverne & Shirley
Lenny Kosnowski |
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Primetime Glick
Adrien Van Vorhees |
Saturday Night Live
Himself |
| Recurring Role | |
|---|---|
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$20,000 Pyramid
Himself |
Chain Reaction
Himself |
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Dream On
Gibby |
Laverne & Shirley
Lenny |
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Tracey Takes On...
Barry |
| Guest Star | |
|---|---|
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Alias
A Clean Conscience Dr. Liddell |
Alias
Mirage Dr. Liddell |
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America 2Night
Monty Hale Himself |
American Bandstand
Lenny and the Squigtones Lenny |
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American Music Awards
The 19th American Music Awards David St. Hubbins - Presenter |
Animaniacs
King Yakko voice of Spink |
| Writer | |
|---|---|
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Laverne & Shirley
Hi, Neighbor Book II |
Laverne & Shirley
Hi, Neighbor |
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Morton & Hayes
The Bride of Mummula |
| Director | |
|---|---|
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Dream On
Felines ... Nothing More Than Felines |
Dream On
Significant Author |
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Dream On
B.S. Elliot |
Dream On
All About Louie |
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Laverne & Shirley
The Playboy Show |
Morton & Hayes
Home Buddies |
| Other |
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Friends
The One with the List Mr. Rastatter |
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Stars In
Dream On
Dream On is an adult situation comedy about Martin Tupper , whose life is full of colorful characters. While Martin goes on numerous dates, he still has time for his family and best friend (... more Grand
From the Producers of The Cosby Show and Roseanne comes Grand, a new ensemble comedy about life in a ficticious town. The series focuses on a tough-minded maid who lives in a trailer park, an... more Jungle Cubs
Baloo, is one of the main characters in the series. Caring, nice, lazy and always hungry no matter what. He always make sure that the cubs stay together and do not have any problems with each... more
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne and Shirley debuted as a mid-season replacement in January of 1976 and was an instant hit ranking number three in the Nielsen ratings for the 1975-1976 season. On Happy Days , Laverne... more Primetime Glick
Jiminy Glick was born in 1948, in Akron, Ohio, the youngest of eleven children born to Omar and Isabella Glickman. Sickly as a child, Jiminy had to be privately tutored until the age of thirteen,... more
Saturday Night Live
"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has run since the fall of 1975. Many now-famous actors and actresses such as Dan Aykroyd, John... more
Dream On is an adult situation comedy about Martin Tupper , whose life is full of colorful characters. While Martin goes on numerous dates, he still has time for his family and best friend (... more Grand
From the Producers of The Cosby Show and Roseanne comes Grand, a new ensemble comedy about life in a ficticious town. The series focuses on a tough-minded maid who lives in a trailer park, an... more Jungle Cubs
Baloo, is one of the main characters in the series. Caring, nice, lazy and always hungry no matter what. He always make sure that the cubs stay together and do not have any problems with each... more
Laverne & ShirleyLaverne and Shirley debuted as a mid-season replacement in January of 1976 and was an instant hit ranking number three in the Nielsen ratings for the 1975-1976 season. On Happy Days , Laverne... more Primetime Glick
Jiminy Glick was born in 1948, in Akron, Ohio, the youngest of eleven children born to Omar and Isabella Glickman. Sickly as a child, Jiminy had to be privately tutored until the age of thirteen,... more
Saturday Night Live"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has run since the fall of 1975. Many now-famous actors and actresses such as Dan Aykroyd, John... more
