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Michael Rosenbaum

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Recent Role:
Dutch Nilbog on Breaking In
Gender:
Male
Born:
7-11-1972
Birthplace:
Oceanside, New York, USA
Birth Name:
Michael Owen Rosenbaum
Familiar to television addicts for sporting the trademark chrome-dome as the pre-criminal mastermind Lex Luthor on television's Smallville, self-assured actor Michael Rosenbaum has also provided voice-over work for such comic book-inspired animated series as Batman Beyond and Justice League.

Born in Oceanside, Long Island, in July of 1972,

More Rosenbaum began his acting career in high school by landing a role in a play on a bet. Subsequently enamored with the stage, Rosenbaum earned a B.A. in theater and communications from Western Kentucky University. Continuing to act on-stage but hungering for more challenging roles, the aspiring actor packed his bags and set his sights on New York.

Performing in off-Broadway plays and low-budgeted independent films, Rosenbaum fueled his passion and became familiar to nighttime television viewers in a recurring role as the "Amsterdam Kid" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. It wasn't long before Rosenbaum was cast in the WB series Tom (starring Tom Arnold), and feature roles began to follow shortly after.

Turning up in such films as Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) and Urban Legend (1998), Rosenbaum would alternate between television (Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane and The Zeta Project) and film (Sweet November and Rave Macbeth) before turning up as one of a trio of gender-bending college students (alongside Harland Williams and Barry Watson) in 2002's Sorority Boys. In addition to acting, Rosenbaum is an avid hockey player/fan as well as a musician.

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  • Michael as The Riddler?

    A fellow fan has started a petition for Michael to be considered for the role of The Riddler in an up coming Batman film.I would love to see this happen,I think Michael would be fantastic! If you would like to sign the petition too,here's the link - :) More http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/MR4daRiddler/

    2 comments, last one Aug 21, 2009
  • Personal Apperances

    Does anyone know if he is going to be making any personal appearances in the US this year? The only thing I've heard of is that Day with MR in Australia! I'd really like to go to a convention so I can meet him. That would be fantastic!

    7 comments, last one Oct 20, 2008
  • Happy Birthday MR

    Anyways I love MR and so I just wanted to say happy birthday. I know that this is not really a stimulating thread but oh well. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL ROSENBAUM!!!!!!!!

    5 comments, last one Jul 11, 2008
  • Michael coming to Australia!

    YAY! http://cultureshockexpo.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=57

    3 comments, last one Jul 11, 2008
  • Note on Trivia/Quotes of Michael Rosenbaum Guide

    For those of you who are wondering why some of the previously posted information is gone , I've cleaned out most of the irrelevant or redundant trivia and quote items and tidied up the guide by consolidating related blurbs in an effort to remove clutter from the guide . TheMore following were deleted: Appearances/attendance in charity events, movie premieres, benefit concerts, brithday parties, etc. Every celebrity attends some event almost everyday and need not be mentioned in this guide. Quotes which were placed under the Trivia section Future events/news The following were consolidated: Physical attributes Educational institutions attended Nominations Favorites For any questions, kindly send me a PM. Thanks!

    1 comments, last one Apr 20, 2008
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    10 Perfect
    I've grew-up watching Micheal Rosenbaum, from his previous series of Justice League. hide show

    Wow! I couldn't believe my own eyes at all. Micheal Rosenbaum is quite opposite than his role of Lex Luthor on Smallville Series for sure. He is one heck of funnist tv star and person i've ever seen. Micheal Rosenbaum brings great comedic as person/actor and great entertainment. Oh, Man! Micheal Rosenbaum & Barry Watson have the same level of comedic entertainment.

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    He is such a good actor. he played Lex so good in Smallville and i so despertaly wish that he would come back to the show. he made the show so enjoyale and played perfectly aginst Tom Welling. I hope that he decides to come back to the show i enjoyed watching him and ish him the best in the future. he is such a good actor that he should be able to get any acting job that he wants i hope that i get to see him in another show soon. (but i hope that he does come back to Smallville!!!!!!)

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    10 Perfect
    he is an awesome actor hide show

    i wish he could stay a little bit longer in the smallville series cuz Lex is Clark's worst enemy so i don't think is a good idea to kill him or try to get rid of lex Luthor in any possible way . Any superman show has to have Lex Luthor in it. Allthough, I think Michael Rosenbaum made the right choice when he decided to leave the series ... it would be great for him to move on with his career . Besides his talent , he is extremely hilarious ! i love his jokes on bloopers and interviews . even his co-stars think he acts like a 2-year old kid

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    10 Perfect
    Talent and versatility are the defining traits of Michael Rosenbaum. hide show

    Since Smallville's first episode ever, Michael Rosenbaum was embued with the greatest share of responsibility: turning Lex Luthor from a hated, sinister, ominous, soul-deep evil character into a misunderstood, melancholic, shadowy but yet good-hearted and lovely character.

    His portrait of DC Universe's greatest archvillain is unique in that Michael shows a different side of the character. He is the absolute opposite of Clark Kent, the main protagonist: while Clark is a natural-born powerhouse, Lex seeks power through earthly means, even if he has to do whatever it takes to gain it; whilst Clark is a pure-hearted flawless individual who embodies many qualities often credited to saints and gods, Lex is a flawed and devastated human being who cannot fight his own nature and blood, and walks a dark path paved with pride, ambition and loss.

    Smallville deals, therefore, not only with the construction of the myth of Superman, but also with the deconstruction of his arch-nemesis Lex Luthor's personality and the reasons why he succumbed from light to darkness. And although the writing backs up the story, it is Michael Rosenbaum's talent that takes Lex closer to the audience, so we can also feel his pain while facing a gloomy future. Episodes such as Insurgence, Exile, Phoenix, Shattered and Asylum are impressive exhibitions of his talent, a quality he also sports as a voice actor in many animations, most notably Justice League Unlimited.

    To point out a flaw in this actor, I would say he has a terribly bad luck in choosing his movie roles. Most of his big screen incursions were in lame films, namely Sorority Boys, Urban Legend, and (gasp) Cursed. But even the poor writing and cheap production of these bombs have not diminished Michael's ability to perform with a special touch.

    In one word, Michael Rosenbaum is one of the most gifted actors of his generation!

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    10 Perfect
    Just brilliant! An actor who is always great to watch. hide show

    Michael Rosenbaum is one of those actors who is really fantastic in everything.He's extremely talented & likeable,he's just great fun to watch in whatever he's in.And he's always definitely worth watching.He's also a very handsome man.I've been a big fan since seeing him in Zoe Duncan Jack & Jane.I love him in Sorority Boys,he's hilarious in that! Poolhall Junkies is another great one & he's lots of fun in Urban Legend too.I've also seen him in Rave MacBeth,Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil,Sweet November,Eyeball Eddie,Kickin It Old Skool,Bringing Down The House,Cursed,1999,(shorts) Shear Love,Special,The Devil & The Angel,Bro Search & his voicework in Justice League & Racing Stripes.I love his episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia too.And he's of course absolutely incredible as Lex in Smallville.I'll really miss him when he leaves Smallville,but am very much looking forward to seeing him in lots,lots more for many years to come.He's just the best! :)

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