Michael CrawfordMichael Patrick Dumble-Smith (born January 19, 1942), better known as Michael Crawford, is one of Britain's leading actors, so much so that he was voted into the Top "100 Greatest Britons" in a 2002 poll sponsored by the BBC. Crawford began his acting career as a seven-year-old, appearing in the première of Benjamin Britten's work for children, Let's Make an Opera. Although he most often appears in musicals, he became known to millions for his role as the hapless Frank Spencer in the television sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, for which he performed most of his own stunts. It was one of the BBC's most successful series of all time. Crawford has played leading roles in films such as Hello, Dolly (1968), but more often appears on stage, having starred in West End productions such as Billy (based on the novel, Billy Liar) (1974), Barnum (1981) (one of the longest runs by a leading man) and, most notably, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (1986), for which he won an Olivier Award (Best Actor in a Musical), a Tony Award (Best Performance By An Actor In a Lead Role, Musical), a N.Y's Drama Desk Award, and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Achievement in Theatre (Lead Performance). He also performed "Music of the Night" at the Inaugural Gala for President George Bush in Washington DC on Jan 19th 1989. At the gala, Michael was presented with a Birthday cake. He starred in "Dance of the Vampires" on Broadway during late 2002 & early 2003 and is currently appearing in Lloyd Webber's new musical "The Woman in White" which opened at the Palace Theatre, London in September 2004. This page about Michael Crawford includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Michael Crawford News stories about Michael Crawford External links for Michael Crawford Videos for Michael Crawford Wikis about Michael Crawford Discussion Groups about Michael Crawford Blogs about Michael Crawford Images of Michael Crawford |
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He starred in "Dance of the Vampires" on Broadway during late 2002 & early 2003 and is currently appearing in Lloyd
Webber's new musical "The Woman in White" which opened at the Palace Theatre, London in September 2004. It was one of the BBC's most successful series of all time. He appeared briefly in Rob Reiner's 1984 "rockumentary" This Is Spinal Tap. Although he most often appears in musicals, he became known to millions for his role as the hapless Frank Spencer in the television sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, for which he performed most of his own stunts. His most famous recurring sketch was his parody of Fernando Lamas, a smarmy talkshow host whose catch phrase, "You look mahvelous!" became a media sensation,. Crawford began his acting career as a seven-year-old, appearing in the première of Benjamin Britten's work for children, Let's Make an Opera. After hosting a show years later, in 1984, he joined the cast. Michael Patrick Dumble-Smith (born January 19, 1942), better known as Michael Crawford, is one of Britain's leading actors, so much so that he was voted into the Top "100 Greatest Britons" in a 2002 poll sponsored by the BBC. He was scheduled to appear on the first episode of Saturday Night Live (October 11, 1975), but his sketch was cut. Crystal's earliest prominent role was as "Jodie Dallas" on Soap, one of the first gay characters portrayed on American television. He was born in Long Beach, New York to Jewish parents. Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1947) is an American actor, writer, producer, and film director. Analyze That (2002) as "Ben Sobel, M.D.". Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voice only) as "Michael Wazowski". Analyze This (1999) as "Ben Sobel, M.D.". City Slickers (1991) as "Mitch Robbins". When Harry Met Sally - (1989) as "Harry Burns". Throw Momma from the Train - (1987) as "Larry Donner". The Princess Bride - (1986) as "Miracle Max". |