Michael A. Goorjian
Michael A. Goorjian | |
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Born | San Francisco, California , U.S. | February 4, 1971
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, writer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Michael A. Goorjian (born February 4, 1971)
Biography
Acting
Goorjian was born and raised in the
Goorjian won an
Goorjian’s first big Hollywood break came as a dancer when, in 1992, he was cast as ‘Skittery’ in the Disney film Newsies (starring Christian Bale and Robert Duvall). What followed were roles in numerous subsequent films, including Chaplin (with Robert Downey Jr.), Forever Young (with Mel Gibson), the Oscar-nominated Leaving Las Vegas, Hard Rain (with Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater), SLC Punk! (with Devon Sawa), The Invisibles (with Portia de Rossi), Broken (with Heather Graham) and Conversations with God.[2]
Goorjian has also guest-starred in a number of television series, including
Theater
Goorjian is a founding member of the Los Angeles-based theater group Buffalo Nights, and starred in the West Coast-premiere of Dennis McIntyre’s drama Modigliani (which won him an
Director
Goorjian made his first real foray into directing with the mock-documentary Oakland Underground, a comedy about an underground occult music scene in Oakland, CA. From there, Goorjian made
Additional directing credits include the short film Players’ Club, which swept the 2006 Elevate Film Festival in Los Angeles, including Best Director and The War Prayer, an adaptation of Mark Twain’s short story by the same title starring Jeremy Sisto. Occasionally, Goorjian also moonlights directing a circus/cabaret show in Eastern Europe called Palazzo.[7]
Writing
Goorjian debuted as a novelist with his work What Lies Beyond the Stars, the first book in an intended trilogy commissioned by Hay House Publishing. The second book in the series, Beyond the Fractured Sky, will be released in the fall of 2018.[8]
Filmography
Actor
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1991 | Shelf Life | Adam | Short film | |
1992 | Newsies | Skittery | ||
1992 | Forever Young | Steven | ||
1992 | Chaplin | Charles Chaplin Jr | ||
1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | College Boy #1 | ||
1997 | Screening | Short film | ||
1998 | Hard Rain | Kenny | ||
1998 | SLC Punk! | Bob | ||
1998 | Art House | Danny Farthing | ||
1999 | The Invisibles | Jude | Also producer | |
1999 | Something More | Sam | ||
1999 | Do Not Disturb | Billy Boy Manson | ||
1999 | How to Get Laid at the End of the World | Michael | ||
1999 | Here Lies Lonely | Sid | ||
1999 | Deal of a Lifetime | Henry Spooner | ||
2001 | Amerikana | Peter | ||
2002 | The Mesmerist | Coroner #1 | Also writer | |
2002 | Go for Broke | Rome / Romie | ||
2003 | Leisure | Barney | Direct-to-DVD | |
2004 | Happily Even After | Stuart | ||
2004 | Illusion | Christopher | Also director, producer, and writer | |
2005 | Pomegranate | Jack | ||
2006 | Conversations with God | Roy the Morning Boy | ||
2006 | Broken | Thomas | ||
2008 | Around June | Mr. Lewis | ||
2014 | Green Thumb | Dad | Short film | |
2014 | My Eleventh | |||
2016 | Punk's Dead | Bob | ||
2018 | Pin-Up | Guy | Short film | |
2022 | Amerikatsi | Charlie | Also director, producer, and writer |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Growing Pains | Hank Miller | Episode: "Like Father, Like Son" |
1991 | Never Forget
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Chuck | Television film |
1991–1993 | Life Goes On | Ray Nelson | 8 episodes |
1993 | The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? | Scott Chapman | Television film |
1994 | David's Mother | David Goodson | Television film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special
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1994 | Blind Justice | Soldier #1 | Television film |
1994 | Sweet Justice | Jimmy | 2 episodes |
1994 | Under Suspicion | Johnny | Episode: "Arson/Murder Story" |
1994–2000 | Party of Five | Justin Thompson | 44 episodes |
1997 | Touched by an Angel | Budd Glaser | Episode: "Charades" |
1998 | Chicago Hope | Jacob Joffe | Episode: "Austin Space" |
1999 | Life in a Day | Dr. Peter Hamilton | Television film |
2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Aaron Pratt | Episode: "Caged" |
2004 | Without a Trace | Ricky Wilson | Episode: "Two Families" |
2005 | Alias | Andre Sterescu | Episode: "Nocturne" |
2005 | Monk | Jacob Carlyle | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Kid" |
2005 | Reefer Madness
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Mickey Druther | Television film |
2005 | House | Sean Randolph | Episode: "Babies & Bathwater" |
2005 | Killer Instinct | Rafe Bradford | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy" |
2006 | CSI: Miami | John Stockman | Episode: "Darkroom" |
2007 | Company Man | Jeff Greenwald | Television film |
2007 | Eyes | Bobby Creech | Episode: "Innocence" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Franko James Vincent / Glen Welsh | Episode: "Secret Santa" |
2014 | Covert Affairs | Borz Altan | 3 episodes |
2016 | Code Black | Emanuel | Episode: "The Fifth Stage" |
2016 | Lucifer | Elliot Richards | Episode: "Liar, Liar, Slutty Dress on Fire" |
2017 | The Wizard of Lies | Dan Horwitz | Television film |
Director
- Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square (1991) (Short video)
- Oakland Underground (1997)
- Call Waiting (1998) (Short film)
- Illusion (2004)
- Players' Club (2006) (Short video)
- The War Prayer (2007) (Short film)
- You Can Heal Your Life (2007) (Documentary)
- The Shift (2009) (Direct-to-DVD)
- Entanglement (2012) (Television film)
- The Magic Hand of Chance (2012)
- Tales of Everyday Magic (2012)
- Painting the Future (2012)
- My Greatest Teacher (2012)
- Amerikatsi (2022)
Writer
- Oakland Underground (1997)
- The Mesmerist (2002)
- Illusion (2004)
- Tales of Everyday Magic (2012)
- My Greatest Teacher (2012)
- Amerikatsi (2022)
Producer
- Oakland Underground (1997)
- The Invisibles (1999)
- Part Time Fabulous (2011)
- Amerikatsi (2022)
References
- Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Arakelyan, Syune (May 15, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood actor Michael Goorjian about playing chess with Morgan Freeman and destroying a real Marc Chagall Painting at Kirk Douglas' House". NEWS.am Style. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Bergman, Anne (September 7, 1994). "Emmy Nominee in Good Company at Sunday's Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "20th Century Screenwriters: Michael Goorjian". Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "THE 46TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS : Who Won What: The List of Winners on TV's Annual Night of Nights". Los Angeles Times. September 12, 1994. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ Loynd, Ray (April 9, 1994). "'David's Mother' Hides Behind Jokes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Hamilton-Guarino, Elizabeth (January 14, 2017). "Michael Goorjian - What Lies Beyond the Stars". Best Ever You. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "The Book". Michael A. Goorjian - The Official Website. Retrieved March 16, 2018.