Michael Park (actor)
Michael Park | |
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Born | Michael Frank Park July 20, 1968 Nazareth College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse |
Laurie Nowak (m. 1996) |
Children | 3 |
Michael Frank Park (born July 20, 1968) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Jack Snyder on As the World Turns (1997– 2010), Larry Murphy in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen (2016), and reporter Tom Holloway in the third season of the Netflix series Stranger Things (2019).
Park won back-to-back (2010, 2011) Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. In 2018, for his work in Dear Evan Hansen, Park won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program.
Early life
Park was born in
Career
Park attended
In 1994, Park appeared in the musical
The day after Violet opened was Park's first day in the long-running daytime
During his 13-year tenure in As the World Turns, he continued to work in theatre, playing Lucky Malone in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Little Me (1998).[10] He made two New York City Center Encores! appearances: Bloomer Girl in 2001 as Jeff Calhoun, and Applause in 2008 as Bill Sampson.[11]
With As the World Turns coming to an end in June 2010, Park returned to the stage, and played the role of Pete's ghost father who appeared to his son as three "Alamo" characters in the coming-of-age musical The Burnt Part Boys at Playwrights Horizon.[12] In the summer of 2010, he appeared as Lord Capulet in the musical The Last Goodbye at Williamstown Theatre Festival.[13] Park then appeared as the cop in Will Eno's play Middletown at the off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre (2010).[14]
Park performed in the role of Bert Bratt in the Broadway revival How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011), starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette.[15]
In the 2012 independent financial thriller film Supercapitalist, Park appears as Morris Brown, co-starring along with Linus Roache.
On December 5, 2013, he participated as a cast member of the NBC telecast production of The Sound of Music Live! starring Carrie Underwood. He played Cecco, one of Captain Hook's pirates, in the NBC presentation of Peter Pan Live! starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken; the musical was broadcast on December 4, 2014.[16]
Park has appeared in episodes of numerous television series, including The Good Wife (2012), The Blacklist (2016), You (2018, two episodes), Blue Bloods (2018), and FBI (2021).
In 2015, he created the role of Larry Murphy in the world premiere of the stage musical
In 2022, Park played Philip Abshire in the HBO series The Time Traveler's Wife.[20][21]
Personal life
Park has been married to music therapist Laurie Nowak since January 6, 1996. They have three children.[22]
See also
References
- ^ MichaelParkNet (November 2, 2009). "KDKA: ATWT in Pittsburgh (Michael Park, Maura West, Paul Leyden)". KDKA. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Michael Park Biography" tvguide.com, accessed June 26, 2011
- ^ Biography Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine michaelparkonline.net, accessed June 26, 2011
- ^ Richards, David."Review of 'Helo Again'" Archived 2011-07-29 at the Wayback Machine The New York Times (from michaelparkonline.net), January 31, 1994
- ^ Richards, David.THEATER REVIEW; 'Shenandoah' in a 20th-Anniversary Go-Round" The New York Times, August 18, 1994 (subscription required)
- ^ Brantley, Ben."Theater Review: 'Smokey Joe's Cafe'" The New York Times, March 3, 1995 (subscription required)
- ^ Heineman, Eva."A CurtainUp Review:'Violet'" Archived 2008-01-05 at the Wayback Machine CurtainUp, accessed June 26, 2011
- ^ "Michael Park" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine soap-news.com, accessed June 26, 2011
- ^ Gioia, Michael.How to Succeed's Michael Park Among Winners at 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" Archived 2011-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, June 20, 2011.
- ^ McGrath, Sean et al."Roundabout's 'Little Me' Hopes For Big Laughs From Prince & Short; Opens Nov. 12" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine November 12, 1998
- ^ Fox, Jena Tesse."Applause and Encores for Michael Park" broadwayworld.com, February 7, 2008
- ^ Jones, Kenneth."'Burnt Part Boys', a Musical Tale of West Virginia, Begins in NYC; Park, Brady, Calderon Star" Archived 2010-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, April 30, 2010
- ^ Rizzo, Frank."Legit Reviews: 'The Last Goodbye'" Variety, August 15, 2010[dead link]
- ^ Probst, Andy."Review: 'Middletown'" theatermania.com, November 4, 2010
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "That Grin of Impetuous Youth": 'How to Succeed' Revival, With Daniel Radcliffe, Opens on Broadway" Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine Playbill, March 27, 2011
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Handful of Broadway Newsies Make Up Peter Pan's Lost Boys and Swashbuckling Pirates", Playbill, October 7, 2014 Archived April 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tuck Everlasting The Broadway League. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016
- ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Dear Evan Hansen Wins 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album", Playbill, January 28, 2018
- ^ McPhee, Ryan. "Ben Platt and Dear Evan Hansen Co-Stars Win Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award", Playbill, April 28, 2018
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 4, 2021). "The Time Traveler's Wife: Jaime Ray Newman & Josh Stamberg Among 14 Cast in HBO Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Time Traveler's Wife, The (HBO)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "About the Actors – Michael Park". soapcentral.com.