American actor
Won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of John Wilkes Booth in Stephen Sondheims "Assassins."
Won Broadways 2004 Tony Award as Best Actor for his portrayal of John Wilkes Booth in Stephen Sondheim s "Assassins." He had previously been Tony-nominated in 1994 as Best Actor for his role as Tommy in "The Whos Tommy.".
Saw his first Broadway musical, "Sweeney Todd" , at age 18 and he attributes his desire to become an actor to seeing that show. He enjoyed it so much that he saw the show 6 more times.
Has a dog named Gibson (after the guitar).
Attended Yale as an undergraduate. Majored in theater studies in the humanities department.
His father told Michael and his siblings when they were young that they each had to play an instrument for at least a year. Michael chose the violin, played it for a few months, then quit in favor of the "cooler" guitar.
Released his band Cerveris debut album, "Dog Eared" , in February of 2004.
Grew up in Huntington, West Virginia. His parents still reside in West Virginia.
Brother is actor Todd Cerveris. They appeared on stage together in 2004s Off-Broadway play, The Booth Variations.
He is a 1979 graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and a 1983 graduate of Yale University.
He was nominated for a 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for "A Little Night Music" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
Has been shaving his head since 1993.
(July 1998) Starred as the title role in the off-Broadway smash, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Also performed as Hedwig in Los Angeles and London. Closed in New York on April 9, 2000.
(January 1998) Toured across America and the U.K. as a guitarist with legendary musician Bob Mould.
Originated the role of Tommy in "The Whos Tommy" (which garnered him his first Tony award nomination) on Broadway, as well as in San Diego and Germany. He went on stage as Tommy a total of 1,304 times.
(February 2007) Played The Earl of Kent and won critical acclaim in Shakespeares King Lear, costarring Kevin Kline. Performed at the Public Theatre in New York City. Closed after an extended run on March 25, 2007.
(October 2005) Starred opposite Patti LuPone in the title role of Stephen Sondheims "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" on Broadway (the role garnered him a third Tony award nomination). Closed on September 3, 2006.
(March 2007) Began rehearsals for a new musical entitled LoveMusik, in which he will be portraying German playwright and songwriter, Kurt Weill. Lovemusik, co-starring fellow Tony award winner Donna Murphy and produced by Hal Prince, is scheduled to open on Broadway on May 3, 2007.
Originated the role of Thomas Andrews in the Tony-award winning Broadway Musical "Titanic: The New Musical".
His father is of Italian descent. His mother has English ancestry. The family surname was originally "Cerverizzo".
My life/career is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever,have hoped for.
