Michael Wolff
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Michael Wolff is a jazz pianist and composer. He is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana who grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and San Francisco, California, studied classical piano from the age of eight, and attended U.C.L.A. and U.C. Berkeley.[1]
He is married to actress Polly Draper, and they have two children.[2] He met Draper when she appeared on the The Arsenio Hall Show, where he was the band leader for five years.[1]
A movie released on video, The Tic Code, starring Gregory Hines as a saxophone player with Tourette syndrome who befriends a 10 year old boy with Tourette's, is loosely based on Wolff's life. The film was co-produced by Wolff and Draper, and the script was written by Draper, who co-stars in the film.[3]
Wolff is currently the leader of a jazz band, Michael Wolff and Impure Thoughts. He wrote music for the films Who's the Man and Made up,[4] as well as writing for and performing in other films.[5]
Wolff serves on the Board of Directors of the Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA),[6] and is involved with mentoring children with Tourette's through the chapters of the TSA.[4]
[edit] Awards and mention
Wolff was honored as a Steinway Artist in June 2006. The Tic Code won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Giffoni Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Michael Wolff. Accessed 10 July 2006.
- ^ IMDb.com. Biography for Michael Wolff (I). Accessed on 10 July 2006.
- ^ IMBb.com The Tic Code. Accessed 9 May 2006.
- ^ a b Tourette Syndrome Association. Jazz Musician Michael Wolff (PDF). Retrieved 10 July 2006.
- ^ IMDb.com. Michael Wolff (I) Filmography. Accessed 10 July 2006.
- ^ Tourette Syndrome Association. Finances and Leadership. Accessed 10 July 2006.
- ^ IMDb.com. Awards for The Tic Code (1999). Accessed 10 July 2006.
[edit] External links
- Michael Wolff - bio from Michael Wolff's personal website.
- Michael Wolff - Michael Wolff website.
| Topics related to Tourette syndrome | ||
| Main | Causes and origins | Sociological and cultural aspects | Treatment | |
|---|---|---|
| Terms | Coprolalia | Copropraxia | Echolalia | Echopraxia | Palilalia | Sensory phenomena |Tic | Tic disorder | Tourettism | |
| History | Jean-Martin Charcot | Georges Gilles de la Tourette | Jean Marc Gaspard Itard | Arthur K. Shapiro | |
| Organizations | Tourette Syndrome Association | Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada | |
| Media | I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me | John's Not Mad | |
| Notable people | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf |Howard Ahmanson, Jr | Brad Cohen | Jim Eisenreich | Tim Howard | Samuel Johnson | Andre Malraux | Tobias Picker | Michael Wolff | |
