Nick Michaels

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Nick Michaels is a broadcaster, writer, actor and producer whose voice has appeared on over a billion dollars of paid advertising for such clients as Excedrin, Coca Cola, Toyota, Kodak, and many other national advertisers.

Born in Montreal, Canada, he started in radio as a teenager while still in high school.

He moved to Toronto in 1973 and quickly became one of Canada's most in demand voices for television commercials. In 1977 Nick moved to New York City where he continued to do voice overs for TV and narration for films. 1980 saw Nick become one of the voices of The Source, NBC's young adult radio network, he also did a network radio show called Unexplained Phenomena with Lee Spiegal.

Nick was the co-creator and the original voice-over host of Friday Night Videos on the NBC television network, from the program's inception in 1983 until he left the show in 1986. His voice was heard on NBC late night promos for much of the 1980s. In 1992 he became the voice of topical promotion for CNN television worldwide.

As of 2006, Nick can be heard on many North American radio stations including WDRV in Chicago, KLOS in Los Angeles, and KCBS in San Francisco. As of 2006, Nick is currently heard on The Deep End with Nick Michaels.