Frankie Michaels
Frankie Michaels (born May 5, 1956; Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American singer and actor of stage, film and television.
Stage career
Michaels holds the record for being the youngest person to win a Tony Award at age ten for his performance as young Patrick Dennis in the Broadway musical Mame in 1966.[1] His other stage credits include A for Adult and Happily Ever After, both off-Broadway.[2]
TV career
Michaels appeared in the TV series As the World Turns from 1964-66, Our Private World in 1965, and The Joey Bishop Show in 1967.[3] While performing in Mame he made guest appearances on The Mike Douglas Show and The Merv Griffin Show in 1966.[4]
Singing career
In 1965, at age 10, Michaels recorded Gladys Shelley's theme song for the Little Miss America pageant at Palisades Amusement Park, for Spiral Records.[5][6]
In 2010, he sang "My Best Girl," which he had sung in Mame, during a tribute to Angela Lansbury at the 2010 Drama League Gala at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.[7]
Today Michaels works for United Radio Service in East Syracuse, New York, and sings in a lounge at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York, on Friday evenings.[8]
References
- ↑ O'Neil, Tom. "'Billy Elliot' boys share record-breaking lead actor Tony Award win", "Gold Derby" (column), Los Angeles Times, June 7, 2009
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0584346/otherworks
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0584346/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/people/frankie-michaels/
- ↑ http://www.palisadespark.com/sounds_LMA.html
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0584346/bio
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUUqOz8H9TQ
- ↑ http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_is_Frankie_Michaels_who_played_Patric_in_Angela_Lansburys_MAME_now
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