Frankie Michaels
Frankie Michaels (born Francis Michael Chernesky; May 5, 1955 – March 30, 2016) was an American singer and actor of stage, film and television.[1]
Stage career
Michaels holds the record for being the youngest person to win a Tony Award -- in 1966 for Actor, Supporting or Featured (Musical) --[2] at age ten for his performance as young Patrick Dennis in the Broadway musical Mame in 1966.[3] His other stage credits include A for Adult and Happily Ever After, both off-Broadway.[4]
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.[5] While performing in Mame he made guest appearances on The Mike Douglas Show and The Merv Griffin Show in 1966.[6]
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.[7][8]
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.[9]
As of 2013, Michaels worked for United Radio Service in East Syracuse, New York, and sang in a lounge at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York, on Friday evenings.
References
- ↑ "Frankie Michaels, Youngest Tony Award-winner, Is Dead at 60" tonyawards.com, April 4 2016
- ↑ "(Frankie Michaels search)". Tony Awards: History. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ O'Neil, Tom. "'Billy Elliot' boys share record-breaking lead actor Tony Award win", "Gold Derby" (column), latimes.com, June 7, 2009
- ↑ "Other works for Frankie Michaels (I)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Frankie Michaels (I)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ TV.com. "Frankie Michaels". TV.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society - The Sounds and Music of Palisades". Palisadespark.com. 2004-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "Frankie Michaels Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ Video on YouTube
