Marilyn Michaels
Marilyn Michaels | |
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Birth name | Marilyn Sternberg |
Born |
New York City | February 26, 1943
Genres | Pop, standards, jazz, classical, comedy, acting, dialectician |
Occupation(s) | Singer, comedian, writer |
Labels | Debbie Records, Warner Bros. Records, ABC Paramount, MEW Records Marilyn Michaels Productions |
Website | Marilyn Michaels.com |
Marilyn Michaels is a comedian, singer, actress, impressionist, author, and composer.
Family
Marilyn Sternberg was born in Manhattan on February 26, 1943 to Russian émigrés: Cantoress and actress Fraydele Oysher and father Harold Sternberg, who was a senior basso with the Metropolitan Opera for 37 years. Cantor and film actor Moishe Oysher was her uncle.[1]
Personal life
Michaels has been married three times. She married Israeli designer Isaac Robbins in 1968, and they divorced in 1970. In 1982 she received a fan letter from a Bronx surgeon, Peter Wilk. They married in 1983 and have a son: playwright, critic and musician Mark Wilk. They divorced in 2000. In 2005 she met New Jersey attorney Steven Portnoff. They were married in 2008.[2] They were divorced in 2012.
Discography
- The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party (1957)
- Johnny Where Are You (1959, produced by Phil Ramone)
- Tell Tommy I Miss Him (single, 1960)
- Danny (single, '60)
- Past the Age of Innocence (single, '60)
- Fraydele Oysher and Her Daughter Marilyn: Yiddish Soul (1961)
- Marilyn Michaels, The Fantastic and Exciting Debut 1963
- Don’t Count The Days (Bacharach/David single, 1967)
- Macarthur Park (single, 1967)
- My Red Riding Hood (single, '67)
- I’m Naïve ('67 single, from The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood)
- The Times They Are A Changin ('67)
- I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now ('67 Single)
- Voices (1983)
- A Mother’s Voice (1998)
- The Oysher Heritage: Moishe Oysher, Fraydele Oysher (2005)
- Wonderful At Last (2008)
References
- ↑ "Fraydele Oysher, 90, Actress Who Starred in Yiddish Theater". January 10, 2004.
- ↑ "Weddings/Celebrations".
External links
- Marilyn Michaels official website
- An interview with Marilyn Michaels, April 2012
- Marilyn Michaels on IMDB
- Marilyn Michaels on Playbill.com (by Andrew Gans)