Michael Damian

Michael Damian
At the 1990 premiere of Air America.
Born	Michael Damian Weir April 26, 1962 (1962-04-26) (age 47) San Diego, California
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Michael Damian Weir (born April 26, 1962 in San Diego, California) is an American actor, singer and producer, known mainly for his role as singer Danny Romalotti on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, which he played from 1980 to 1998.

Career

Damian made his feature film debut as an actor in the Garry Marshall-directed comedy Young Doctors in Love. Later followed a recurring role for two seasons on NBC's The Facts of Life. After leaving "The Young and the Restless," Damian landed the starring role in the Broadway production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The production became the highest grossing revival in Los Angeles history, before hitting Broadway, where it continued to break box office records as well as earning Damian a Grammy nomination.

In addition to his Broadway career, Damian has released five albums and has had eight top 40 hits including his number-one David Essex cover of "Rock On", which earned him his first gold record. He also won a BMI Song-writing Award for his hit single, "Was It Nothing at All". His first release, "She Did It," was a remake of a number 23 hit from 1977 by singer/songwriter Eric Carmen. Damian also recorded an alternate version of the theme song to NBC TV series Saved by the Bell which was used during the first season.

Damian made his feature film directorial debut with the award winning indie comedy Hot Tamale^[1], which he co-wrote with his family. He went on to write and direct the family dramedy Moondance Alexander, released by Fox in October 2007.

Damian reprised the role of "Danny Romalotti" on The Young and the Restless in March 2008, as part of the show's 35th anniversary celebration.

Damian has remade "Rock On" along with some of his past hits on his album released March 3, 2009, on Caption Records^[2].

Damian is also slated to direct Flicka 2 for 20th Century Fox in March 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Music

Theatre

• 1993/1994: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph

References

External links

• Michael Damian at the Internet Movie Database