Michael Park Bio | Wiki
Michael Park is a popular American actor who is well known due to his roles as Larry Murphy in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen, Tom Holloway in Stranger Things S3 as well as Jack Snyder on As the World Turns (1997– 2010). Most importantly, Michael won back-to-back Daytime Emmy Awards due to his Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in both 2010 and 2011.
Michael has originated roles on stage, in three Broadway musicals: Michael in Smokey Joe’s Cafe (1995), Angus Tuck in Tuck Everlasting (2016), and Larry Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen (2016), and as Monty in the Off-Broadway production of Violet (1997).
Over his work in Dear Evan Hansen in 2018, Michael received a Grammy Award due to his Best Musical Theater Album and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program. He also played snooty reporter, Tom Holloway in 2019, in the third season of Netflix’s critically acclaimed Stranger Things.
Michael Park Age
Michael was born on July 20, 1968, in Canandaigua, New York, in the United States. He is 54 years old. Michael celebrates his birthday on July 20, every year.
Michael Park Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Michael stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.75 m).
Michael Park Family
He was born to his parents in Canandaigua, New York, but spent a period of one year of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the moment, Michael has not disclosed many details regarding either his mother and father or if he has siblings.
Michael Park Wife | Children
Michael happily married his lovely wife Laurie Nowak. The pair married on January 6, 1996. His lovely wife Laurie works as a music therapist. Michael and his wife Laurie are blessed with three children namely Annabelle Jayne Park, Christopher Michael Park, and Kathleen Rose Park.
Michael Park Education
After completing his high school education, Michael attended Nazareth College, Rochester, New York, initially intending to become an architect, prior to deciding to become an actor. He served in the 1992 New Plays Festival at Geva Theatre in Rochester. Michael appeared in regional productions such as Ellen Universe Joins The Band and Peephole.
Michael Park Actor
He was in the musical Hello Again at Lincoln Center Theater in 1994. Michael appeared in the Goodspeed Opera House production of Shenandoah, and Good News at the North Shore Music Theatre in August 1994. Following understudying Billy Bigelow in the 1994 revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel, Michael made his Broadway start in 1995 in Smokey Joe’s Cafe. He played Monty in the Playwrights Horizons production of Violet in 1997.
He earned three Emmy nominations and numerous other soap-opera acting awards, such as winning the 2010 and 2011 Daytime Emmy Awards due to his Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Over his 13-year tenure in As the World Turns, Michael proceeded to serve in the theatre, playing Lucky Malone in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Little Me (1998). Michael made two New York City Center Encores! appearances: Bloomer Girl in 2001 as Jeff Calhoun, as well as Applause in 2008 as Bill Sampson.
Michael founded the role of Larry Murphy in the world premiere of the stage musical Dear Evan Hansen at Washington, DC’s Arena Stage in 2015. That musical opened off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theater in the Spring of 2016, though Miachel didn’t appear in the cast as he was seen in the Broadway musical, Tuck Everlasting. Michael came back to Dear Evan Hansen in the Fall of 2016 when the musical made its start on Broadway. Due to his tenure in Dear Evan Hansen, he received the 2018 Grammy Award due to his Best Musical Theater Album and his third Daytime Emmy Award, this one a Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award due to his Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program for his and the rest of the cast’s Today Show performance that became broadcast on April 25, 2017.
Michael Park Net Worth
Michael gets his wealth from his work as an actor who is well known due to his roles as Larry Murphy in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen, Tom Holloway in Stranger Things S3 as well as Jack Snyder on As the World Turns (1997– 2010). Therefore, Michael has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Michael’s estimated net worth is 2 million.
How Old Is Michael Park
Michael is a 54-year-old who was born on July 20, 1968, in Canandaigua, New York, in the United States.
Who Is Michael Park
He is an American actor who is well known due to his work as Larry Murphy in the original Broadway cast of Dear Evan Hansen, Tom Holloway in Stranger Things S3 as well as Jack Snyder on As the World Turns (1997– 2010). Michael won back-to-back Daytime Emmy Awards due to his Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in both 2010 and 2011.