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Michael Thomas Gruber (born November 1, 1964) is an American actor. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the youngest of four children, two sisters and one brother. At an early age, Michael showed great interest in gymnastics and diving.
YearTitleRoleTheatre2023-24Gyp DeCarloChanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, ...2022-23Rev. Shaw MooreChanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, ...2020-22Harold HillChanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, ...2019-20Harry BrightChanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen, ...Michael Gruber. Actor: Cats. Michael Thomas Gruber was born on November 1, 1964 to loving parents, two sisters, and a brother. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where he grew up wanting to be a springboard and platform diver.
- January 1, 1
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- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Actor, Soundtrack
Michael Gruber. Actor: Cats. Michael Thomas Gruber was born on November 1, 1964 to loving parents, two sisters, and a brother. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where he grew up wanting to be a springboard and platform diver.
- November 1, 1964
Feb 19, 2008 · Through a combination of talent and timing, Michael Gruber is making theatrical history as the only actor who appeared in both the original Broadway company of A Chorus Line including the...
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Michael Gruber is an American actor. He portrayed Munkustrap on Broadway and in the 1998 Cats film.
Broadway - 07/1996 - 05/1997 - Munkustrap
Broadway - 06/1997 - 04/1998 - Munkustrap
1998 Movie - 08/1997 - 09/1997 - Munkustrap
Broadway - 01/1999 - 03/1999 - Munkustrap
He made his Broadway debut in the final company of A Chorus Line, 1989-90. Michael is a composer and co-lyricist, with long-time collaborator Jennifer Allen, of three musicals: The Old Dead Five, Vegas Organic and Hit It, Mike!. He has also composed music for poems, currently working on a series set to children's poetry. Michael has performed the r...
•"I also love the immediate gratification I get from a live audience. For me, the best thing about what I do is being able to make people feel good and maybe go away with some sort of message."
•"Every actor wants to be in the hot new thing, and it's easy to get into that toxic mindset of `What's this doing for my career? Who cares about this show that's been open for 15 years?' I take a breath and remind myself that I have a great job. I've grown as an artist doing Cats, and that's all that matters."
•"For me, success is defined by the wonderful moment you learn something about yourself or you realize you did something you didn't think you could do before."
•"In retrospect, my life has been fairly easy and the transitions relatively easy as well. I am no big overnight success but instead I've worked my way up. I always try to reinvent myself with each role I get."
•As a teenager, Michael Gruber was a professional diver. When Michael was only 14, he was ranked second in the world.
•He has two older sisters and one older brother. He is the only member of his family who is an actor and singer.
•He considers the Cats video to be the signature of his career.
•He is often compared to Gene Kelly in his performances; Both have portrayed Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain.
•He studied with the same dance teacher as Madonna in college.
•While performing in the final company of A Chorus Line on Broadway, he tore a stomach muscle when performing an acrobatic stunt. Because of the injury, Michael had to take a break for two weeks. When he returned to the show, he didn't miss a performance for the next six months.
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He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He earned critical acclaim for Truly, Madly, Deeply (1991), An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Sense and Sensibility (1995), and Michael Collins (1996).
