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Biography
Infobox person| image = Michaeldamienpremiere1990-crop.jpg| caption = At the 1990 premiere of Air America.| name = Michael Damian| birthname = Michael Damian Weir| birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|04|26| birth_place = San Diego, California | website = http://www.michaeldamian.com Michael Damian Weir (born April 26, 1962, San Diego, California ) is a long-time American actor, Billboard #1 recording artist 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 (TV series)|The Facts of Life as a rock singer named Flyman, who romanced Nancy McKeon 's character, Jo. After leaving "The Young and the Restless," Damian landed the starring role in the Broadway theatre|Broadway production of the AndrewLloyd Webber / Tim Rice musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . The production became the highest grossing revival in Los Angeles history, before hitting Broadway theatre|Broadway , where it continued to break box office records as well as earning Damian a Grammy Award|Grammy nomination.
In addition to his Broadway career, Damian has released five albums and has had eight top 40 hits, including his number-one cover of the David Essex song " Rock On (David Essex song)|Rock On " from the soundtrack to Dream a Little Dream , 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 independent film|indie comedy Hot Tamale ,imdb title|0447999|Hot Tamale which he co-wrote with his wife Janeen. He went on to write and direct the family dramedy Moondance Alexander , released by Fox in October 2007, then directed "Flicka 2" in 2010, directed "Marley & Me: The Puppy Years" which he co-wrote with Janeen and will be released by Fox summer 2011 and the Christmas tale "A Princess For Christmas" which he co-wrote with Janeen and will be released Nov. 2011. Damian will then direct "Flicka 3" starring Clint Black for Fox the fall of 2011.
He reprised the role of Danny Romalotti on The Young and the Restless in March 2008, as part of the show's 35th anniversary celebration. He later remade "Rock On" along with some of his past hits on his album released March 3, 2009, on Caption Records.Allmusic|class=album|id=r1574186|pure_url=yes Rock On - Overview, Allmusic.com
http://www.michaeldamian.com/music.html "Music" section of Michael Damian's homepage
Singles
Chart Position
Song Title
Year
69
She Did It
1981
1
Essex song)>Rock On
1989
24
Was It Nothing at All?
1989
31
Cover of Love
1989
60
What a Price to Pay
1991
Theatre
1993/1994: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph
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Persondata | NAME = Damian, Michael | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Weir, Michael Damian | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Actor, singer | DATE OF BIRTH = April 26, 1962 | PLACE OF BIRTH = San Diego, California , U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
DEFAULTSORT:Damian, Michael Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Actors from California Category:American film actors Category:American male singers Category:American musical theatre actors Category:American soap opera actors Category:People from San Diego, California
