Gregory Michael (born May 30, 1981) is an American actor.

Biography

Michael was born in

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. He is the only son of Gregory Hosmer and Rosaria DiStefano, and has one older sister, Christina. He attended the Christian Brothers'

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, in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. Michael went on to college to pursue his studies in theatre and acting at

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ...

. Michael currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Although he has portrayed gay characters on multiple television shows, he is straight in his own life, and was reported to have previously dated

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Acting career

At a young age, Michael was active in community theater, portraying lead characters in the musicals '' Blood Brothers'', ''

The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and ...

'', and ''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during ...

'', which were performed at the

Walnut Street Theatre The Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1809 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States. The venue is operated by the Walnut ...

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In high school, he captured national championship awards in his Dramatic and

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of literature, in competing with the

National Forensics League The National Speech and Debate Association is an American student debating society. It was established in 1925 as the National Forensic League; the name was changed in 2014. It is one of four major national organizations that direct high school ...

, under the coaching of the late Brother Rene Sterner FSC. Michael's first professional work was for Walt Disney Entertainment, at

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in Orlando, Florida as a character performer. The

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade The ''Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade'' is an American television special that airs on Christmas Day annually on ABC, airing live and taped, primarily inside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, approximately ...

was one of Michael's first appearances on television. Michael's notable television roles include; "Clark Watson" on the CBS soap opera ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other soa ...

'', "Kevin Archer", in the supernatural gothic soap opera ''

Dante's Cove ''Dante's Cove'' is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera which aired on here! from October 7, 2005 through December 21, 2007. Created and written by Michael Costanza and directed by Sam Irvin, the series combines elements of the ho ...

'', and "Grant Ellis" on ABC Family's ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Michael, Gregory 1981 births American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Philadelphia