Michael Patrick Graham (born February 18, 1982, in

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) is an American artist, writer and director. From 1990 until 1995, Michael sang as the main soloist in the Paulist Boy's Choir, a world-renowned choir at St. Paul the Apostle School in Los Angeles. This introduced him to the film industry at an early age after singing on soundtracks for

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's ''Romantic Christmas'', '' Batman'', ''Edward Scissorhand'' and was chosen as the voice of

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in ''

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'', but had to drop out of the project after coming down with strep throat a week before production. This early exposure to film led him to Lynch Productions at the age of 15, where he worked on

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kid shows as production assistant and eventually writer's assistant. Michael graduated with honors from USC School of Film and Production in 2000. Since graduation, Michael has directed commercials, including Macy's swimwear; music videos for

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, Jonathan Wilson and is working with TeePee Records to direct videos for five of its bands. He recently started pre-production on his first feature film. Michael is also an artist and has been commissioned by various companies and organizations for his work. AntiParticle
The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory
The Medusa Virus
Natural Rhapsody
Natural Rhapsody. Dir. Michael P. Graham. Perf. Jonathan Wilson. 2008. YouTube. 29 May 2008 . YouTube

References

"Notes." Antiparticle. 2006. 29 May 2008 . "The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory". August 4, 2008 . "The Medusa Virus." The Medusa Virus. 2005. 29 May 2008

. Knight, David. "Natural Rhapsody." Promo News. 18 March 2008. 29 May 2008 . Natural Rhapsody. Dir. Michael P. Graham. Perf. Jonathan Wilson. 2008. YouTube. 29 May 2008 . "Nature Of Things - Juliette Commagere." Spinner. 28 February 2010 . Living people American male writers 1982 births Film directors from Los Angeles {{US-film-director-1980s-stub