Michael Vega (born September 4, 1969 in
Colorado Springs,
Colorado) is an American actor. He grew up in central
New Jersey and attended
Trenton State College where he studied theatre and communications. After spending several years in
New York City, Vega moved in 2002 to the
San Francisco Bay Area and has enjoyed great success in theatre, including appearances in ''Schoenberg'' by John Fisher, ''
Bent
Bent may refer to:
Places
* Bent, Iran, a city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
* Bent District, an administrative subdivision of Iran
* Bent, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Rijnwoude, the Netherlands
* Bent County, Colo ...
'' by
Martin Sherman, and ''A Queer Carol'' by Joe Godfrey, all at
Theater Rhinoceros in San Francisco, and ''The Gravedigger's Tango'' by
Ian Walker at the Phoenix Theater in San Francisco.
Vega starred as
Ishi
Ishi ( – March 25, 1916) was the last known member of the Native American Yahi people from the present-day state of California in the United States. The rest of the Yahi (as well as many members of their parent tribe, the Yana) were kill ...
in a play based on Ishi's life presented July 3–27, 2008, at Theatre Rhinoceros. Written by the theater's artistic director, John Fisher, the play addresses many angles of the Ishi story. The ''
San Francisco Chronicle'' said the work "is a fierce dramatic indictment of the ugliest side of California history".
"'Ishi', Gripping Drama at Theatre Rhino", by Robert Hurwitt, ''San Francisco Chronicle,'' July 14, 2008
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In 2008, he starred in his first feature film ''Beatific Vision'', co-starring Marianne Shine.
References
External links
Official Website
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1969 births
Living people
American male actors
The College of New Jersey alumni
Actors from New Jersey