Michael L. Maguire (born February 20, 1955) is a retired American actor, best known for his role as

Enjolras Enjolras () is a fictional character who acts as the charismatic leader of the Friends of the ABC in the 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo. In both the novel and the musical that it inspired, Enjolras is a revolutionary who fights fo ...

in the original

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production of the musical ''

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''. This role won him a

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in 1987. It also won him a Drama Desk Award and a

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. In 1995 he was chosen to reprise the role in '' Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert'' at the Royal Albert Hall in

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, produced to celebrate the musical's 10th anniversary. His voice type is baritone. Maguire was born in Newport News, Virginia, and, as a teenager, worked as a strolling troubadour in

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, before going on to study opera at the

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and the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. He worked as a stockbroker for several years before making his Broadway debut in 1987 with ''Les Misérables''. He appeared in the films ''L.A. Pictures'', ''Cadillac'', ''Go Fish'', '' The Deep End of the Ocean'', '' Busted'', and ''Where The Day Takes You,'' as well as in a variety of television shows. In 2008 he received a law degree from

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in Los Angeles. He now practices family law in Beverly Hills.

External links

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Michael L Maguire & Associates

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Michael 1955 births Living people American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male television actors Drama Desk Award winners Stockbrokers Theatre World Award winners Tony Award winners University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni