Michael Pressman

Film/television director and producer Michael PressmanBorn1950 (age 75–76)New York City, U.S.EducationCalifornian Institute of the ArtsAlma materCarnegie-Mellon UniversityOccupationsDirectorproduceractorYears active1976–presentSpouseMaia DanzigerParent(s)David PressmanSasha Pressman Michael Pressman (born 1950) is an American film and television producer and director and actor Early life Michael Pressman was born in Manhattan, United States in 1950. His mother, Sasha, a modern dancer, was an original member of Martha Graham's first dance troupe. His father, David Pressman, was a theatrical and television director. His television career stalled in the early 1950s was suddenly derailed when he was targeted by Senator Joseph McCarthy during his blacklisting of alleged communist sympathizers. He was unable to work in television for close to 15 years, and became a teacher. He returned to television in the 1960s, and directed soap operas. He directed the popular One Life to Live for almost 30 years, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy and ten Daytime Emmys, winning three times. Career Michael Pressman's interest in filmmaking was inspired by his father's career and persec