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Not to be confused with Michael Ruppert.
Michael Rupert Born Michael John Rupert
23 October 1951
Denver, Colorado USAOccupation Actor, director Spouse Will Chafin Website http://www.jrockingr.com Michael John Rupert (born October 23, 1951, Denver, Colorado ) is an American actor, singer, director and composer.
Rupert made his Broadway debut in 1968 in Kander and Ebb's The Happy Time where he received his first Tony nomination. Additional Broadway credits include Pippin, Shakespeare's Cabaret, Sweet Charity (for which he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, Mail (in which he acted in and compose the music), City of Angels, Falsettos, Ragtime and was seen in Legally Blonde on Broadway and on the National Tour. Off Broadway, he created the role of "Marvin" in both of William Finn's musicals, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. He was also seen opposite Betty Buckley, Christian Borle, Carolee Carmello and Keith Bryon Kirk in the Lincoln Center staging of William Finn's Elegies: A Song Cycle.
Rupert's television credits include small roles on My Three Sons, The Waltons, Emergency! and The Partridge Family. He was recently seen in the MTV airing of Legally Blonde.
Rupert is also a composer. He wrote the score to 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down, Mail and Streets of America (where he also co-wrote the book & lyrics).
He released his debut single, "Racing to the Moon" on August 18, 2008 via Footlight. Rupert lives in New York City with his life partner, Will Chafin.
References
- "Michael Rupert". Broadway World. 2008. http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/bio.php?personid=7518. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- Staff writers (September 2007). "Broadway One-On-One: "Legally Blonde's" Michael Rupert". Pride Entertainment. http://prideentertainment.web.officelive.com/Interview02.aspx. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
External links
- Michael Rupert Homepage
- Michael Rupert on Myspace
- Michael Rupert at the Internet Broadway Database
- Michael Rupert at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Michael Rupert at the Internet Movie Database
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