Michael Raver (born 20th century) is an American actor, journalist, model, and playwright.
Life and career
He was born in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
.
He had his stage debut in
Ellen McLaughlin's adaptation of the
ancient Greek tragedy ''
The Persians
''The Persians'' (, ''Persai'', Latinised as ''Persae'') is an ancient Greek tragedy written during the Classical period of Ancient Greece by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus. It is the second and only surviving part of a now otherwise lost trilog ...
'' at the
National Actor's Theater in 2007, alongside
Len Cariou
Leonard Joseph Cariou (; born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian stage actor, singer and stage director. He gained prominence for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's musical '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barbe ...
,
Michael Stuhlbarg
Michael Stuhlbarg ( ; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. Known for his character roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition ...
and
Michael Potts. He portrayed physicist
Richard Feynman
Richard Phillips Feynman (; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of t ...
in the 2015 television film ''
How We Built the Bomb''.
His adaptation of
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...
's 1890 novel ''
The Picture of Dorian Gray
''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is an 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American period ...
'' was presented by
Sonnet Repertory Theatre in 2012, starring
Sam Underwood
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. His original plays include ''Fire on Babylon'', ''Riptide'' and ''Quiet Electricity''.
Raver appeared as a model in men's underwear brand
Ken Wroy's 2015 winter campaign and menswear clothier
Kai D American Artisan's 2012 fall collection.
He has written articles for ''
The Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers p ...
'', ''
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for Audience, theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the ...
'',
Classical TV and the ''
New York City Monthly'' about the performing arts, food and culture. Some of his interviewees have included
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on ''Later... with Jools Holland'', and h ...
,
Margaret Cho
Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actress and musician. In her Stand-up comedy, stand-up routines she critiques social and political problems, especially about race and sexuality. She starred in the Ame ...
,
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1997 Grammy Award-winning song "Sunny Came Home".
Early life
Colvin was born Shawna Lee Colvin in Vermillion, South Dakota, and ...
, and
Jewel.
He served as a judge for
The Publishing Triangle's Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction from 2014 through 2016.
See also
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List of American actors
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*List of American current child actors
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This is a list of notable playwrights.
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References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century births
Living people
21st-century American dramatists and playwrights
21st-century American journalists
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American male writers
American male dramatists and playwrights
American male film actors
American male journalists
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Journalists from New York City
Male actors from New York City
Male models from New York (state)
Models from New York City
Writers from New York City