Michael Cavadias (born February 16, 1970) is an American actor known for ''

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'', the 2012 TV series ''

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,'' and ''

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'', as well as performing in theatre with the

Mabou Mines Mabou Mines is an experimental theatre company founded in 1970 and based in New York City. Founding and history Mabou Mines was founded by David Warrilow, Lee Breuer, Ruth Maleczech, JoAnne Akalaitis, and Philip Glass, at the house of Akalaiti ...

and

Blacklips The Blacklips Performance Cult was an avant-garde drag theater troupe based in New York City's Lower East Side, at the Pyramid Club. The troupe was active from summer 1992 to spring 1995. The troupe was founded in the summer of 1992 by Anohni ...

Early life and education

Cavadias was born in

Santa Cruz, California Santa Cruz (Spanish language, Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city population ...

in 1970. Cavadias graduated from the Experimental Theatre Wing at the

Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch ...

and later performed with

Career

Cavadias began his acting career in 1994 when he appeared in ''

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'' as Ruby. Cavadias developed the character Claywoman at Blacklips and then with Mabou Mines as a part of their resident artist program. He was also a drag performer. Cavadias is most known for his acting work in film, appearing in ''Wonder Boys'', ''

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'', and '' Kill Your Darlings''. He is a member of the

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1970 births Living people American male film actors Male actors from Santa Cruz, California Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from New York (state) Tisch School of the Arts alumni {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub