Michael Patrick Graham (born February 18, 1982, in
Los Angeles, California
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) is an American artist, writer and director. From 1990 until 1995, Michael sang as the main soloist in the Paulist Boy's Choir, a world-renowned choir at St. Paul the Apostle School in Los Angeles. This introduced him to the film industry at an early age after singing on soundtracks for
John Tesh
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's ''Romantic Christmas'', ''
Batman
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'', ''Edward Scissorhand'' and was chosen as the voice of
Simba
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in ''
The Lion King
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'', but had to drop out of the project after coming down with strep throat a week before production. This early exposure to film led him to Lynch Productions at the age of 15, where he worked on
Nickelodeon
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kid shows as production assistant and eventually writer's assistant. Michael graduated with honors from
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Education
United States
* Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico
* University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
** University of South Carolina System, a state university system of South Carolina
* ...
School of Film and Production in 2000. Since graduation, Michael has directed commercials, including Macy's swimwear; music videos for
Tsar
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,
Jonathan Wilson and is working with
TeePee Records to direct videos for five of its bands. He recently started pre-production on his first feature film. Michael is also an artist and has been commissioned by various companies and organizations for his work.
AntiParticle
The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory
The Medusa Virus
Natural Rhapsody
[Natural Rhapsody. Dir. Michael P. Graham. Perf. Jonathan Wilson. 2008. YouTube. 29 May 2008 .] YouTube
References
"Notes." Antiparticle. 2006. 29 May 2008
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"The Boy Choir & Soloist Directory". August 4, 2008
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"The Medusa Virus." The Medusa Virus. 2005. 29 May 2008
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Knight, David. "Natural Rhapsody." Promo News. 18 March 2008. 29 May 2008 .
Natural Rhapsody. Dir. Michael P. Graham. Perf. Jonathan Wilson. 2008. YouTube. 29 May 2008 .
"Nature Of Things - Juliette Commagere." Spinner. 28 February 2010 .
Living people
American male writers
1982 births
Film directors from Los Angeles
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