Michael Mayer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Mayer
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1960(1960-06-27)
Age	64
Birthplace	Bethesda
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Cancer

Michael Mayer Biography

Michael Mayer is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on June 27, 1960 in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. Stage and film director best known for his direction of the hit Broadway musicals Spring Awakening from 2006 to 2009, American Idiot from 2010 to 2011, and Hedwig and The Angry Inch from 2014 to 2015. He also directed the pilot episode of NBC’s Broadway-focused series Smash in 2012.

He directed stage-turned-television stars Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening in 2006.

Mayer was born in Bethesda, Maryland, to Jerry and Louise Mayer. For his bar mitvah in 1973 he asked his parents for a movie camera and received a Super 8 single lens with a zoom. His first film was a dramatization of “The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia.” After graduating from Charles W. Woodward High School, he studied acting at New York University’s (NYU) Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned an MFA in Theater in

1983. He began performing onstage in New York City but by 1990 had turned his efforts to directing, working as a freelancer while also teaching at NYU, the Lincoln Center Theater Institute, and the Juilliard School.

Other Broadway credits include The Lion in Winter (1999), the 1999 revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Side Man (1998; Drama Desk Award). He directed the 1998 Tony Award-winning revival of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge starring Anthony LaPaglia and Brittany Murphy, for which he was nominated for a Tony and won the Drama Desk Award. He directed Triumph of Love in 1997, starring Betty Buckley, Susan Egan and F. Murray Abraham, with music by Jeffrey Stock and lyrics by Susan Bikenhead.

His parents are Jerry and Louise Mayer, who gave him his first Super 8 camera when he had his bar mitzvah in 1973.

Michael Mayer Net Worth

Michael Mayer is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Mayer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied acting at New York University and ended up graduating with a Master’s degree in theater in 1983. By 1990 he had decided to pursue directing and supported himself during his early career by teaching at NYU, the Lincoln Center Theater Institute, and the Juilliard School.

He has won a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2007, which also took the Tony for Best Musical that year. He also won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical for both Spring Awakening and Thoroughly Modern Millie, which he directed in 2002 and was also nominated for a Tony.

Michael Mayer (born June 27, 1960) is an American theatre director, filmmaker, and playwright. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2007 for directing Spring Awakening.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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He made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2012 with Rigoletto; he reset the scene from 16th-century Mantua to 1960s Las Vegas. He was the director of the premiere of Nico Muhly’s Marnie for the English National Opera in 2017, which was later performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 2018. He also directed a new production of Verdi’s La traviata for the Metropolitan Opera in December 2018.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Mayer celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.

Is Michael Mayer a senior?

As a senior in 2019 , he was the Gatorade Kentucky Football Player of the Year after recording 49 receptions for 970 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.

Is Michael Mayer real?

Michael Mayer (born June 27, 1960) is an American theatre director, filmmaker, and playwright. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2007 for directing Spring Awakening. Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.

Where did Michael Mayer go to high school?

Covington Catholic High School

Who is number 87 for Notre Dame?

Notre Dame football player profile: Michael Mayer , TE, #87.

How much does Michael Mayer weigh?

251 lbs