Michael Gruber

Michael Thomas Gruber (born November 1, 1964) is an American actor.

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the youngest of four children, two sisters and one brother. At an early age, Michael showed great interest in gymnastics and diving. He became the 2nd best diver in his age class in the world at the age of fourteen.

Michael was an All-American diver who graduated from Indian Hill High School in 1982 and attended the University of Michigan on an athletic scholarship as an Olympic diving hopeful training under then Olympic coach Dick Kimball.

His passion was acting and he decided to study theatre at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He made his Broadway debut in the final company of A Chorus Line, 1989-90.

Michael is a composer and co-lyricist, with long-time collaborator Jennifer Allen, of three musicals: The Old Dead Five, Vegas Organic and Hit It, Mike!. He has also composed music for poems, currently working on a series set to children's poetry.

Michael has performed the roles of Munkustrap both on Broadway and in the 1998 Cats proshot. He quotes regarding Cats, "It is sort of the signature of my career."

Theatre credits New York

Tours

Regional shows

Readings / Workshops Year Title Notes 2003 Taboo New York City 2003 Sammy Cahn 2002 Ain't That a Kick in the Head Workshop at The New 42nd Street Studios, New York City 1997 Dodsworth Part of a New Works festival at National Alliance for Musical Theatre

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Oz: The American Fairyland Tin Man (uncredited) Documentary 1997 CATS Munkustrap Filmed 1997, released 1998

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self Dated February 1st 2000 and June 1st 2000 1997 The 51st Annual Tony Awards Self TV Special 1991 The 45th Annual Tony Awards Self TV Special 1996 As The World Turns Ron Dated March 8th 1996

Discography Year Title Record label 2013 A Midnight Queer One Voice Mixed Chorus 2001 Carols For A Cure 2001 (BC/EFA) Rock-It Science Records 2000 Swing! Sony Classics 2000 The Most Happy Fella Jay Records 1998 Wonderful Town Jay Records 1998 Follies TVT Soundtrax 1996 42nd Street Jay Records 1996 Singin' in the Rain Jay Records 1993 My Favorite Year BMG Classics 1993 Good News! Jay Records