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Michael Damian Biography
Most widely known for his eighteen year run on the #1-rated daytime drama, “The Young and the Restless,” Michael Damian has reached an audience of over 100 million around the world. He recently reprised his role in a concert event for Y&R’s 35th anniversary special singing two tracks “Getting So Much Better” and “Mad About You” from his soon to be released album “Rock On.”
Enjoying crossover success in the worlds of music and theater, Damian captured the starring role in Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice’s Broadway production, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”. “Joseph..” became the highest grossing revival in L.A. history. Damian continued on to New York where the show succeeded in breaking Broadway’s box office records. He was nominated for a Grammy, for the cast album.
On the music front, Damian recorded his first solo album at the age of 17, which yielded the Top 40 hit, “She Did It.” After releasing two albums in Canada and Europe, Damian’s singing career was launched in the U.S. when his single “Rock On” soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 earning him gold records in the U.S., Canada and Japan. In addition to singing on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Best of Broadway Collection, Damian has released 5 albums and has had 8 top 40 hits including “Was It Nothing At All” which earned him a BMI Songwriting Award. Damian’s new single “Rock On”, the contemporized version, hits the streets February 2009.
After years in front of the camera, Damian moved into the world of directing. In 2005 he formed Riviera Films with his wife Janeen Damian to develop and produce independent films.
Since the company’s founding, Damian has served as director, writer and producer of all the company’s completed feature films, including MOONDANCE ALEXANDER, starring Don Johnson, Kay Panabaker and Lori Loughlin, which won Best Picture at Vienna International and Newport Beach Film Festivals, Best Screenplay at L.A. Femme Film Festival and was awarded five Dove seals from the Dove Foundation. Damian was also writer/director and producer on the crime/comedy HOT TAMALE and will be directing the next installment for the Twentieth Century Fox franchise FLICKA 2 in April 2009.
Enjoying crossover success in the worlds of music and theater, Damian captured the starring role in Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice’s Broadway production, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”. “Joseph..” became the highest grossing revival in L.A. history. Damian continued on to New York where the show succeeded in breaking Broadway’s box office records. He was nominated for a Grammy, for the cast album.
On the music front, Damian recorded his first solo album at the age of 17, which yielded the Top 40 hit, “She Did It.” After releasing two albums in Canada and Europe, Damian’s singing career was launched in the U.S. when his single “Rock On” soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 earning him gold records in the U.S., Canada and Japan. In addition to singing on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Best of Broadway Collection, Damian has released 5 albums and has had 8 top 40 hits including “Was It Nothing At All” which earned him a BMI Songwriting Award. Damian’s new single “Rock On”, the contemporized version, hits the streets February 2009.
After years in front of the camera, Damian moved into the world of directing. In 2005 he formed Riviera Films with his wife Janeen Damian to develop and produce independent films.
Since the company’s founding, Damian has served as director, writer and producer of all the company’s completed feature films, including MOONDANCE ALEXANDER, starring Don Johnson, Kay Panabaker and Lori Loughlin, which won Best Picture at Vienna International and Newport Beach Film Festivals, Best Screenplay at L.A. Femme Film Festival and was awarded five Dove seals from the Dove Foundation. Damian was also writer/director and producer on the crime/comedy HOT TAMALE and will be directing the next installment for the Twentieth Century Fox franchise FLICKA 2 in April 2009.
Michael Damian All Music Guide Biography
Mostly known for his role in the top-rated soap opera The Young and the Restless as Danny Romalotti, singer/actor Michael Damian achieved a Grammy nomination for the cast record of the successful Broadway production +Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. After making his debut in the popular music charts with "She Did It," Michael Damian became a chart-topping artist with the 1989 pop/rock hit "Rock On," featured on his album Where Do We Go From Here. In addition, he teamed up with Turkish pop sensation Pinar Alyin on "Don't Make Me Wait," and with French dance-pop singer Indra to record "Reggae Life." More than a decade after his first smash, his music career stood out once again with the adult contemporary hit "Shadows of the Night." ~ Drago Bonacich, All Music Guide
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