Michael Damian

Michael Damian

ActorWriterProducer
Born
April 26, 1962
Awards
8 wins, 11 nominations

With a prolific career both in front and behind the camera as well as in the recording studio, Michael Damian has starred on an award winning daytime drama, earned a #1 hit record on Billboard and been nominated for a Grammy for his starring turn on Broadway. He has also written and directed 12…

Biography

With a prolific career both in front and behind the camera as well as in the recording studio, Michael Damian has starred on an award winning daytime drama, earned a #1 hit record on Billboard and been nominated for a Grammy for his starring turn on Broadway. He has also written and directed 12 films. Damian has just completed the second installment of his High Strung dance film franchise with the feature film High Strung Free Dance starring Thomas Doherty and Jane Seymour, which Damian co-wrote, directed and produced. He also served as Co-writer//Director on the holiday romantic comedy A Princess For Christmas starring Sam Heughan and Roger Moore. Damian has directed 3 films for 20th Century Fox, Flicka 2, Flicka: CountryPride starring Clint Black and Marley & Me: The Puppy Years. He also served as Co- writer/director/producer of the feature film Moondance Alexander released by 20th Century Fox and he wrote and directed the two romantic comedies, The Sweeter Side Of Life and Love By Design. Damian also co-wrote, directed and produced the indie crime comedy Hot Tamale and the television pilot Red Eye for Europe's largest Television network TF1. Damian's on camera work includes his eighteen-year run as Danny Romalotti on The Young And The Restless and his recurring role on The Facts Of Life. On the theater front, Damian's starring turn in the title role of the Broadway production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, broke box office records in both Los Angeles and on Broadway and earned Damian a Grammy nomination. In addition to his Broadway career, Damian has released five albums and has had eight Top 40 hits including the #1 single "Rock On", which earned him gold records worldwide. He won the BMI Song-writing Award for his hit single Was It Nothing At All and also wrote and produced tracks on Flicka 2 & 3, Marley & Me:The Puppy Years and A Princess For Christmas soundtracks.

Actor

The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless(1973)as Danny Romalotti
The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful(1987)as Danny Romalotti
Falling for ChristmasFalling for Christmas(2022)as Kissing Man
The Pop Culture ShowThe Pop Culture Show(2020)
Christmas WaltzChristmas Waltz(2020)as Christmas Singer

Editor

High StrungHigh Strung(2016)

Music Department

Saved by the BellSaved by the Bell(1989)

Self

Entertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy AwardsThe 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards(2023)as Self - Presenter
The TalkThe Talk(2010)as Self
The Jimmy Star Show with Ron RussellThe Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell(2014)as Self - Guest, Guest
Corey Feldman Artist: The Man Behind the LoveCorey Feldman Artist: The Man Behind the Love(2021)as Self - Musician

Archive Footage

The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless(1973)as Danny Romalotti
Entertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
The GreatestThe Greatest(1998)as Self - #99: 'Rock On'
Retrosexual: The 80'sRetrosexual: The 80's(2004)as Self

Known for

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Michael Damian at an event for Air America (1990)Michael DamianKate Jackson, Corbin Bernsen, and Michael Damian in The Cold Heart of a Killer (1996)Michael Damian directing on location in Bucharest with cameraman Lulu de Hillerin Director/Writer/Producer Michael Damian, Writer/Producer Janeen DamianMichael Damian

Credit Score: Michael Damian

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Danny Romalotti
Thu Mar 26 1981 – Fri Aug 21 2020
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1The Young and the Restless2.3819735.4007393
2Falling for Christmas2.3820225.30033882