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| Born | Michael L. Maguire (1955-02-20)February 20, 1955 (age 70) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1987–2000 |
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| Children | 2 |
Michael L. Maguire (born February 20, 1955) is an American actor and singer, best known for his role asEnjolras in the originalBroadway production of the musicalLes Misérables. This role won him aTony Award in 1987. It also won him aDrama Desk Award and aTheatre World Award. In 1995, he was chosen to reprise the role inLes Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert at theRoyal Albert Hall in London, produced to celebrate the musical's 10th anniversary. His voice type isbaritone.
Maguire was born on February 20, 1955, inNewport News, Virginia, and as a teenager, worked as a strolling troubadour inWilliamsburg, Virginia, before going on to study opera at theOberlin Conservatory and theUniversity of Michigan. He worked as a stockbroker for several years before making his Broadway debut in 1987 withLes Misérables. He appeared in the filmsL.A. Pictures,Cadillac,Go Fish,The Deep End of the Ocean,Busted, andWhere The Day Takes You, as well as in a variety of television shows.
Before making his Broadway debut, he starred inKismet in 1986 as the Caliph at theRoyal Alexandra Theatre. In 1990, he performed at theNew York City Opera in their production ofA Little Night Music as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm. The next year he appeared as Gaylord Ravenal inShow Boat at theRaymond Theatre. In 1998 and 1999, he reprised his role of Enjolras in the United States tour ofLes Misérables. In 2001, he was featured inFreud Playhouse’s production ofStrike up the Band as Jim Townsend.[2]
In 2008, he received aJuris Doctor degree fromSouthwestern Law School in Los Angeles.[3] He now practices family law in Beverly Hills and is founder of a specialized consulting company, Marital Dispute Advisors, Inc.
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