Feb. 1, 2007 - Famous Person: Michael Crawford
Wile I wait for an inpiration for a drawing I shall write a small post about one of my favorite actors/singers: Michael Crawford
His real name in Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith(no joke)and I have some trivia on him:
Won Broadway's 1988 Tony Award for best actor (musical) for Andrew Loydd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.
He made it to the top 20 of the 100 best Britons list.
Calls himself 'Anglo-Irish', as he is part English, Irish and Welsh.
Is a proud Grandfather but prefers to be known as 'Papa'.
Early in his career , he performed in the Shakespearian play, Coriolanus as the Second Citizen and the Second Serving Man. Interstingly enough, Gerard Butler, who played the Phantom in the 04' movie, played the same role in the same play when he was a young man(uh, which he still is.....)
Loves kids and Traveling.
And this is my personal favorite:
"Was cast for the role of Cornelius Hackl in 'Hello, Dolly!'(1969) by Gene Kelly after auditioning in a 1960's outfit striped blue pants and a checkered shirt(after changing numerous times) and with a bleeding face (from shaving too many times) and trying to tap-dance. Kelly said, "What we are looking for(for Cornileus Hackl) is an attractive idiot. My wife thinks you're attractive and I think you're an idot!""
Poor guy:( I don't think he's an idiot, I think he has a really good voice, and he's really funny:P Well, this has been a really *long* post. In between each pic that I post I'll do a famous person or a thing on a movie or a book.
Here's ome pics of Michael Crawford:
 (only decent pic I could find....ooh and thanks to IMDB movie data base for quotes and trivia)
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