Michael Shulman
Biography
Born in New York City, Michael Shulman is an American actor and producer who started as a child actor. He spent two years on Broadway in Les Misérables, appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Assassins and in plays by John Guare, and played the Hustler Kid on Recess. His screen work includes Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate (1991), M. Night Shyamalan's Wide Awake (1998), and Disney's Can of Worms (1999), in which he starred as the protagonist. He appeared on Party of Five and as Benny in the HBO special Someone Had to Be Benny, earning CableAce and Daytime Emmy nominations. In 2009 he produced and starred in Sherman's Way. As a producer he co-owned Starry Night Entertainment with Craig Saavedra, received two Tony nominations for After Midnight and The Cripple of Inishmaan, and won a 2019 Tony for The Ferryman. He founded Sand & Snow Entertainment in 2021 and won Tony Awards for The Lehmany Trilogy and Sunset Boulevard.
44years old
Turns 45 on December 31in 79 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years1991 to 1999
Every film, newest first
- 1999Can of WormsIMDb rating 4.8
- 1998Wide AwakeIMDb rating 5.8
- 1991Little Man TateIMDb rating 6.6
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First role
Shulman was a child actor who spent two years on Broadway in Les Miserables and was in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins.
A change of course
Shulman voiced the Hustler Kid on the animated series Recess, and that period also began his recording career, with appearances on more than five albums.
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Worked with
Michael Shulman made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Malcolm McDowell's page
Robert Loggia's page
Bob Balaban's page
Jodie Foster's page
Dianne Wiest's page
Denis Leary's page
All films by M. Night Shyamalan
All films by Paul Schneider
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Daytime Emmy Award | Won | ||
Online
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