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Michael Cristofer Biography (1945-)

Born Michael Procaccino, January 28, 1945 (some sources say January 22, 1945), in Trenton, NJ; son of Joseph Peter and Mary (maiden name, Muccioli) Procaccino. Addresses: Agent: -Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, playwright, director

Birth Details

January 28, 1945

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• The Tooth of Crime, Mark Taper Forum, Music Center, Los Angeles, 1973
• Confessions of a Female Disorder, Mark Taper Forum, 1973
• Carlos, Savages, Mark Taper Forum, 1974
• Colin, Ashes, Mark Taper Forum, 1976
• (New York debut) Trofimov, The Cherry Orchard, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1977
• Charlie, Conjuring an Event, American Place Theatre, NY, 1978
• Also appeared in productions at A Contemporary Theatre (ACT), Seattle, WA, Long Wharf, New Haven, CT, others.
• Film Appearances
• Alessini, The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder, 1974
• Hovstad, An Enemy of the People, 1978
• Tayeh, The Little Drummer Girl, 1984
• Jarvis, Die Hard: With a Vengeance (also known as Die Hard 3), 1995
• Film Director
• Body Shots, New Line Cinema, 1999
• Original Sin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Frank Swoboda, Crime Club, 1975
• Frank, The Entertainer, 1976
• Episodic
• Ben, "The Guns of Cibola Blanca: Parts 1 & 2," Gunsmoke, 1974
• "Over the Water," Kojak, 1975
• Other Television Appearances
• Appeared in The Last of Mrs. Lincoln, PBS; The Andros Targets.
• Television Director
• Movies
• Gia, HBO, 1998
• Television Work
• Specials
• Stage director, Candida, 1983
• WRITINGS
• Plays
• Americommedia (street theatre), 1972
• Plot Counter Plot, 1972
• The Mandala, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 1975
• The Shadow Box, Mark Taper Forum, then Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1975
• Ice, 1976
• The Shadow Box, Morosco Theatre, NY, 1977
• Black Angel, 1978 , Circle Repertory Theatre, NY, 1982-83
• The Lady and the Clarinet, Mark Taper Forum, 1980 , then Long Wharf Theatre, 1983 , later Lucille Lortel Theatre, NY, 1983
• Love Me or Leave Me, Woodstock, NY, 1989
• Execution of the Caregiver, 1993
• Amazing Grace, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995 , then Theater Four, New York City, 1998
• Screenplays
• Falling in Love, 1984
• The Witches of Eastwick, 1987
• The Bonfire of the Vanities, 1990
• Mr. Jones, 1993
• Breaking Up, 1997
• (Uncredited) Hush, TriStar, 1998
• Original Sin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
• Television Movies
• The Shadow Box, 1980
• Gia, HBO, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Contemporary Dramatists, sixth edition, St. James Press, 1999.