Michael Rosenbaum
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| Michael Rosenbaum | |
| Birth name | Michael Owen Rosenbaum |
| Born | July 11, 1972 (age 34) Oceanside, New York |
| Notable roles | Jack Cooper in Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane The Flash (voice) in Justice League Lex Luthor in Smallville |
Michael Owen Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Lex Luthor on Smallville. Continuing in the comic book genre, he voiced Wally West (a.k.a. The Flash) in the DC Comics animated series Justice League. Rosenbaum has also done film and other voiceover work.
Rosenbaum was born in Oceanside, New York and raised in Newburgh, Indiana. He is Jewish and graduated from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with a degree in theatre arts and immediately moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
Rosenbaum is also known for his love of ice hockey, a sport he grew up playing. He is an ardent New York Rangers fan and often plays in charity hockey games.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television series
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (segment: "The Amsterdam Kids")
- The Rinky Dinky Show (550)
- Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999-2000) (as Jack)
- Smallville (2001-present) (as Lex Luthor)
- Directed the 125th episode, titled "Freak"
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) (episode: Gun Fever, as Colin)
[edit] Films
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2007), will provide voice for Tanis Half-Elven.
- Kicking It Old Skool (2006)
- Racing Stripes (2005), (voice) Roughshod
- Cursed (2005)
- Bringing Down the House (2003)
- Special (2003)
- Sorority Boys (2002)
- Poolhall Junkies (2001)
- Rave Macbeth (2001)
- Sweet November (2001)
- Eyeball Eddie (2000)
- 1999 (1998)
- Urban Legend (1998)
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
- The Day I Ran Into All My Ex-Boyfriends (1997)
- The Devil & the Angel (1997)
[edit] Voice Over Work
[edit] Television
- Batman Beyond (1999-2001) (various characters)
- Justice League (2001-2004) (as The Flash and Deadshot)
- Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006) (as The Flash, Deadshot, and Doctor Polaris)
- The Zeta Project (2001-2002) (as Agent West)
- Static Shock (2000-2004) (Trapper (Series 1, 2 & 4), various voices, and guest appearance as The Flash in a 2003 episode)
- Jackie Chan Adventures (2000-2005) as Drago.
- Teen Titans (2005) as Kid Flash
[edit] Movies
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) (as Ghoul)
- Racing Stripes (2005) (as Ruffshodd )
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (in production) (as Tanis Half-Elven)
[edit] Video games
[edit] Trivia
- He is an avid New York Rangers fan and has been spotted many times at MSG watching them.
- Rosenbaum did not shave his head before auditioning for the part of Lex Luthor.
- In the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Great Brain Robbery," the Flash trades bodies with Lex Luthor for a brief period of time. The voice actors continued to provide the voices of their character's normal bodies, so The Flash's body still sounded like the Flash, even while it was inhabited by Luthor's mind. Thus, Rosenbaum voiced Lex Luthor for most of the episode, the same role he has on Smallville.
- He is left-handed.
- In 2001, Michael Rosenbaum received a Saturn Award for his portrayal of Lex Luthor.
- He holds the dubious record of being knocked unconscious more times than any other character on Smallville (39 times as of season 6).[1]
- His favorite band is Guns N' Roses.
- Rosenbaum has a few notable vocal impressions in his repertoire, including Christopher Walken, Keanu Reeves, and Kevin Spacey. The makers of the DCAU have used these impressions in their work, having Rosenbaum do his Walken voice for Ghoul in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and his Spacey voice for Deadshot; Spacey portrays Lex Luthor in Superman Returns.
- In an episode of MTV Cribs, Rosenbaum shows his love of singing karaoke and exercising.
- Rosenbaum's directorial debut was an episode of Smallville entitled "Freak," which aired in 2007.
- Rosenbaum likes to go barhopping with friends in downtown Plattsburgh, NY. He frequents Peabody's Bar more than any others.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Official Website
- Michael Rosenbaum cast bio on The CW
- Michael Rosenbaum at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Rosenbaum at TV.com
| Preceded by John Shea for Lois and Clark |
Actors portraying Lex Luthor 2001– for Smallville |
Succeeded by Kevin Spacey for Superman Returns |
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| NAME | Rosenbaum, Michael Owen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oceanside, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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