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Michael Park (born July 20, 1968) is an American actor, best known for his role of Jack Snyder on ''As the World Turns'' (1997- 2010). Park won back to back Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2010 and 2011. On stage, he has originated roles in two off-Broadway musicals: Monty in ''Violet'' (1997) and Larry Murphy in ''Dear Evan Hansen'' (2016). ==Career== Park attended Nazareth College, Rochester, New York, intending to become an architect.〔("Michael Park Biography" ) tvguide.com, accessed June 26, 2011〕 He worked in the 1992 New Plays Festival at Geva Theatre in Rochester. He appeared in regional productions including ''Ellen Universe Joins The Band'' and ''Peephole''.〔(Biography ) michaelparkonline.net, accessed June 26, 2011〕 In 1994 Park appeared in the musical ''Hello Again'' at Lincoln Center Theater.〔Richards, David.("Review of 'Helo Again'" ) ''New York Times'' (from michaelparkonline.net), January 31, 1994〕 In August 1994 Park was in the Goodspeed Opera House production of ''Shenandoah'',〔Richards, David.(THEATER REVIEW; 'Shenandoah' in a 20th-Anniversary Go-Round" ) ''New York Times'', August 18, 1994〕 and ''Good News'' at the North Shore Music Theatre (1994). After understudying Billy Bigelow in the 1994 revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''Carousel'', he made his Broadway debut in 1995 in ''Smokey Joe's Cafe''.〔Brantley, Ben.("Theater Review: 'Smokey Joe's Cafe'" ) ''New York Times'', March 3, 1995〕 In 1997 Park played Monty in the Playwrights Horizons production of ''Violet''.〔Heineman, Eva.("A CurtainUp Review:'Violet'" ) ''CurtainUp'', accessed June 26, 2011〕 The day after ''Violet'' opened was Park's first day in the long-running daytime soap opera ''As the World Turns'' as Jack Snyder, joining in April 1997.〔("Michael Park" ) soap-news.com, accessed June 26, 2011〕 Park received three Emmy nominations and several other soap opera acting awards, including winning the 2010 and 2011 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.〔Gioia, Michael.(How to Succeed's Michael Park Among Winners at 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" ) playbill.com, June 20, 2011〕 During his 13-year tenure in ''As the World Turns'' he continued to work in the theatre, playing Lucky Malone in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of ''Little Me'' (1998).〔McGrath, Sean et al.("Roundabout's 'Little Me' Hopes For Big Laughs From Prince & Short; Opens Nov. 12" ) November 12, 1998〕 He made two New York City Center Encores! appearances: ''Bloomer Girl'' in 2001 as Jeff Calhoun, and ''Applause'' in 2008 as Bill Sampson.〔Fox, Jena Tesse.("Applause and Encores for Michael Park" ) broadwayworld.com, February 7, 2008〕 With ''As the World Turns'' coming to an end in June 2010, Park returned to the stage, and played the role of Pete's ghost father that appeared to his son as three "Alamo" characters in the coming-of-age musical ''The Burnt Part Boys'' at Playwrights Horizon.〔Jones, Kenneth.("'Burnt Part Boys', a Musical Tale of West Virginia, Begins in NYC; Park, Brady, Calderon Star" ) playbill.com, April 30, 2010〕 In the summer of 2010, he appeared as Lord Capulet in the musical ''The Last Goodbye'' at Williamstown Theatre Festival.〔Rizzo, Frank.("Legit Reviews: 'The Last Goodbye'" ) ''Variety'', August 15, 2010〕 Park then appeared as the cop in Will Eno's play ''Middletown'' at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre (2010).〔Probst, Andy.("Review: 'Middletown'" ) theatermania.com, November 4, 2010〕 Park performed in the role of Bert Bratt in the Broadway revival ''How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'' (2011), starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("That Grin of Impetuous Youth": 'How to Succeed' Revival, With Daniel Radcliffe, Opens on Broadway" ) playbill.com, March 27, 2011〕 In the 2012 independent financial thriller film ''Supercapitalist'', Park appears as Morris Brown, co-starring along with Linus Roache, Kenneth Tsang, Derek Ting, Richard Ng, Kathy Uyen, and Darren E. Scott. On December 5, 2013, he participated as a cast member of the ''NBC'' telecast production of ''The Sound of Music Live!'' starring ''Carrie Underwood''. He played Cecco, one of Captain Hook's pirates, in the live television NBC presentation of ''Peter Pan Live!'' starring ''Allison Williams'' and ''Christopher Walken''; the musical was broadcast on December 4, 2014.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Handful of Broadway Newsies Make Up Peter Pan's Lost Boys and Swashbuckling Pirates" ), Playbill, October 7, 2014〕 In 2015, he appeared in the world premiere of the stage musical ''Dear Evan Hansen'' at Washington DC's Arena Stage. The musical is expected to open Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theater in 2016; no casting for the Off-Broadway production has been announced.〔Cox, Gordon. ("''Evan Hansen'' Musical" ) ''Variety'', August 13, 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Park (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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