Michael Berresse

{{Infobox person | name = Michael Berresse | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|8|15}} | birth_place = Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. | years_active = 1983-present | known_for = | spouse = | partner = | children = }}

'''Michael Berresse''' (born August 15, 1964) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director.

==Life and career== Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, but reared primarily in Joliet, Illinois, Berresse's father was a chemical engineer and his mother is the artist and author Cynthia Berresse Ploski. He has an older brother and two older sisters. A nationally competitive gymnast and diver from age eight, he went straight from high school to a stint performing in Walt Disney theme parks in Orlando and Tokyo before moving to New York and making his Broadway debut in the 1990 revival of ''Fiddler on the Roof''. In 1992, he appeared on Star Search in a dance group called "The Boys Back East", winning the title of Best New Dance Group and a shared prize of $100,000.

He has appeared on Broadway in many shows including: ''Kiss Me, Kate'', ''Chicago'' (first as the murder victim, Fred Casely, and later as the lawyer, Billy Flynn), ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Guys and Dolls'', ''Carousel'', ''Damn Yankees'', ''The Light in the Piazza'' and most recently as Zach in the revival of ''A Chorus Line''. For his performance as Bill Calhoun in ''Kiss Me, Kate'', Berresse was nominated for a 2000 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as well as London's Olivier Award.<ref>54th Tony Awards#Winners and nominees</ref><ref>Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical#2000s</ref> In addition to Broadway, he has worked extensively in regional theatre, most recently in Jason Robert Brown's musical ''Parade'' at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles as well as Larry Kramer's ''The Normal Heart'' at Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.) He also portrayed Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Artie in The Cher Show beginning Late 2018 on Broadway.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-normal-heart-in-flawless-anguish-filled-revival-at-arena-stage/2012/06/17/gJQAODT2jV_story.html |title='The Normal Heart' in flawless, anguish-filled revival at Arena Stage |date=2012-06-18 |author1=Peter Marks |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref>

Berresse was the director and choreographer of the Broadway musical, [''title of show''] for which he was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award and a recipient of off-Broadway's Obie Award and which starred and was co-created by his partner Jeff Bowen.<ref>{{citation|title=Review of "All My Sons" and saying goodbye to "[title of show]" |first=Michael |last=Portantiere |date=17 October 2008 |url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaelportantiere/blogging-broadway-all-my-son-title-of-show |accessdate=5 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224225729/http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaelportantiere/blogging-broadway-all-my-son-title-of-show |archivedate=24 December 2008 }}</ref> In 2012 he reunited with the ''[title of show]'' creative team to direct the off-Broadway musical ''Now. Here. This.'' He recently directed the world premiere of Paul Gordon's ''Analog & Vinyl'' in summer 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/vermont/article/ANALOG-AND-VINYL-Christopher-Lloyd-in-UNCLE-VANYA-and-More-Set-for-Weston-Playhouse-Theatres-2014-Season-20140328#.U1G2tf1GLAM| title = ANALOG AND VINYL, Christopher Lloyd in UNCLE VANYA and More Set for Weston Playhouse Theatre's 2014 Season}}</ref>

He made his film debut as the Stage Manager in Spielberg's ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'', played an assassin in ''State of Play'', directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring Russell Crowe, and recently appeared in ''The Bourne Legacy'', with Jeremy Renner.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1006558/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> He also appears as himself in the documentary film ''Every Little Step'', which follows the casting process of the production of ''A Chorus Line'' in which he starred. In the program for the London run of ''Kiss Me Kate'', which ran from October 2001 to August 2002. He resides in Brooklyn, New York.

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2001|| ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' || Stage Manager || |- |2008|| ''Meet Dave'' || A Chorus Line Dancer || |- |2009|| ''State of Play'' || Robert Bingham || |- |2012|| ''The Bourne Legacy'' || Leonard || |- |2016|| ''Split'' || Enki / Tim || |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|1006558}} *{{IBDB name|31925}} *[http://lortel.org/Archives/CreditableEntity/5413 Michael Berresse] at Internet Off-Broadway Database

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berresse, Michael}} Category:American male musical theatre actors Category:American male dancers Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Hampden County, Massachusetts Category:Male actors from Chicago Category:People from Holyoke, Massachusetts Category:American male film actors Category:21st-century American male actors