Michael Panes

{{short description|American actor and screenwriter}} {{BLP one source|date=January 2008}} {{infobox person | image = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1994–present | birth_date =  | birth_place = | education = | partner = Lisa Loeb (former) }}

'''Michael Panes''' is an American actor, writer, musician and composer.

== Career == Panes appeared in Lisa Loeb's reality television series ''Number 1 Single''. The two were old friends and during the course of the show began to date. Panes and Loeb ended their relationship when Panes had to move to Los Angeles for an acting role. Loeb has since married.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lisa Loeb, Roey Hershkovitz |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/fashion/weddings/01loeb.html |access-date=August 18, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=January 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521030754/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/fashion/weddings/01loeb.html |archive-date=May 21, 2022}}</ref>

Panes's film roles include classical musician Levi Panes in ''The Anniversary Party'' and Gore Vidal in ''Infamous.''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ross |first1=Harold Wallace |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0pMeAQAAMAAJ&q=Michael+Panes+brown |title=The New Yorker |last2=Shawn |first2=William |last3=Brown |first3=Tina |last4=Remnick |first4=David |last5=White |first5=Katharine Sergeant Angell |last6=Irvin |first6=Rea |last7=Angell |first7=Roger |date=2006 |publisher=F-R Publishing Corporation |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |}

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1997 |''Dinner and Driving'' |Patron at Dresden Room | |- |2001 |''The Anniversary Party'' |Levi Panes | |- |2002 |''Fabled'' |Dr. Roy Frumkes | |- |2003 |''Carolina'' |John | |- |2004 |''Surviving Eden'' |Dennis Flotchky | |- |2004 |''Marmalade'' |Eddie | |- |2004 |''Eulogy'' |Adult Film Director | |- |2005 |''Adam & Steve'' |Lou | |- |2005 |''Going Shopping'' |Waiting Man | |- |2005 |''The Californians'' |Marion Pardon | |- |2006 |''Infamous'' |Gore Vidal | |- |2007 |''Broken English'' |Glen | |- |2007 |''Watching the Detectives'' |Lucien | |- |2008 |''Have Tig at Your Party'' |Audience Member | |- |2009 |''(Untitled)'' |Grant | |- |2009 |''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' |Russell | |- |2009 |''Falling Up'' |Laszlo | |- |2010 |''Please Give'' |Shopper | |- |2010 |''Janie Jones'' |Ulysses | |- |2011 |''Bat $#*! Crazy'' |Dr. Frumkes | |- |2011 |''The Love Guide'' |Ira | |- |2011 |''We Bought a Zoo'' |Principal | |- |2013 |''Free the Nipple'' |Lawyer | |- |2014 |''Someone Marry Barry'' |Rabbi Frankel |Uncredited |- |2015 |''The Perfect Guy'' |Cooper | |- |2016 |''Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero'' |Docent | |- |2016 |''The Architect'' |Adjuster | |- |2018 |''Hot Air'' |Concierge | |- |2019 |''Jacob's Ladder'' |Bandleader | |- |2020 |''The Man in the Woods'' |David Glasser | |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1996 |''Sherman Oaks'' |Haji |2 episodes |- |1997 |''Austin Stories'' |Jarrod |Episode: "Austin Sex Stories" |- |1998 |''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' |Earnie Nathan / Ernie Nathan |2 episodes |- |2000 |''Mission Hill'' |Jerry the Republican Vampire |Episode: "Andy and Kevin Make a Friend" |- |2002 |''Frasier'' |Clark |Episode: "Three Blind Dates" |- |2002 |''Gilmore Girls'' |Bobby |Episode: "There's the Rub" |- |2003 |''Lucky'' |Dr. Alan Kirschbaum |Episode: "Something for Everyone" |- |2006 |''Heist'' |Tom Swayman |Episode: "How Billy Got His Groove Back" |- |2008 |''Wainy Days'' |Craig / Waiter |2 episodes |- |2008–2009 |''Easy to Assemble'' |Spazzy Sheraton / Mickey |8 episodes |- |2010–2011 |''Backwash'' |Jonesy |13 episodes |- |2011 |''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' |Roger Porter |Episode: "Icarus" |- |2013 |''Grow'' |Starstruck Patient |Television film |- |2016 |''Bull'' |Juror Dionysus |Episode: "Bedside Manner" |} '''Writing Credits''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Creator ! Writer ! Executive<br>Producer ! Notes |- | 1994 | ''Love Street'' |rowspan=6 {{no}} |rowspan=7 {{yes}} |rowspan=3 {{no}} | |- | 1995–1997 | ''Sherman Oaks'' | |- | 1997 | ''Austin Stories'' | |- | 1999–2002 | ''Mission Hill'' | {{Partial|Co-producer}} | |- | 2021–present | ''Godfather of Harlem'' |rowspan=3 {{yes}} |- | 2024 | ''Hotel Cocaine'' | |- | 2026 | ''The Westies''{{dagger}} | {{yes}} | <ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-westies-mgm-plus-crime-series-chris-brancato-1236329071/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=July 13, 2025|title= MGM+ Orders 'The Westies' 1980s Crime Drama Series From Chris Brancato|first=Nellie|last= Andreeva|date=March 18, 2025}}</ref> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0659353|name=Michael Panes}} * {{Instagram | id= therealpanes | name= Michael Panes }}

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