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TV Series Self - Episode 1. Self - Guest. Hide Show Archive footage 21 credits. Bar Patron. Frank Spencer uncredited. Self uncredited. TV Movie documentary. Related Videos. Harold Prince was director See more ». Spouse: Gabrielle Lewis divorced 2 children. Children: Crawford, Emma See more ». Parents: Pike, Doris Agnes Mary. Relatives: Pike, Edith grandparent. Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion.
I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care We all make a difference. Trivia: E! Channel nominated him one of the Most Sexiest Men in the World in Nickname: MC. Star Sign: Capricorn. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». But a series of financial setbacks, brought on mostly by Crawford's overly ambitious business manager, placed a strain on their marriage.
Crawford found solace in his work, to the neglect of his family. The breakup was so painful I'm not sure I'd marry again. While Crawford was enjoying a four-year run with the English production of Barnum in the early s, he was unwittingly auditioning for the choice role in The Phantom of the Opera. Andrew Lloyd Webber, the London theater mogul who has penned the scores of some of the stage's most elaborate and successful productions, such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, and Cats, had heard Crawford and was impressed with his vocal range, a quality that made him a candidate for the Phantom role, which calls for oscillations from baritone to falsetto.
Lloyd Webber invited Crawford over to hear some of the Phantom score, and the composer immediately liked the actor as much as the actor liked the part. It took a little convincing to get producer Cameron Mackintosh to accept Crawford in the lead, but once he did, Crawford began intensive training for the role.
He took vocal lessons to give more breadth to his range, and he began an examination of the character to find out how best to convey the tormented inner soul beneath the mask of the Phantom.
In the story, which is based on Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name, the Phantom is an incredibly gifted composer and conducter who, because of his grotesquely disfigured face and body, is forced to live a lonely and sullen life in the shadows of the Paris Opera.
His rage against the injustice of his life is taken out on the members of the opera company who perform there, but the Phantom eventually falls in love with the beautiful young ingenue Christine Daae, who helps bring the story to its chilling conclusion. The role of the mysterious and horrifying Phantom presented Crawford with a unique acting challenge.
Normally, an actor's most expressive instrument is his face, but since the Phantom's face is covered with a mask Crawford must find other ways to express the character. As the Chicago Tribune 's Kilian writes, Crawford "must express the most painful emotions with his face hidden beneath a partial mask and three layers of latex, his eyes clouded with eerily colored contact lenses. To accomplish this, he makes artful use of his body, employing the arch of his back, the strong set of his stance and dramatic gestures of hands and fingers to express the tormented character within.
Then, practically blinded by the contact lenses, he must make his way around the elaborate set, which includes trapdoors, narrow ramps, falling chandeliers, and smoky caverns.
Though the Phantom is only onstage for about thirty minutes of the production, by the end of the show Crawford is drained to exhaustion. The dream role of the Phantom has brought Crawford unexpected dividends in addition to the obvious.
He recorded an album with Columbia, entitled Michael Crawford: Songs from the Stage and Screen, which has been a platinum seller, and he appears to be the likely candidate to play the Phantom in the film version of the play.
He also has been considered to take over the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, another immensely successful s stage musical. But whatever he moves onto next, Crawford seems to realize that in the Phantom he has found the fulfillment of his career, something he can always hang his hat on. If you are a model, tiktoker, instagram Influencer It is a Platform where Influencers can meet up, Collaborate, Get Collaboration opportunities from Brands, and discuss common interests.
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