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“Michael and his bear co-star hugging him ...
... it seems the animal is giving him advice about his screenplay.
This was taken in St. Croix on the set of The Island of Dr. Moreau. The two of them would swim during the lunch hour with the huge creature always on a leash.
One afternoon I was walking by and suddenly saw his co-star run over without his leash and hug Michael. Some people are convinced this is a trick with Adobe Photoshop, but it is not.”
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Stuart Rowlands talks to Michael York
By Stuart Rowlands
If the answer is “YES!” to the question “do you want to act” and you are aged between 13 and 21, the National Youth Theatre, Britain's Premiere youth theatre company, is just the place for you!
For a sixteen year old schoolboy from Bromley, Kent, the school boar notice was a siren song to the start of a career that has spanned nearly 45 years and shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. In fact Michael York has no plans to retire. In late December, a few days before Christmas, he has finally returned to his home high in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles overlooking the Sunset Strip, where this interview took place, after a charged but enjoyable 2008.
“My father had a successful career at Marks & Spencer” says Michael, by way of explaining his own personal work ethic, “But 60 was the mandatory retiring age in those days in Britain and the emotional stress of giving it all up was considerable.”
In a profession with no cut-off point, Michael is driven to stretch and practice the actor’s art constantly, almost without pausing to take a breath. Unsurprisingly, he looked a little weary but still slim and fit while recounting a 12-month work schedule that would stun an ox.
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A Conversation with Actor Michael York: Narrator for The Word of Promise® Audio Bible
With his distinctive rich, emotive baritone, Michael York’s professional career has spanned 46 years, with more than 60 screen credits, including “Romeo and Juliet,” “The Three Musketeers,” “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Logan’s Run,” and “The Island of Dr. Moreau.” He has appeared in more than 80 television shows and numerous Broadway and regional theater productions. Drawing on his theatrical training and experience, as well as the MA in English he earned from Oxford University, he co-wrote A Shakespearean Actor Prepares, with theatrical director Adrian Brine.
York has also done more than 90 film narrations and audio books, including Thomas Nelson’s award-winning The Word of Promise® Audio Bible which features the work of over 600 actors, including Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander, Marisa Tomei, Stacy Keach and Jon Voight.
Paula K. Parker recently had an opportunity to talk with Michael York about the challenges and rewards of narrating the Bible. (Read full Interview at BuddyHollywood.com)
Stars lined up for new audio Bible
Michael York, Richard Dreyfuss, Jason Alexander and hundreds of others lent their voices to quite a creation: a 79-CD, elaborate audio portrayal of the Old and New Testaments.
Narrator Michael York logged more than 500 hours of recording time. Performing the Bible verbatim involved more than 1,000 actors, technicians and musicians. (Read the full article)
Honorary Satellite Award Opens Doors for Mary Pickford Documentary
Michael York and
Director Nicholas Eliopoulos
When director Nicholas Eliopoulos and his producer Elizabeth Wood Coldicutt received an Honorary Satellite Award for their documentary “Mary Pickford: Muse of the Movies” at the International Press Academy’s annual award gala held in Dec. 2009, the statuette not only represented an acknowledgement of their years dedicated to the biopic but has also opened new doors for the project in 2010.
“National Public Radio has contacted us for an interview,” Eliopoulos said, “Turner Classic Movies is looking at a screener for their upcoming festival.”
Actor Michael York, who narrates the documentary with Pickford via archival audio, was also presented with the IPA prestigious “Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to the Entertainment Industry” at this year’s awards presentation. Since 1997, IPA’s highest honor has been the Pickford statuette, a special life achievement award.
“Michael’s award and the Honorary Satellite for our project represents a real show of support and acknowledgement of the impact Mary Pickford had on the birth of American cinema. For my producers Elizabeth Wood Coldicutt and Thomas Coldicutt, and myself, the IPA’s recognition of our work could not have come at a better time.” (Read full article)
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Michael York Shows His Blinkers
By
Alex Simon
This article originally appeared in the November 2005 issue of
Michael York became one of Great Britain’s most beloved exports starting in the 1960s when the young actor appeared in two of director Franco Zeffirelli’s classic Shakespearean adaptations: The Taming of the Shrew (1967) and Romeo and Juliet (1968).
Born Michael Hugh Johnson (he later borrowed his stage name of York from a popular brand of English cigarette) on March 27, 1942, in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, York enjoyed a comfortable, middle class childhood, which was punctuated by a considerable amount of relocation as his business executive father moved up the corporate ladder. (Visit site to read full interview...)
Celebrity Profile from Examiner.com
February 10, 2009
In a career spanning nearly 50 years, English actor Michael York has surely covered the spectrum of dramatic genres—from romance and sci-fi to religious and comedic—Michael has done them all.
He is probably best known for his roles in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, the 1970’s science fiction epic Logan’s Run, and as Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers movies. (Visit Examiner site to read more...)
Michael York featured on BuzzBoard
To read Michael's post on why he can't live without his earplugs, visit BuzzBoard.
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