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Self-assured and possessed with
a rapid-fire sense of humor, Michael Rosenbaum shaved his blond locks for
the role he seems born to play - a young Lex Luthor in Smallville. Next
up for Rosenbaum is Wes Craven's thriller Cursed, with Christina Ricci,
set to be released early 2005.
Born in Oceanside, New York, and raised in Newburgh, Indiana, Rosenbaum
excelled in high school drama classes. Once hooked, he took on lead roles
in college stage productions such as The Heidi Chronicles while attending
Western Kentucky University and performing in regional theater during
his summers.
Upon graduation with a degree in Mass Communications and Theater, he
packed his bags and headed for New York to pursue acting. He quickly landed
roles in off-Broadway productions and small independent films, and soon
segued into regular appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in a
sketch called The Amsterdam Kids.
His first real break came when he got a series regular role on The WB
comedy series The Tom Show, with Tom Arnold. The relationship with the
network continued as he was cast as Jack in the New York comedy Zoe, Duncan,
Jack & Jane.
Keeping busy over his hiatus, Rosenbaum appeared in the feature film
Bringing Down the House, opposite Steve Martin. He can be seen in the
independent film Poolhall Junkies, with Chazz Palminteri and Christopher
Walken. Other film credits include Sorority Boys, with 7th Heaven's Barry
Watson and Sweet November with Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron. He also
starred in the hit thriller Urban Legend and appeared in Midnight in the
Garden of Good and Evil, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Kevin
Spacey and John Cusack.
Rosenbaum currently resides in Los Angeles. When not working, he belongs
to an ice hockey league, a sport that he has played since childhood, and
is a dedicated New York Rangers fan.
Tony winner and five-time Emmy-nominated John Glover has audiences stirring
restlessly in their seats with his portrayal of the ruthless Lionel Luthor.
Born in Kingston, New York, and raised in Salisbury, Maryland, Glover
worked off-Broadway for ten years before Jane Fonda's notorious slap in
Julia caused audiences to sit up and take notice of this talented newcomer.
Deciding to take the next step in Hollywood, Glover packed his things
and moved to Los Angeles, where he landed the role of Victor DiMato in
the television movie An Early Frost, playing a brave AIDS patient. His
performance earned him his first Emmy nomination.
Glover soon found himself cast as a series of notable villains such as
the pornographer-blackmailer in 52 Pick-Up, the mad scientist Dr. Jason
Woodrue in Batman & Robin, a manic TV executive in Gremlins 2: The
New Batch and a drunken murderer in Masquerade. His impressive resume
also includes such box office hits as Payback, with Mel Gibson, Woody
Allen's Annie Hall, Robocop 2 and Love! Valour! Compassion!
<<2>> Glover lit up the small screen as well with Emmy-nominated
turns in the series Frazier, LA Law and Crime & Punishment. Taking
his villainous streak to the extreme, Glover portrayed Satan in Brimstone.
Other television credits include television movies The Tempest, Dead By
Midnight, Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker,
An Enemy of the People, A Season of Giants and What Ever Happened to Baby
Jane? Glover received another Emmy nod for his role in Nutcracker: Money,
Madness & Murder and a Cable Ace nomination for his work in Traveling
Man.
Always returning to his first love, the stage, Glover received a Tony
Award and an Obie Award for Best Actor in Love! Valour! Compassion! He
was also awarded the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor
for his work in The Traveler. Additional Broadway performances include
Sorrows and Rejoicings, Give Me Your Answer, Do! Tartuffe and Oblivion
Postponed. He recently starred in The Paris Letter at the Roundabout Theatre
in New York.
No stranger to the world of superheroes, Glover also provided the voice
of The Riddler in Batman, The Animated Series.
Glover splits his time among Maryland, Los Angeles and Vancouver. Striving
to increase the awareness for the disease as well as raise much-needed
funds for a cure, John dedicates his time to the Alzheimer's Association.
He also funds a scholarship for actors at his alma mater, Towson University,
and returns to teach classes in his free time.
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