 Click to View Photos of Michael Nouri | Michael Nouri is an American screen and stage actor. He is best known for his television roles, including Neil Roberts on The O.C., Phil Grey on Damages, Caleb Cortlandt on All My Children, and Bob Schwartz on Yellowstone. He’s also known for his starring roles in the films Flashdance and The Hidden , and has appeared in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including the original production of Victor/Victoria. He is a Saturn Award and Daytime Emmy Award nominee.
Nouri was born in Washington D.C. to Gloria and Edmond Nouri. Edmond was an Iraqi immigrant from Baghdad who arrived in the United States on a Georgetown University scholarship, enlisted in the US Army during World War II, and subsequently became a writer for Stars and Stripes and The New Yorker.
Michael grew up in New York City and Alpine, New Jersey. At age 14, after repeatedly getting into fights at school, he was transferred to an all-boys boarding school in Connecticut, where he became student-body president, and decided to be an actor after starring in a Gilbert and Sullivan play. He attended Rollins College and Emerson College, and worked as a waiter before landing his first role on Broadway in 1967. He was briefly a student under Guru Prem Rawat and was involved in his infamous three-day festival Millennium '73.
After starring in an Off-Broadway production of The Crucible, Nouri landed his first Broadway role in Forty Carats, which ran for two years. He made his film debut in 1969, with an uncredited role in Goodbye, Columbus. He appeared on several television soap operas, and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Steve Kaslow on Search for Tomorrow. He portrayed Lucky Luciano in the crime drama miniseries The Gangster Chronicles and its theatrically-released feature film Gangster Wars.
In 1983, he had a starring role as Nick Hurley in the romantic drama Flashdance. Despite mixed reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1983, and was nominated for several top awards, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Nouri won the role over several other well-known actors, including Mickey Rourke and Kevin Costner, and is still widely-recognized for his role in the film, sometimes nicknamed "The Guy from Flashdance".
Nouri has appeared on numerous television series and television films. He starred opposite Kyle MacLachlan in the cult sci-fi horror film The Hidden. He starred on the short-lived series Bay City Blues and Downtown, and on the sitcom Love & War. He starred in the Broadway production of the musical Victor/Victoria as King Marchan, opposite Julie Andrews. He appeared in three separate entries of the Law & Order television franchise, each time in different roles. He had recurring roles on the series The O.C., Damages, NCIS, and Army Wives. He returned to soap operas with a year-long stint on All My Children. More recently, he starred on the Paramount Network series Yellowstone for three seasons.
Michael Nouri was married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Lynn Goldsmith and his second marriage was to Vicki Light. He has 2 daughters, Hannah and Jennifer. He is an ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a result of one of his ex-wives being affected by the condition.Full name: Michael Nouri Born: December 9, 1945Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA |
