Michael Shulman (actor)
American actor and productor
Michael Shulman is an American film, stage, television actor and producer. Shulman is the founder of Sand & Snow Entertainment, a company formed in 2021. Previously, he was the co-owner of the New York and Los Angeles-based production company Starry Night Entertainment alongside Craig Saavedra.
Early life
Shulman was born in New York City and was a child actor. He appeared in several plays and musicals, including a two-year run on Broadway in Les Misérables, the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins, and two plays by John Guare. He was a member of the cast of Recess and played the role of the Hustler Kid. It was during this time that he began his recording career and has since appeared on more than five albums. Shulman next turned to television and film and landed several roles, including Jodie Foster's Little Man Tate, M. Night Shyamalan's Wide Awake, Disney's Can of Worms, Fox's Party of Five (1994), and as Benny in the HBO special Someone Had to Be Benny (1996) for which he was nominated for a CableAce and Daytime Emmy Award.
Career
In 1999, Shulman starred in the Disney Original film Can of Worms as its protagonist.
In 2009, Shulman produced and starred in the comedy/drama Sherman's Way opposite James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Brooke Nevin, Donna Murphy, and Lacey Chabert with whom he also did Les Miserables on Broadway.
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