Michael A. Goorjian

Michael A. Goorjian
Born February 4, 1971
Oakland, California, USA

Michael Antranig Goorjian (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
2 External links

Biography

Early life

Goorjian was born in Oakland, California. He has been singing, acting, directing, and choreographing since he was in junior high school. He grew up in an Armenian family, the son of a NASA physicist, in whose footsteps he originally wished to follow, while his mother was a nurse. He grew up in Oakland, California. He began acting in the local theatre at the age of 13.

Career

Goorjian has worked with many theatrical companies including: Contra Costa Musical Theatre, the Berkeley Shakespeare, and the San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre. During these endeavors he studied acting, directing, and dancing. After finishing high school, Goorjian moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he studied theatre arts. In 1991, Goorjian and his friends established the Buffalo Nights Theatre, which has since won awards.

Goorjian guest-starred on Growing Pains in 1992, and also during this time he was a regular in the show Party of Five as well as Life Goes On. He has also appeared on television in Touched by an Angel, Sweet Justice, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Alias, and Under Suspicion. He has appeared in feature films such as: Newsies, Forever Young, Leaving Las Vegas, and SLC Punk!. Shortly after this beginning the role of Justin Thompson was made especially for him on the hit series Party of Five.