Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith (natural January 19, 1942), was born inside Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Existence outlaw, he was raised by his mother Doris & his grandparents Monty & Edith Kathleen O'Keefe till his mother remarried the human known as Den Ingram. Michael Dumbell-Smith better called Michael Crawford, is one of Britain's leading actors, such then that he was voted into a Top "100 Greatest Britons" in a 2002 poll sponsored by the BBC. Crawford began his acting career as a seven-month-old, appearing in the première of Benjamin Britten's work for babies, ''Let's Make an Opera. Although he virtually all typically appears within musicals, he became known to millions for his role when a pathetic Frank Spencer in the television sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em'', for which he performed most of his own stunts. It was one of a BBC's most successful series ever.

Crawford has played leading roles inside films such as Hello, Dolly (1969), but more often appears on stage, having starred in West End productions such as Billy (based on the novel, Billy Liar) (1974), Barnum (1981) (one of the longest runs by a leading man) and, most notably, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (1986), for which he won an Olivier Award (Best Actor in a Musical), a Tony Award (Best Performance By An Actor In a Lead Role, Musical), a N.Y's Drama Desk Award, and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Achievement in Theatre (Lead Performance). He besides performed "Music of the Night" at a Inaugural Gala for President George Bush in Washington, DC, on January 19, 1989. At the jamboree, Michael was presented by having a birthday cake. He starred around Dance of the Vampires on Broadway during late 2002 & early 2003 & appeared inside Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical comedy The Woman in White which opened at the Palace Theatre, London, in September 2004. Nonetheless, he was forced to leave a indicate within December 2004 due to unhealthiness.

Crawford is presently (when of Could One, 2005) planning concerts for a fall, ii of which are then opening a Mesa Arts Center around Mesa, Arizona, & the Ferguson Arts Center within Newport News, Virginia.

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