5th Annual TV Drama Final
Michael Rothhaar

Michael Rothhaar

Actor and Theatre Director

Los Angeles, California

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About Michael

Michael Rothhaar has been a professional actor since 1975 and a professional theatre director since 1985.

As a director, Michael served as the Artistic Director of Pennsylvania's Allenberry Playhouse from 1987 to 1992. For Allenberry, he directed 40 productions, notably: LETTICE AND LOVAGE, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, AGNES OF GOD, THE FOREIGNER, BLITHE SPIRIT, DRIVING MISS DAISY, THE MIRACLE WORKER, STEEL MAGNOLIAS, BROADWAY BOUND, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, LEND ME A TENOR, CABARET, GUYS AND DOLLS and MY FAIR LADY.

For Pacific Resident Theatre in Los Angeles, he has directed BECKY’S NEW CAR (Los Angeles Premiere) Brecht’s SAINT JOAN OF THE SLAUGHTERHOUSES, OTHERWISE ENGAGED, CANDIDA, MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION, WAITING FOR GODOT, THE HASTY HEART, FAMILY PLANNING, FOUR DOGS AND A BONE, PODUNK NOWHERE, BIRDBRAIN, WILL, RELATIVE MADNESS, THE USUAL, THE PRIVATE EAR, as well as youth productions of HAMLET and MACBETH. Also, he directed the West Coast Premiere of HOLY GHOST at Theatre of NOTE.

For Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre in Missouri, he directed SOUTH PACIFIC, MY FAIR LADY, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED and SPIDER’S WEB. At the Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, he directed THE LAST FLAPPER. In Washington, D.C., he directed MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION and THE MILLIONAIRESS at the Washington Stage Guild. In 1994, he directed SLEUTH, which toured southern California. He also directed PRIDE AND PREJUDICE for the USC School of the Theatre.

As an actor, he appeared on Broadway in THE FRONT PAGE and THE CORN IS GREEN, in such feature films as RADIO FREE ALBEMUTH, THE 10 YEAR PLAN, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR and SPACE JAM, Off-Broadway in FRANKENSTEIN and BRAND at CSC, in the San Francisco company of THE FOREIGNER, and the Los Angeles company of SHEAR MADNESS. He worked on the Geffen Playhouse productions of UNCLE VANYA, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, A PICASSO, HEROES and HEDDA GABLER, as well as working at The Mark Taper Forum in EXPECTING ISABEL. In Dallas, he appeared in the American premiere of DOG DAYS, written and directed by Simon Gray. At La Mirada Theatre, he performed in SPRING AWAKENING, LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, KING ‘O THE MOON and THE FOREIGNER.

He has worked on various television series including MODERN FAMILY, TRUE BLOOD, LONGMIRE, PARKS AND RECREATION, BONES (Recurring as Judge Cohen), FAMILY LAW (recurring as Judge Prentiss), THE WHISPERS, COLD CASE, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, DR. KEN, UP ALL NIGHT, ELI STONE, THE PRACTICE, ACCORDING TO JIM, ALLY MC BEAL, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, ARLISS (recurring Guest Star), NYPD BLUE, THE X-FILES, FRASIER, STAR TREK-THE NEXT GENERATION, MURDER ONE, MURPHY BROWN, BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, MARRIED ...WITH CHILDREN, L.A. LAW, CIVIL WARS, PICKET FENCES, THREAT MATRIX, ITS ALL RELATIVE, STRONG MEDICINE, NIKKI, STEP BY STEP, HUDSON STREET, DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN, SNOOPS and LOVE AND WAR.

His credits also include numerous appearances in regional theatre, notably: SLEUTH, CHARLEY'S AUNT at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Cincinnati Playhouse, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, BLACK COFFEE and AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, GHOSTS and THE UNEASY CHAIR at the Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, THE UNDERPANTS at Capital Repertory in Albany, THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL,THE TEMPEST and THE ANDERSONVILLE TRIAL at Michigan's Meadow Brook Theatre, TERRA NOVA at the Washington Stage Guild in Washington, D.C. and CANDIDA and BEDROOM FARCE at Maryland's Olney Theatre.

At Pacific Resident Theatre, he has appeared in WELCOME TO SANTA, THE INDIANS ARE COMING TO DINNER, LOYALTIES, MY ANTONIA, THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, ARDÈLE, OF MICE AND MEN, THE VISIT, ONDINE, ORPHEUS DESCENDING, HOGAN’S GOAT and ROCKET TO THE MOON.

He is the recipient of various theatre awards and nominations. His production of THE HASTY HEART won the 2007 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Revival. SAINT JOAN OF THE SLAUGHTERHOUSES was nominated for the 2009 LA WEEKLY AWARD for Best Revival. In 1997, he won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and the Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in ARDÈLE, as well as the 1997 Drama Logue Award in Direction for MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION. He was a member of the Ovation Award nominated Ensemble of SPRING AWAKENING (La Mirada Theatre).

Michael does voice narration and is a Visiting Lecturer at the UCLA School of Theatre, Television and Film, teaching in the Graduate Film Department. He has served as an Adjunct Instructor in Theatre and Speech at Valley College in San Bernardino, CA.
He trained at Catholic University, Washington, D.C. (B.A. Speech and Drama) and at Wayne State University in Detroit in the M.F.A. Acting Program as a member of the Hilberry Repertory Company.

Michael is married to Debbie Rothhaar. Their children are Will, Charlie, Catherine and Rob. Their grand daughter is Sylvie Rose.

Theatrical Agent: Dedicated, The Jerry Pace Agency 818 501-8919
Commercial Agent: The Daniel Hoff Agency 323 932-2500

Gender:
Male
Height:
5' 8"
Weight:
240
Body type:
Heavyset
Hair:
Short
Hair color:
Brown
Eyes:
Blue
Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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