Michael Ball

Michael Ball is one of those rare British performers who genuinely straddles the worlds of West End theatre and pop. I find his story compelling because his 1985 Les Miserables debut as Marius launched a career that kept evolving, and reaching number two with Love Changes Everything proved a musical-theatre voice could land on the singles chart. The Olivier Award and OBE are real markers of respect, not vanity trophies. What I appreciate most is his longevity, moving fluidly between stage, recording, presenting and writing. He feels less like a fading star and more like a working artist who simply refused to be boxed into one lane.

Name (English)

Michael Ball

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ボール

Reading

まいける・ぼーる

Born

June 27, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

Origin

Bromsgrove, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / singer / stage actor / television presenter / author

University

Plymouth College

Awards & achievements

• Laurence Olivier Awards
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• Classic Brit Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.michaelball.co.uk
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Ball
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934543

Tags

• actor
• singer
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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