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My Take
Michael Damian embodies a kind of professional endurance I genuinely respect. Playing Danny Romalotti on The Young and the Restless on and off from 1981 all the way to 2026 is not just longevity, it's a four-decade relationship with an audience that keeps inviting him back. Yet he never let one role box him in: he sings, directs, writes, and even picked up a BMI award in 1991. I love that combination, the loyalty to stay with something for a lifetime paired with the restlessness to keep trying new things. Steady and curious at once, he's the rare entertainer who anchors and reinvents simultaneously.
Overview
Michael Damian Weir (born April 26, 1962) is an American actor, singer, director, writer, and producer, best known for his role as Danny Romalotti on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, which he played from 1981 to 1998, 2002 to 2004, 2008, 2012 to 2013, and again from 2022 to 2026.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Damian
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ダミアン
- Reading
- まいける・だみあん
- Born
- April 26, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
- Origin
- Bonsall, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / singer / screenwriter / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Vista High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1991 BMI Film & TV Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.