Michael Rosenbaum

For me, Michael Rosenbaum is proof that a great villain can outshine the hero. His bald, brilliant Lex Luthor on Smallville gave that show its menace, and earning a spot on TV Guide's nastiest-villains list is the kind of compliment every actor playing a bad guy secretly wants. What I find likable is that he never seems precious about it; jumping into Guardians of the Galaxy and leaning hard into podcasting shows a guy comfortable laughing at the business he's in. There's a generosity in actors who become great interviewers of their own peers, and that second act suits him. I'd rather hear him talk shop than most.

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Name (English)

Michael Rosenbaum

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ローゼンバウム

Reading

まいける・ろーぜんばうむ

Born

July 11, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Oceanside, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / film director / film producer / writer / dub actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

High school

John H. Castle High School

University

Western Kentucky University

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television

• Official sitehttp://www.michaelrosenbaum.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Rosenbaum
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311613

Tags

• New York
• actor
• film director
• film producer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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