Michael Owen Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor. He is well-known^{[citation needed]} for portraying Lex Luthor on Smallville. Continuing in the comic book genre, he voiced Wally West (a.k.a. The Flash) in the DC Comics animated series Justice League. Rosenbaum has also done film and other voiceover work. In February of 2007, Rosenbaum confirmed that he would be leaving Smallville after the show's 7th season. However, he may return as an occasional special guest star. [1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oceanside is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the south part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Lex Luthor is a fictional DC Comics supervillain and is the primary antagonist of the Superman franchise. ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... Wally West is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the third Flash. ... The Flash. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. ...

Biography

Rosenbaum was born in Oceanside, New York and raised in Newburgh, Indiana, where he graduated from Castle High School. He is Jewish and graduated from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, with a degree in theatre arts and immediately moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. Oceanside is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the south part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. ... Newburgh is a town in Warrick County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. ... Castle High School can refer to: Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana Castle High School in Kaneohe, Hawaii Castle High School, Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland Castle High School in Dudley, England Categories: | ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. ... Location of Bowling Green within Warren County in Kentucky. ... Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ) is a secret letter, social college fraternity. ... A B.A. issued as a certificate A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Once in New York, an MTV Networks intern named Vincent Letizia spotted his 8 x 10 black and white photo in a batch of other casting submissions for a pilot called "Talk Girl." The pilot was never greenlit, but Michael Rosenbaum stood out as a newly discovered talent. A new MTV pilot was conceived specifically for Michael with the working title of "The Michael Rosenbaum Project." The project later became known as "The Temp" and covered Rosenbaum in a reality TV setting as, a temp, who would walk into a different job each day. The pilot featured Rosenbaum as a Cat filling in on Broadway's "Cats" musical, and as a zoo keeping filling in at the zoo, sweeping animal manure and the like. The pilot never quite took off with MTV Executives. It was the mid 1990's before the mega boom of Reality TV and though the show was good, it was possibly before its time. This turned out to be a good thing for Rosenbaum who shortly thereafter left for Los Angeles where his talents could be showcased to a wider audience.

Rosenbaum is also known^{[citation needed]} for his love of ice hockey, a sport he grew up playing. He is an ardent New York Rangers fan and often plays in charity hockey games. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

Filmography

Television series

• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (segment: "The Amsterdam Kids")
• The Rinky Dinky Show (550)
• Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane (1999-2000) (as Jack)
• Smallville (2001-present) (as Lex Luthor)
  • Directed the 125th episode, titled "Freak"
  • He holds the dubious record of being knocked unconscious more times than any other character on Smallville (44 times as of season 7).[2]
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) (episode: Gun Fever, as Colin)

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Films

• Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2007), will provide voice for Tanis Half-Elven.
• Kicking It Old Skool (2007)
• Racing Stripes (2005), (voice) Roughshod
• Cursed (2005)
• Bringing Down the House (2003)
• Special (2003)
• Sorority Boys (2002)
• Poolhall Junkies (2001)
• Rave Macbeth (2001)
• Sweet November (2001)
• Eyeball Eddie (2000)
• 1999 (1998)
• Urban Legend (1998)
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
• The Day I Ran Into All My Ex-Boyfriends (1997)
• The Devil & the Angel (1997)

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Television

• Batman Beyond (1999-2001) (various characters)
• Justice League (2001-2004) (as The Flash and Deadshot)
• Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006) (as The Flash, Deadshot, and Doctor Polaris)
  • In the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Great Brain Robbery," the Flash trades bodies with Lex Luthor for a brief period of time. The voice actors continued to provide the voices of their character's normal bodies, so The Flash's body still sounded like the Flash, even while it was inhabited by Luthor's mind. Thus, Rosenbaum voiced Lex Luthor for most of the episode, the same role he has on Smallville.
• The Zeta Project (2001-2002) (as Agent West)
• Static Shock (2000-2004) (Trapper (Series 1, 2 & 4), various voices, and guest appearance as The Flash in a 2003 episode)
• Jackie Chan Adventures (2000-2005) as Drago.
• Teen Titans (2005) as Kid Flash

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Movies

• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) (as Ghoul)
• Racing Stripes (2005) (as Ruffshodd )
• Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (in production) (as Tanis Half-Elven)

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Video games

• Gladius (2003) as Valens
• Yakuza (2006) as Akira Nishiki

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Cameos In Animation/Comic

• Justice League episode Tabula Rasa: Amazo while looking for Lex Luthor runs into Michael Rosenbaum.[3][4]
• Justice League Unlimited #38: In page 10, Giganta and Flash are having a discussion while sitting on a billboard. It reads: INJURED? Call Rosenbaum and Associates (the person in the picture bears a strong resemblance to Michael Rosenbaum.

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Personal Life

• He is an avid New York Rangers fan and has been spotted many times at MSG watching them.
• His favorite band is Guns N' Roses.
• In an episode of MTV Cribs, Rosenbaum shows his love of singing karaoke and exercising.
• He is left-handed.

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Talent

Rosenbaum has a few notable vocal impressions in his repertoire, including Christopher Walken, Keanu Reeves, and Kevin Spacey. The makers of the DCAU have used these impressions in their work, having Rosenbaum do his Walken voice for Ghoul in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and his Spacey voice for Deadshot; Spacey portrays Lex Luthor in Superman Returns. Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced in IPA: ) is a Canadian actor, born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Kevin Spacey (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor (film and stage) and director. ... The DCAU or DC Animated Universe is a general term made by fans of the animated television series based off of DC Comics, usually heavily developed by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. ... Screenshot from Batman Beyond featuring the Jokerz. ... Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is a direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman. ... Deadshot (real name Floyd Lawton), is a fictional character in the DC Universe. ... For the video game of the same name, see Superman Returns (video game). ...

Misc Facts

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• In 2001, Michael Rosenbaum received a Saturn Award for his portrayal of Lex Luthor.

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External links

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Michael Rosenbaum

• Official Website
• Michael Rosenbaum cast bio on The CW
• Michael Rosenbaum at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Rosenbaum at TV.com
• YoungHollywood.com Hockey Event - Interview