Michael Crawford Biography
Michael Crawford is a British Tenor, Actor, Singer, and Comedian who was born and brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
Michael Crawford Age
Crawford is 45 years old. He was born on 19 January 1942 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He celebrates his birthday on 19 January every year, and his birth sign is Capricorn.
Michael Crawford Height
Michael stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches.
Michael Crawford Weight
Crawford has a weight of 165 kg. He has brown eyes and blonde hair color.
Early Life and Education
Crawford was born on 19 January 1942 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Lawson graduated from St Michael’s, a Catholic school in Bexleyheath, which was run by nuns.
Rise to Fame and Breakthrough Moment
Crawford is known for his professional career as an actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the sitcom Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, Cornelius Hackl in the musical film Hello, Dolly!, as well as the titular character in the stage musical The Phantom of the Opera.
Personal Life
Michael Crawford Family, Parents
Crawford was born to his mother, Doris Dumbell-Smith, and his father in Salisbury.
Michael Crawford Siblings
Crawford has not shared information about his brothers and sister. It is also not known if he has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.
Michael Crawford Wife
Michael was previously married to his ex-wife, Gabrielle Lewis. The couple tied the knot in 1965 and they were blessed with two children named Lucy Crawford (born 1968) and Emma Crawford (born 1966). They later divorced in 1975 after 10 years of marriage. He then dated his partner, Natasha MacAller, and later parted ways in 1996.
Michael Crawford Net Worth
Michael Crawford has an estimated net worth of $1 million $5 million. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a Tenor, Actor, Singer, and Comedian. Through his various sources of income, Michael has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Phantom
- Crawford happened to run into the show’s creator, Andrew Lloyd Webber, in 1984. Lloyd Webber had met Crawford socially several times and remembered him from his work in Flowers for Algernon. Crawford informed Crawford that he was working on a new project based on a Gaston Leroux novel and wanted to know whether he was interested.
- He said he was, but the show was still in the early planning stages, and nothing had been decided. Months passed, during which Lloyd Webber had already created a pitch video featuring his then-wife, Sarah Brightman, as the female lead Christine, and British rocker Steve Harley as the Phantom, singing the title song in the manner of a contemporary new wave video.
Barnum
In 1981, he starred in the original London production of Cy Coleman’s Barnum (1981) as the illustrious American showman P.T. Barnum. Crawford trained at the Big Apple Circus School in New York City to prepare for the ambitious stunts, learning to walk the tight-rope, juggle, and slide down a rope from the rafters of the theatre.