Marilyn Michaels
was born February 26, 1943 in Manhattan. She attended the High School of Music and Art as a music major, and in Sophomore year switched to art as her major. At graduation she auditioned and won an RCA recording contract singing the follow- up song to Ray Peterson's "Tell Laura I Love Her", entitled, "Tell Tommy I Miss Him". This was followed by contracts with Warner Bros. Records and ABC Paramount.
She began singing in Catskills Resorts and clubs, starring at the world famous Copa, and made her first television appearances on such shows as The Hollywood Palace, the Ed Sullivan Show, and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
She caught the eye of composer Jule Styne and was chosen to play the role of Fannie Brice in the National Touring Company of Funny Girl, when Barbra Streisand was still playing it on Broadway.
She later was one of the repertory players in ABC televisions' The Kopycats. Her character portrayals, impressions and singing have been seen on such national shows as Spelling/Goldberg's The Love Boat, Regis and Kathie Lee, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, The Today Show, The Dean Martin Show, Red Skelton Show, Jonathan Winters Show, Ed Sullivan, Sullivan On Broadway Special, Name of the Game with Sammy Davis Jr., The Flip Wilson Show, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin and The Howard Stern Show. She has also appeared on The Hollywood Squares and One Life to Live.
She has appeared with Don Rickles in Las Vegas show rooms and at the Westbury Music Fair, as well as starred with Rich Little in the National Campaign for Diet 7UP. That was followed with a Playboy pictorial, Prime Mime, in August 1982. It featured Marilyn as six different characters, Dolly Parton, Bo Derek, Barbra Streisand, Lily Tomlin, Julie Andrews and Bette Midler.
In 1991, Marilyn starred in the hit show, Catskills On Broadway. She followed with her own Radio Show, The Broadway Hour and her own musical show at Harrah's in Atlantic City, Broadway Ballyhoo.
Known as a "triple threat performer" she has hosted the comedy stand up, Girls Night Out for Lifetime, CNBC's Talk Live and the WLIW Awards in Excellence Gala.
She sings in six languages and has guest starred on the PBS special Another Mitzvah, as well as performed in concert at Town Hall, The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse, and theaters throughout the US and England.
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