Career

Michael began his music career as a member of his family band, The Weirz, who released two self-titled albums, one in 1975 and one in 1979. After a 1981 appearance on American Bandstand in support of his debut single, a cover of the Eric Carmen tune "She Did It", Damian was offered the part of struggling singer, Danny Romalotti, on the daytime television series, The Young and the Restless.

After twelve years with The Young and the Restless, Damian landed the starring role in the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With Damian cast as Joseph, the production set a single day box-office record as well as a historical record for the highest weekly gross for a Broadway revival at the Minskoff Theatre. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat had 231 performances at the Minskoff Theatre from November 10, 1993, to May 29, 1994. The cast album earned a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Musical Show Album category.

Damian has released five albums with eight top 40 hits, including his number-one cover of the David Essex song "Rock On" (from the Dream a Little Dream soundtrack), which was certified gold in 1989. He also won a BMI Song-writing Award for his hit single "Was It Nothing at All". He made his feature film directorial debut with an indie comedy, Hot Tamale, which he co-wrote with his wife. Following in the family film genre, he directed the films Moondance Alexander, Flicka 2, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, Flicka: Country Pride, and A Princess for Christmas. In 2012, he directed and co-wrote, again with his wife, the 90-minute romantic comedy The Sweeter Side of Life. The film premiered on the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label	Hot 200
1984	Love is a Mystery	Columbia	—
1986	Michael Damian	CBS	—
1989	Where Do We Go from Here	Cypress	61
1989	Dream a Little Dream (Soundtrack)	Cypress	94
1991	Dreams of Summer	A&M	—
1993	Reach out to Me	Zomba records	—
1994	Time of the Season	Wildcat Records (UNI) Wild Cat (Indie)	—
2003	Shadows in the Night	Bcd	—
2005	The Christmas Album	Studio City Sound	—
2007	Getting So Much Better	Caption Records	—
2009	Rock On	Caption Records Weir Brothers Entertainment	—

Singles

Year	Song Title	Chart	Peak
1981	She Did It	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	69
1981	She Did It	U.S. Cash Box Top 100	95
1986	I Engineer
1989	Rock On (From Dream A Little Dream)	The Billboard Hot 100	1
1989	Cover Of Love	The Billboard Hot 100	31
1989	Was It Nothing At All	Adult Contemporary	7
1989	Was It Nothing At All	The Billboard Hot 100	24
1991	What A Price To Pay	The Billboard Hot 100	60
1992	(There'll Never Be) Another You	Adult Contemporary	26
2002	Shadows In The Night	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	5
2009	Rock On (2009)	Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	28

Theatre

• 1971/1973: Ventura County Youth Experimental Theatre
• 1993/1994: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph

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