Michael Preid (real name Michael David Prince) is a famous British actor and singer. The filmography of the artist consists of 12 film projects. The actor was born on April 1, 1960 in the English city of Berkeley, but his family, when the boy was two years old, moved to Iran due to the work of the head of the family. Here Michael attended an Anglo-American school for migrants. Learned to speak Farsi fluently. Six years later, the family of the future actor returns to his homeland. You can find out more about the biography and work of the actor by reading this article.
Actor's biography and creative path
Since 1978, Michael Preid has been living in London. Here he studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Theater, focusing on opera. At the end of the training, the actor takes the stage name Preid, since at that time in Britain there is already a movie star named Michael Prince. Michael begins his acting career with the theater. The first roles he played in the musicals Knack and Godspell. Preud soon appeared on television. During the filming of the musical “Abbracadabra” met Finola Hughes. Over the next seven years, young people had a romantic relationship.
Actor success
Great popularity comes to Michael after the series "Robin from Sherwood." The main role in this project made the actor a real star. Preyd played the role of the character of Robin Hood in the film. His hero fought with the nobility, powerful sorcerers and mercenaries in order to preserve peace among people and protect the weak and defenseless. The premiere of the film took place in April 1984. The series was broadcast immediately in 55 countries. In each of them he had a high rating and a lot of fans. In the USA, the project was even awarded the Jampton Award.
Work in the world of cinema
Soon Michael Preyd moved to America to conquer Broadway, but he did not quite succeed. In 1985, the actor drew the attention of the famous American director Aaaron Spelling, he invited him to his cult series “Dynasty”. In it, Michael Preud got a relatively small role as Prince Michael of Moldavia. Prelude's next work was the Nightflyers movie by George Martin. The script, unfortunately, was poorly adapted, and the cinema at that time still could not boast of spectacular and high-quality special effects, so the picture failed at the box office. However, Preud earned a fee enough to open his own recording studio. The next few years of his life, Michael devotes to composing music. In 1990, the actor returned to the big movie. Famous films with Michael Preid are the following films: Son of Darkness: To Die for II and Writer's Block.
Returning to the homeland and personal life of the actor
All the years that Michael spent in the USA, he was unbearably drawn to his homeland. As a result, the actor decides to return to Britain. Practical immediately after his arrival, Pride meets Karen Landau, his future wife and mother of his two children. This marriage lasted until 2009, but after that the couple filed for divorce.
Further acting career
For a while, Michael Preud worked in the Tivoli Theater in Ireland, then returned to conquer London. In the capital of England, the actor plays in the musical The Aspects of Love by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber. Preid combines his work in the theater with filming in the cinema, namely in the serial film "The Riders", which was based on the book by Jilly Cooper. During the filming in the picture, Michael was seriously injured, falling from his horse, but refused to suspend work.
In the mid-90s, Preid showed his comedic talent. He played in a parody of the cult series of those times, "Doctor Quinn, a female doctor." According to the latest data, Michael Preid now lives in a suburb of London with his new passion, Josephine Gabrielle. Since 2007, the actor stopped acting in films.