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Michael A. Goorjian‌

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Birthday

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Michael A. Goorjian

San Francisco, California, USA

Michael A. Goorjian

San Francisco, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1971-02-04

Popularity

star3.4

Biography

Michael A. Goorjian (born February 4, 1971; San Francisco) is an American filmmaker, writer and actor. Goorjian won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for his role as David Goodson in the television film David's Mother (1994). He is also known for his role as Justin, Neve Campbell’s love interest on the series Party of Five (1994–2000), as well as Heroin Bob in the film SLC Punk! (1998) and its sequel, Punk's Dead (2016). As a director, Goorjian achieved recognition for his first major independent film, Illusion (2004), which he wrote, directed and starred in alongside Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas. Goorjian was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. His father, Peter, is Armenian, with his paternal grandparents being survivors of the Armenian genocide; his mother, Sarah, is of Scottish-American descent. Goorjian grew up in Oakland, California, and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School, which had a strong drama program. At the age of 14, he decided to audition for a local theatre company, thinking it was a ‘cool way’ to skip class; after successfully landing the lead role in a 'not-so-cool' play called Computer Crazy, Goorjian soon found out that the rest of the cast were all senior citizens and that he would have to perform the play at his own junior high school. Despite this seemingly rather humiliating experience, Goorjian stuck with acting, eventually training at UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television. Goorjian’s first big Hollywood break came as a dancer when, in 1992, he was cast as ‘Skittery’ in the Disney film Newsies (starring Christian Bale and Robert Duvall). What followed were roles in numerous subsequent films, including Chaplin (with Robert Downey Jr.), Forever Young (with Mel Gibson), the Oscar-nominated Leaving Las Vegas, Hard Rain (with Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater), SLC Punk! (with Devon Sawa), The Invisibles (with Portia de Rossi), Broken (with Heather Graham) and Conversations with God. Goorjian made his first real foray into directing with the mock-documentary Oakland Underground, a comedy about an underground occult music scene in Oakland, CA. From there, Goorjian made Illusion with Kirk Douglas, which was released theatrically in 2006 after racking up over a dozen festival awards, including Best Screenplay at The Hampton’s International Film Festival, Best Feature at the Lake Tahoe International Film Festival and The Audience Award at the Sonoma International Film Festival. With Illusion Goorjian was critically lauded for his ability to blend great filmmaking with philosophical depth. Soon after Illusion, Goorjian began collaborating with the publishing company Hay House to produce and direct a number of films including the documentary You Can Heal Your Life (2007), starring metaphysical author and teacher, Louise L. Hay and The Shift, starring author Dr. Wayne Dyer, along with Michael DeLuise and Portia de Rossi. His most recent work with Hay House is an original film anthology called Tales of Everyday Magic, which explores meaningful philosophical ideas through intimate character-driven stories.

Movie Credits

SLC Punk

SLC Punk‌
star7.1
calendar 1998

Broken

Broken‌
star5.6
calendar 2007

Amerikana

Amerikana‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

Chaplin

Chaplin‌
star7.4
calendar 1992

Around June

Around June‌
star2.5
calendar 2008

Illusion

Illusion‌
star8.2
calendar 2004

Here Lies Lonely

Here Lies Lonely‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Go for Broke

Go for Broke‌
star4.8
calendar 2002

The Invisibles

The Invisibles‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Life in a Day

Life in a Day‌
star6.0
calendar 1999

The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?

The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?‌
star6.2
calendar 1993

Conversations with God

Conversations with God‌
star6.7
calendar 2006

David's Mother

David's Mother‌
star8.5
calendar 1994

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist‌
star4.0
calendar 2002

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb‌
star5.1
calendar 1999

Amerikatsi

Amerikatsi‌
star7.7
calendar 2022

Forever Young

Forever Young‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

Hard Rain

Hard Rain‌
star5.8
calendar 1998

The Wizard of Lies

The Wizard of Lies‌
star6.6
calendar 2017

Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2

Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2‌
star4.7
calendar 2016

Deal of a Lifetime

Deal of a Lifetime‌
star6.7
calendar 2000

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas‌
star7.3
calendar 1995

Something More

Something More‌
star4.7
calendar 2000

Newsies

Newsies‌
star6.8
calendar 1992

Art House

Art House‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

Pin-Up

Pin-Up‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

Land of Dreams

Land of Dreams‌
star4.6
calendar 2022

Tv Credits

Growing Pains

Growing Pains‌
star6.5
calendar 1985

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami‌
star7.7
calendar 2002

Alias

Alias‌
star6.7
calendar 2001

Monk

Monk‌
star7.9
calendar 2002

Without a Trace

Without a Trace‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

Party of Five

Party of Five‌
star7.0
calendar 1994

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Lie to Me

Lie to Me‌
star7.9
calendar 2009

House

House‌
star8.6
calendar 2004

The Lincoln Lawyer

The Lincoln Lawyer‌
star7.7
calendar 2022

Party of Five

Party of Five‌
star7.0
calendar 1994

Lucifer

Lucifer‌
star8.5
calendar 2016

Covert Affairs

Covert Affairs‌
star6.9
calendar 2010

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994