MICHAEL DEMPSEY

In addition to his career as a novelist, Michael has written, acted and directed in theater, television and film in New York, Los Angeles, Louisville, Cleveland and other venues across the country.

As a writer, Michael wrote for network television in the 90s, most notably CBS’s Cybill starring Cybill Shepherd.  He has sold and optioned screenplays and television scripts to companies such as Christopher Lloyd’s Tritone Productions and Carsey-Werner Productions (The Cosby Show, Roseanne, That 70′s Show) in Los Angeles.  His plays have been produced in New York, Los Angeles, Washington and regionally in theaters such as Actors Theatre of Louisville.  A member of the Writer’s Guild of America, Michael’s a past recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship for playwriting.

Michael is also an award-winning stage actor and director.  These days his theatre work is mostly done close to home in Northeast Ohio, where he lives with his family.  He’s hard at work on his next novel.  He welcomes correspondence at demzer@yahoo.com.

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