Michael Nouri

Name	Michael Nouri
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Caption	Nouri in 2009
Birth Date	1945-12-9
Birth Place	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Website	michaelnouri.com
Alma Mater	Rollins College Emerson College
Occupation	Actor
Years Active	1967–present
Children	2

Early life

Nouri was born in Washington D.C. to Gloria () and Edmond Nouri. Edmond was an Iraqi immigrant from Baghdad who arrived in the United States on a Georgetown University scholarship, enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II, and became a writer for Stars and Stripes and The New Yorker.

Career

After starring in an off-Broadway production of The Crucible, Nouri landed his first Broadway role in Forty Carats, which ran for two years. He made his film debut in 1969 with an uncredited role in Goodbye, Columbus. He appeared on several television soap operas and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Steve Kaslo on Search for Tomorrow. Nouri portrayed Lucky Luciano in the miniseries The Gangster Chronicles and its theatrically released feature film Gangster Wars. In 1979, he appeared in the episode "The Curse of Dracula" of the series Cliffhangers.

In 1983, he had a starring role as Nick Hurley in the romantic drama Flashdance. Despite mixed reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 1983 and was nominated for several top awards, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Nouri has appeared in numerous television series and television films. He starred opposite Kyle MacLachlan in the horror film The Hidden. He starred on the short-lived series Bay City Blues and Downtown, and on the sitcom Love & War. Nouri also starred in the Broadway production of the musical Victor/Victoria as King Marchan opposite Julie Andrews. He appeared in three separate entries of Law & Order, each time in different roles. He had recurring roles on the series The O.C., Damages, NCIS, and Army Wives. Nouri returned to soap operas with a year-long stint on All My Children. More recently, he had a recurring role on the series Yellowstone for three seasons.

Personal life

Nouri has been married and divorced twice. His first marriage was to Lynn Goldsmith and his second marriage was to Vicki Light. He has two daughters. He is an ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a result of one of his ex-wives being affected by the condition.

Nouri also had relationships with Dyan Cannon and Roma Downey.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage (partial)

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award

• 1976 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Search for Tomorrow (nominated)

Saturn Awards

• 1988 Saturn Award for Best Actor: The Hidden (nominated)

Sitges Film Festival

• 1987 Sitges Film Festival Best Actor: The Hidden (won)

References

• Michael Nouri, dead, Movies & TV Dept., The New York Times, 2016, 2016-03-25
• Michael Nouri, 2020-10-20, Playbill, en
• Rusu, Christina, 2022-01-09, A walk with Michael Nouri in Rome, 2024-09-27, SURREAL GENERATION, en-GB
• Paid Notice: Deaths NOURI, EDMOND J., 2024-09-27, query.nytimes.com, en

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