Michael Aronov

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Michael Aronov is an American actor and playwright He played the character Schlatko in the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch Aronov received The Elliot Norton Award Best Actor for originating the lead role in Mauritius at The Huntington Theatre In 2009 he played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at the English Theater in Germany His oneman show called Manigma was produced in New York City in 2006 and opens again in January 2010 at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row in NYC Aronov has worked with Terrence McNally on the world premiere of Unusual Acts of Devotion in Philadelphia Previously he was in Los Angeles under the direction of Estelle Parsons in Salome starring Al Pacino Aronov has worked with Oleg Tabakov of The Moscow Art Theatre Joseph Chaikin Lee Grant and others At the Studio he also portrayed Knut in Strindbergs Playing with Fire directed by Lee Grant and then Jean in another Strindberg classic Miss Julie at the Cherry Lane Theatre He played opposite Annabella Sciorra in MCCs production of Spain at the Lucille Lortel Theatre Dionysus in The Bacchae 21 and Edgar in an awardwinning production of King Lear On television Aronov has been seen in Life on Mars Lipstick Jungle Without a Trace Threat Matrix and The Closer He made several appearances in the Law amp Order franchise worked with the late Bruno Kirby in Barry Levinsons The Beat among various episodes on Spin City The Game and All My Children His film work includes Amexicano which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and two Sundance Film Festival favorites Hedwig amp the Angry Inch and the upcoming Lbs He has been honored nationally with a Level 1 Award for Acting by the NFAA in association with the ARTS an IRNE Award nomination for best supporting actor MA The Greer Garson Award in Dallas TX and in culmination of his work he was the recipient of The Individual Grant Award by the Belle Foundation exhibiting exceptional talent and potential for achievement in the arts