I Wanna Be Like Michael Kostroff!

Today, I Wanna Be Like Michael Kostroff! Michael Kostroff is an actor with over 100 TV/Film credits! He’s most known for his role as the defense attorney Maurice Levy on The Wire as well as the executive producer Marshall Pike on Disney Channel’s Sonny with a Chance! Upcoming, he’ll be starring in the new live action Marvel/Sony series Spider-Noir based on the hit Spider Verse films alongside Nicolas Cage on MGM+. His most prominent theater credits include Thenardier on the national tour of Les Miserables as well as Max Bialystock (u/s) on The Producers National Tour! He’s also an author of the book The Stage Actor’s Handbook! We get to chatting about the most helpful audition advice (as he served as an acting/audition coach for many years) plus the biggest nuanced differences between stage and screen acting!I WANNA BE LIKE MICHAEL KOSTROFF REELS 1. 00:00 Sonny with a Chance Intro 2. 05:10 Auditions & Michael’s I Wanna Be Like You!3. 13:25 Deciding To Become An Actor4. 26:05 The Wire!5. 35:50 Working on TV/Film Sets6. 51:00 Malcolm in the Middle7. 53:00 Thenardier In Les Mis8. 57:50 Sonny with a Chance9. 1:04:05 The State of The Journeyman Actor10. 1:09:24 TV/Film vs Theater11. 1:18:10 Spider Noir!12. 1:25:25 Co Star Roles13. 1:32:25 Self Tapes14. 1:37:50 AI Wanna Be Like You!15. 1:42:30 Michael’s I Wanna Be Like You!