15 Interesting Facts About Michael York

1. #002

   At the age of three, Michael York broke his nose when he jumped off the roof of a coal shed while trying to fly.

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2. #005

   Contrary to a widespread rumor, Michael York did not play one of the monkeys in Spaceballs (1987) or provide a voice for it. In 2016, at the National Press Club, he said he had tried to claim the credit from his online résumés but had since given up on it.

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   Michael York is a good friend and mentor of actor Casper Van Dien. He is a lifelong friend of Casper's wife, Catherine Oxenberg.

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4. #012

   Some sources give Michael York's birth name as Michael York-Johnson, but this is incorrect. Birth records show his original name was Michael Hugh Johnson. He is said to have taken the name York from a popular British cigarette brand.

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5. #013

   Michael York co-wrote a book with Adrian Brine titled 'A Shakespearean Actor Prepares'.

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6. #014

   Michael York's wife, Pat, is an American photographer.

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7. #015

   Michael York played Merlin in A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1995), King Arthur in A Knight in Camelot (1998), and David McIntyre, who believes he is King Arthur, in Late Delivery from Avalon (1996).

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8. #016

   Michael York appears in Romeo and Juliet (1968) and The Three Musketeers (1973)/The Four Musketeers (1974). Both literary works on which these are based were later satirized in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which used the balcony scene from the first and the character d'Artagnan from the second.

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9. #017

   Michael York is sometimes mistakenly thought to be related to the English actress Susannah York, with whom he appeared in Conduct Unbecoming (1975). In fact, neither of them was born with the name York.

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10. #018

    Michael York was educated at Oxford.

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11. #019

    At one point, Michael York was attached to Death on the Nile (1978).

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12. #020

    Michael York joined the National Theatre in January 1965.

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13. #022

    Michael York publicly supported the idea that a "Bible Code" exists, as proposed by Michael Drosnin.

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14. #023

    Michael York had his first acting experience at the National Youth Theatre.

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15. #024

    Michael York supports the California Youth Theatre.

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