As per our current Database, Michael Mayer is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Michael Mayer is 64 years, 5 months and 25 days old. Michael Mayer will celebrate 65rd birthday on a Friday 27th of June 2025. Below we countdown to Michael Mayer upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Michael Mayer |
| Occupation | Director |
| Age | 64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | June 27, 1960 (Bethesda, MD) |
| Birthday | June 27 |
| Town/City | Bethesda, MD |
| Nationality | MD |
Michael Mayer’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Michael Mayer was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Stage and film Director best known for his direction of the hit Broadway musicals Spring Awakening from 2006 to 2009, American Idiot from 2010 to 2011, and Hedwig and The Angry Inch from 2014 to 2015. He also directed the pilot episode of NBC's Broadway-focused series Smash in 2012.
He studied acting at New York University and ended up graduating with a Master's degree in theater in 1983. By 1990 he had decided to pursue directing and supported himself during his early career by teaching at NYU, the Lincoln Center Theater Institute, and the Juilliard School.
He has won a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2007, which also took the Tony for Best Musical that year. He also won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical for both Spring Awakening and Thoroughly Modern Millie, which he directed in 2002 and was also nominated for a Tony.
His parents are Jerry and Louise Mayer, who gave him his first Super 8 camera when he had his bar mitzvah in 1973.
He directed stage-turned-television stars Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening in 2006.
