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Actor. Years active. 2011–present. Michael David Faist ( / faɪst /; [1] born January 5, 1992) [2] is an American actor. An alumnus of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Faist is the recipient of a Grammy and a Daytime Emmy Award, with nominations for a Tony and a British Academy Film Award .
Mike Faist. Actor: West Side Story. Mike Faist is from Columbus, Ohio. He moved to New York at 17 to pursue acting. Mike dropped out of the conservatory he was attending after two semesters and was selling tickets for Off-Broadway plays. He made his Broadway debut in 2012 in "Newsies: The Musical".
May 14, 2018 · Mike Faist is a Tony-nominated actor who played the role of Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen since the musical first premiered in Washington, D.C. in 2015 until May 13th of this year.
Mike Faist. Actor: West Side Story. Mike Faist is from Columbus, Ohio. He moved to New York at 17 to pursue acting. Mike dropped out of the conservatory he was attending after two semesters and was selling tickets for Off-Broadway plays. He made his Broadway debut in 2012 in "Newsies: The Musical".
Dec 15, 2021 · 29-year-old Broadway veteran Mike Faist speaks about living in a van, Bruce Davidson photos, and, yes, those John Mulaney comparisons.
Jan 5, 1992 · Mike Faist (born January 5, 1992) is an American actor, dancer, and singer. He is known for starring in the original Broadway productions of Newsies and Dear Evan Hansen, and in movies such as West Side Story (2021), Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022), and Challengers (2024).
Dec 10, 2021 · “Dear Evan Hansen” alumnus Mike Faist plays "West Side Story's" tragic gang leader Riff in Steven Spielberg’s take on the classic musical.
Dec 16, 2021 · Mike Faist Reintroduces the Tragic Riff to a Modern Audience. On this week’s Little Gold Men, Faist talks working with Spielberg, recovering from Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen, and watching West...
Dec 27, 2021 · Dec. 27, 2021. He’s the menacing gang leader who fights, frolics and finger-snaps his way through “West Side Story”: that’s Riff, the frontman of the Jets, who commands a cadre of lost boys...
Jan 4, 2022 · Among the many fine points of Steven Spielberg’s new “West Side Story” is its stellar cast of relative unknowns, including Mike Faist, whose indelible portrayal of Jets leader Riff is earning him...
