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Michael Rosenbaum

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Michael Rosenbaum: Biography

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Birth Name: Michael Owen Rosenbaum
Birth Place: Oceanside, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/11/1972, Cancer
Profession: Actor

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Tall and athletic with a long, expressive face, Rosenbaum reportedly shaves his head daily for his breakthrough role as a young Lex Luthor on the Superman series Smallville. In college, he excelled at sports an... read more

Michael Rosenbaum: TV Guide News

Pilot News: Smallville's Lex Goes for Laughs, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 3/17/2009
He's baaaaaaack! Nearly a year after bidding Smallville adieu, Michael Rosenbaum has taken a step toward a return to the small screen.

TV's former Lex Luthor has been cast in ... read more 11 Comments
Sexy Smallville Secrets from "Miss Tess Mercer!" | Today's News: Our Take | 10/23/2008
Might Tess Mercer and Oliver Queen start making a little more love and little less war? Last Thursday's episode of Smallville (8 pm/ET, on the CW) offered a glimmer of hope. TVGuide.com grabbed a few minutes with series newcomer Cassidy Freeman to discuss the LuthorCorp boss' bad-ass behavior, Michael Rosenbaum's Lex appeal and more.

TVGuide.com: That was some "interesting" foreplay between Tess and Oliver last week....
Cassidy Freeman: [Laughs] I know. I personally get all my dates by challenging them with sticks and such.

TVGuide.com: Is that the technical term for those weapons — "sticks"?
Freeman: Staffs, maybe? But I prefer "sticks."

TVGuide.com: How much rehearsal time went into that fight scene?
Freeman: A lot. Justin [Hartley, Oliver] and I ... read more 3 Comments
Smallville Preview: Will Lana Rock Clark's World? | Today's News: Our Take | 7/24/2008
In Part 2 of TVGuide.com's Smallville preview, exec producers Brian Peterson and Todd Slavkin give their take on Season 8 (which arrives Sept. 18) by talking about the return of Green Arrow and offering an update on important people in Clark's life (Lex, Lana and Martha included). Plus: Which DC Universe players you will — and won't — be seeing this year. — Michael MaloneyTVGuide.com: How did the WGA strike affect your storytelling last season?Brian Peterson: We were only short two episodes; we did 20 out of the 22 [originally planned]. We actually got to complete most of our storylines that we set, especially the dynamics with Clark and Lex and also Lex and Lionel, including the final turn of Lex killing his father.TVGuide.com: It was tough seeing John Glover leave, because he made such a great Lionel.Todd Slavkin: John's a great actor and a great man — we miss him dearly — but it was always in the cards that Lex murdering his father would aid in his descen... read more
Smallville Execs Thank Star for Lex Appeal, Tease Doomsday's Arrival | Today's News: Our Take | 5/2/2008
A joint statement from Smallville's new quartet of show runners, the CW and Warner Bros. Television pays proper due to Michael Rosenbaum, who won't be returning next season as a series regular. "It has been an honor and pleasure to work with Michael. He is one of the best actors on television and has never failed to bring a new layer to the character of Lex Luthor in every episode," says the missive. "While... we won’t have the pleasure of working with him on a weekly basis this fall, we like to think that we haven’t seen the last of Lex Luthor. Stay tuned." (In comments: Michael Rosenbaum's letter to fans and friends.) The Smallville bosses go on to tease a new breed of villainy for Season 8, including the arrival of Doomsday, "the legendary, unstoppable destroyer" who will present Clark with "his ultimate challenge." (Doomsday, of course, is the only character in the DC Comics universe to have killed Superman.)Also to be cast for S8 is a female villain who "will be famil... read more
Smallville: Clark Kent’s Not-So-Wonderful Life | Today's News: Our Take | 5/1/2008
On Thursdays episode of Smallville 8 pmET The CW Clark Kent Tom Welling gets a look at what life would have been like if his rocket ship never arrived on Earth Brainiac James Marsters last seen zooming away with Clarks Krypto-cousin Kara Laura Vandervoort is trying to set such a Kal-El-free scenario in motion Clark having a bit of a pity party over Lanas continued zombieness isnt so sure thats such a bad idea Since the day I arrived all Ive brought is suffering and death he says Meteor freaks phantoms Brainiac If Id never reached Earth none of them wouldve ever been hereRight on cue his own version of Its a Wonderful Life plays out thanks to his Kryptonian dad Jor-El who enables him to see what a non-Clark world would be like And lets just say its not a pretty picture Lex Luthor Michael Rosenbaum is president of the United States with Milton Fine aka Brainiac as his chief of staff And their plan to consolidate power won read more

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Michael Rosenbaum: Photos

Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, wb party courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com

Smallville, Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Michael Rosenbaum courtesy Michael Courtney/The CW

Smallville, Laura Vandervoort, Michael Rosenbaum courtesy Michael Courtney/The CW

Smallville, Michael Rosenbaum courtesy Michael Courtney/The CW

Smallville, Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Cassidy, Erica Durance courtesy Michael Courtney/The CW

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Michael Rosenbaum: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Kickin' It Old Skool (Actor - Kip Unger)	2007	Movie
Smallville (Actor - Lex Luthor)	2006	TV Show Series
Cursed (Actor - Kyle)	2005	Movie
Racing Stripes (Actor - Voice of Ruffshodd)	2005	Movie
Bringing Down The House (Actor - Todd Gendler)	2003	Movie