He has also dabbled in writing, dancing, and has tried directing . He was also voted as a young boy, the class clown, to escape being bullied at school. Yet he was the love of my mothers life, so I always thought, well, he was my father really. When I mention romance to him, he chuckles, remarking that hes quite happy as things are. 43 Michael Crawford Premium Video Footage Browse 43 michael crawford stock videos and clips available to use in your projects, or start a new search to explore more stock footage and b-roll video clips. Scrapes like that made Frank and Betty the most famous TV couple of the era. He calls him Big Pa and when he comes to Padstow, where Edward is buried, he runs to see him. iHeartRadio is easy to use and all FREE. 106 FM, 1323 AM, Thames As a stage actor, he played Charlie Gordon in Flowers for Algernon and appeared in The Wizard in The Wizard of Oz. Michael Patrick Smith, CBE (born 19 January 1942), known by the professional stage name of Michael Crawford, is an English actor, comedian and singer. Since his divorce from Gabrielle (his former wife), he has admitted to phoning her just to hear her voice. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Sieger), Other Works Sixteen months after Smith's death, Crawford was born, the result of a short-lived relationship, and given his mother's surname, which was that of her first husband.During his early years, Crawford divided his time between the army camp in Wiltshire, where he and his mother lived during the war, and the Isle of Sheppey, off the coast of Kent, where his mother had grown up. In 2012 she toured in The Ladykillers, playing the role of Mrs Wilberforce. Producer Roger Edens saw him. A leaping, spinning and singing Michael Crawford stars as the world's greatest showman, Phineas T. Barnum, in Harold Fielding's rousing Victoria Palace production of the smash circus musical Barnum. His first wife was called Gabrielle Lewis who he married in 1965. I lost $400 plus their supposed $400 add on, in two weeks. In 1965, Michael wed actress Gabrielle Lewis and they had two daughters Emma and Lucy. Michael Rispoli's Married Life With Wife Madeline Rispoli-Are They She was married to tough-guy actor Edward Woodward, star of crime dramas Callan and The Equaliser. to hold down a job to support his ever-patient wife Betty and tot Jessica. After attempting to make the programme feel a bit more sophisticated, Michael decided that it didn't work and Frank should have been left as an innocent.