Award-winning actor, singer, director, writer, and producer Michael Damian sat down with me in The Locher Room to discuss his return to Genoa City and The Young and the Restless.

Michael first gained recognition for his 18-year run in the role of rock star Danny Romalotti on the #1 rated daytime television drama. On stage, Michael starred as “Joseph” in the Broadway production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which broke box office records in both Los Angeles and on Broadway while also earning him a Grammy nomination. In addition to his Broadway career, Michael has released five albums and has had eight Top 40 hits including the smash single, “Rock On” which shot up the Billboard music charts landing at #1 and garnering him two gold records. He won the BMI Song-writing Award for his hit single, “Was It Nothing at All” and has also written and produced songs for the soundtracks of A Princess for Christmas, Flick 2, Flicka: Country Pride, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years and Sweeter Side of Life.

Michael has also enjoyed a prolific career behind the camera and has co-written/directed/produced over 15 films and television movies. He is filmmaking partners with his wife Janeen Damian. Michael has co-written, directed, and produced, Much Ado About Christmas, Hallmark’s #1 movie of the year for 2020, Christmas Waltz. Some of his other recent credits include the feature film High Strung Free Dance and its predecessor, High Strung, Lionsgate’s holiday romantic comedy, A Princess for Christmas, which starred Sir Roger Moore and Outlander’s Sam Heughan and launched Hallmark’s smash hit Princess Christmas franchise. The Damian’s went on to co-write A Crown for Christmas and A Royal Christmas. Michael also directed three films for 20th Century Fox: Flicka 2, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (which he also wrote), and Flicka: Country Pride starring Clint Black. He directed, wrote, and produced the feature film Moondance Alexander, which was also released by 20th Century Fox and the romantic comedies Sweeter Side of Life and Love by Design.

Michael recently produced and directed the upcoming film Paris Christmas Waltz starring Matthew Morrison which recently wrapped production in Paris. In 2022, he produced the popular Netflix film, Falling for Christmas, starring Lindsay Lohan. His second film with Lohan, Irish Wish premieres on Netflix in early 2024.

Don't miss the chance to catch up with Michael Damian right here in The Locher Room.