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Michael Louis Chernus (born August 8, 1977) is an American actor. He has acted on film, television, and the stage. He has acted on film, television, and the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Cal Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).
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Michael Chernus is an American actor. He is best known for his TV roles in Mercy, Manhattan and Orange is the New Black, in which he portrays Cal Chapman.
Chernus was born on August 8, 1977 in Rocky River, Ohio, USA. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School's Drama Division.
He made his on-screen debut as Ben in the 2005 film Winter Passing.
Also an accomplished stage actor, Michael won a 2011 OBIE Award and received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance in Lisa Kron's In the Wake at The Public Theater in New York City. On stage, he most recently co-starred with David Hyde Pierce in the Manhattan Theater Club production of Close Up Space at New York City Center. Other New York credits include such theaters as Playwrights Horizons, the Roundabout Theatre Company, Primary Stages, New York Theater Workshop, The Atlantic Theater Company, and many productions at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (where he played the lead role of KJ in Annie Baker's play The Aliens which Charles Isherwood, of the New York Times, named the best play of 2010).
Chernus married his wife, Emily Simoness, on Sept. 26, 2015 at Ryder Farm in Brewster, New York. Simoness is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of SPACE at Ryder Farm. SPACE creates an environment singular in its ability to invigorate artists and innovators and their work, and contributes to the sustainability and resourceful preservation of one o...
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Michael Chernus. Also an accomplished stage actor, Michael won a 2011 OBIE Award and received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for his performance in Lisa Kron's "In the Wake" at The Public Theater in New York City. Michael grew up in Rocky River, Ohio and became interested in acting at an early age. His first role in a play was as "Gandalf ...
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Jun 26, 2019 · 'Orange Is the New Black' has released the trailer for the final season, which is out July 26 on Netflix. Watch the official look at 'OITNB' season seven. ... played by Michael Chernus). Even the ...
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Jul 30, 2018 · 'Orange Is the New Black' season six ending explained by executive producer Tara Herrmann and writer ... (Michael Chernus), asks her what she is going to do next, she offers no answer and the ...
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Jun 20, 2014 · Natasha Lyonne, who plays Nicky on OITNB, showed up on SVU as a rape victim in a psychiatric ward (Michael Chernus, better known as Piper’s brother Cal, is in that one, too) and Taryn Manning ...
Mar 24, 2014 · “Orange Is the New Black” and “The Big C’s” Michael Chernus is the last series regular to sign on and will play Louis “Fritz” Fedowitz, one of the geniuses working under Frank Winter ...
