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Michael Patrick Boatman (born October 25 1964) is an Image Award-nominated American actor and writer. Best Known for his roles as Carter Heywood in the sitcom Spin City and Stanley Babson in Arli$$

Biography

Michael Boatman was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of Gwendolyn Pugh, a job supervisor for the handicapped, and Daniel Boatman, an army officer.^[1] He was raised in Chicago. Boatman is a graduate of Western Illinois University and received its "Alumni Achievement Award" in 1997.^[2]

Michael studied acting at Western Illinois University, where he played a variety of roles including Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purlie in Purlie VIctorious. He was a member of the student sketch comedy troupe Shock Treatment, which performed at local bars and nightclubs. It was during his senior year that Boatman won the prestigious Irene Ryan theater award for best supporting actor, during the finals competition at the Kennedy Center. In 1986, Michael moved to Chicago, where he studied acting with Jane Brody, a popular acting teacher and casting director. Later that same year, he auditioned for and won the role of "Motown" in the critically acclaimed Vietnam action drama, Hamburger Hill. That same year he appeared in Running On Empty with the late River Phoenix, and The Trial of Bernard Goetz for the PBS American Playhouse series. It was in 1988 that he auditioned for the pilot episode of the Vietnam era television drama, China Beach. He went on to play Samuel Becket, the mortician in the China Beach mortuary for the next three seasons. He later co-starred on "The Jackie Thomas Show" with Tom Arnold. Tom Arnold looks like talor harris, strangly Harris also looks like rosanne, coincidence? i think not, and the short-lived WB series Muscle. In 1996 he won the role of Carter on the ABC sitcom, Spin City, playing "Carter", the irascible openly gay minority affairs liason. For his work on Spin City he was nominated for five NAACP Image Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. He also won the GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Association Against Defamation) for Best Actor.

In 1996, Michael also scored the role of "Stanley Babson", the anal- retentive Chief Financial Officer on the HBO original series ARLI$$. For his work on ARLI$$, Michael was nominated for four Image awards, also for Best Supporting Actor. He co-starred in the feature film The Peacemaker, with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman.

In 2007 he co-starred in the feature films, The Killing of Wendy(2008), American Summer and My Father's Will. He has had many notable guest appearances, including the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 6 episode 'Obscene', Less Than Perfect, Yes, Dear, Scrubs, CSI: Miami and Grey's Anatomy.

Additionally, Michael is a writer in the splatterpunk horror genre. His stories are included in Until Someone Loses an Eye, The Horror Garage and BADASS HORROR. His collection of short stories, God Laughs When You Die, was published by Dybbuk Press on October 23, 2007.

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[1] ttp://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Michael-Boatman.html

[2] ttp://www.wiu.edu/alumni/recognition/recipientsAchievement.php

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 Michael Boatman was born in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], the son of Gwendolyn Pugh, a job supervisor for the [[handicapped]], and Daniel Boatman, an [[army]] officer.<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/36/Michael-Boatman.html</ref> He was raised in [[Chicago]]. Boatman is a graduate of [[Western Illinois University]] and received its "Alumni Achievement Award" in 1997.<ref>http://www.wiu.edu/alumni/recognition/recipientsAchievement.php</ref>
-Michael studied acting at Western Illinois University, where he played a variety of roles including Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purlie in Purlie VIctorious. He was a member of the student sketch comedy troupe Shock Treatment, which performed at local bars and nightclubs. It was during his senior year that Boatman won the prestigious Irene Ryan theater award for best supporting actor, during the finals competition at the Kennedy Center. In 1986, Michael moved to Chicago, where he studied acting with Jane Brody, a popular acting teacher and casting director. Later that same year, he auditioned for and won the role of "Motown" in the critically acclaimed Vietnam action drama, ''Hamburger Hill.'' That same year he appeared in ''Running On Empty'' with the late River Phoenix, and ''The Trial of Bernard Goetz''  for the PBS American Playhouse series. It was in 1988 that he auditioned for the pilot episode of the Vietnam era television drama,'' China Beach.'' He went on to play Samuel Becket, the mortician in the China Beach mortuary for the next three seasons. He later co-starred on ''"The Jackie Thomas Show"'' with Tom Arnold, and the short-lived WB series ''Muscle''. In 1996 he won the role of Carter on the ABC sitcom, ''Spin City'', playing "Carter", the irascible openly gay minority affairs liason. For his work on ''Spin City'' he was nominated for five NAACP Image Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. He also won the GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Association Against Defamation) for Best Actor.
+Michael studied acting at Western Illinois University, where he played a variety of roles including Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purlie in Purlie VIctorious. He was a member of the student sketch comedy troupe Shock Treatment, which performed at local bars and nightclubs. It was during his senior year that Boatman won the prestigious Irene Ryan theater award for best supporting actor, during the finals competition at the Kennedy Center. In 1986, Michael moved to Chicago, where he studied acting with Jane Brody, a popular acting teacher and casting director. Later that same year, he auditioned for and won the role of "Motown" in the critically acclaimed Vietnam action drama, ''Hamburger Hill.'' That same year he appeared in ''Running On Empty'' with the late River Phoenix, and ''The Trial of Bernard Goetz''  for the PBS American Playhouse series. It was in 1988 that he auditioned for the pilot episode of the Vietnam era television drama,'' China Beach.'' He went on to play Samuel Becket, the mortician in the China Beach mortuary for the next three seasons. He later co-starred on ''"The Jackie Thomas Show"'' with Tom Arnold. Tom Arnold looks like talor harris, strangly Harris also looks like rosanne, coincidence? i think not, and the short-lived WB series ''Muscle''. In 1996 he won the role of Carter on the ABC sitcom, ''Spin City'', playing "Carter", the irascible openly gay minority affairs liason. For his work on ''Spin City'' he was nominated for five NAACP Image Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. He also won the GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Association Against Defamation) for Best Actor.
 In 1996, Michael also scored the role of "Stanley Babson", the anal- retentive Chief Financial Officer on the HBO original series ''ARLI$$.'' For his work on ''ARLI$$,'' Michael was nominated for four Image awards, also for Best Supporting Actor. He co-starred in the feature film ''The Peacemaker'', with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman.