Michael Crawford

Michael Patrick Smith (born 19 January 1942), known professionally as Michael Crawford, is an English actor, comedian and singer. Crawford is best known for playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Cornelius Hackl in the musical film Hello, Dolly!, and the titular character in the stage musical The Phantom of the Opera. His acclaimed performance in the last of these earned him both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical and Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He has received international critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his acting career, which has included many film and television performances as well as stage work on both London's West End and on New York's Broadway. Crawford has also published the autobiography Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied With String. Since 1987, he has served as the leader and public face for the British social cause organisation the Sick Children's Trust.

Genre: operatic-pop

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Top Tracks

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom Of The Opera
Put On Your Sunday Clothes
The Music Of The Night
Little Lotte / The Mirror (Angel Of Music)
Masquerade / Why So Silent
The Point Of No Return
I Remember / Stranger Than You Dreamt It
All I Ask Of You - Reprise
Notes / Prima Donna
Down Once More / Track Down This Murderer
Notes / Twisted Every Way
Wandering Child / Bravo, Monsieur
The Phantom Of The Opera
The Music of the Night (feat. Michael Crawford)
The Music of the Night (feat. Michael Crawford)
On Eagle's Wings
Spirit of the Living God
Ava Maria
Tell Me On A Sunday - From "Tell Me On A Sunday"

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