Michael Arata
Birth Name:
Michael Arata
Birth Place:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Stunts
Fast Facts
- His first film as a producer, 1989's "Looking for Someone", gained widespread acclaim and was awarded the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the Utah Short Film Festival
- Co-founded Art A La Carte, one of the nation's only community theater programs specifically designed for disabled participants
- Named the chairman of the Bring Back New Orleans Commission established by the city council after Hurricane Katrina
- Once served as a chairman of the Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, North America's oldest operating community theater
- Played football at Tulane University where he would later also graduate with a law degree
- Co-founded Voodoo Productions which is based in his hometown of New Orleans
- Produced Shakespeare in the Park at New Orleans' only outdoor theatre prior to Hurricane Katrina