Biography for
Michael Rosenbaum (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

11 July 1972, Oceanside, New York, USA

Birth Name

Michael Owen Rosenbaum

Nickname

Rosey

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Trivia

Graduated from Castle High school in Newburgh, Indiana.

Resides in Los Angeles.

Plays the role of Lex Luthor on the series "Smallville" (2001), which is about the life of young Clark Kent. Coincidentally, he is also the voice of The Flash on "Justice League" (2001), a team that includes Superman.

Goes back to Indiana every summer to participate in an annual wiffle ball tournament with old high school friends.

Graduated from Castle High school in Newburgh, Indiana. Then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Western Kentucky University in 1995.

Has a cousin Daniel, who graduated from UMASS in 2002. Michael attended the ceremony.

Participates in many celebrity ice hockey and charity events. The charity he favors the most is the Ronald McDonald House.

Has a great affinity for 1980s Soft Rock. Has attended concerts such as Foreigner, Hall & Oates, and Olivia Newton-John.

Athletic and outgoing, Rosenbaum is an avid hockey player and golfer. He is also a dedicated New York Rangers fan. In addition, he has a passion for music, and plays both acoustic and electric guitar.

Participated in the Seattle Hockey Challenge in 2005 as he has for a few years. His brother, Eric, also participated this year.

The Knights football Shirt in Sorority Boys is a reference to the Castle Knights from Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana.

Bought the video arcade system of Galaga after receiving his first paycheck.

Has movie posters of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Rocky (1976) in one of his rooms; along with a poster of all the heroes of D.C. comics.

He played Lex Luthor in both "Smallville" (2001) and "Justice League" (2001).

He has been a regular cast member on two different series featuring Clark Kent (Superman) and Lex Luthor as main characters. He played Lex Luthor in "Smallville" (2001) from October 2001 to May 2008 and the Flash (Wally West) in "Justice League" (2001) from November 2001 to May 2006.

Personal Quotes

I was pretty much a homebody; didn't really go to school dances, never went to a prom. I was a bit of a loner, a geek.

Lex refers to his past that he was this bald headed freak at an elite prep school. Well, I was, like the shortest kid in my high school - really nervous and kind of weird - so I can relate.

I was a mechanic at a go-cart place, a deejay at a roller rink, a telemarketer in New York, a grocery bagger. I worked at Pet Land Discounts in New York, cleaning up bird crap at seven in the morning.