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{{short description|American musician and actor (born 1939)}}
{{for|the American modern pentathlete|Michael Storm (pentathlete)}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2013}}

{{Infobox person
| name        = Michael Storm
| image       = Michael Storm Larry Wolek 1973.jpg
| caption     = Storm as Dr. [[Larry Wolek]] in ''[[One Life to Live]]'', {{circa|1973}}
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1939|08|09}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] [[United States]]
| nationality = American
| known_for   = [[Larry Wolek|Dr. Larry Wolek]]
| television  = ''[[One Life to Live]]''
| years_active = 1969-2001
| occupation  = Actor, musician
| spouse        = Sally Beall (1969–present)
| children = 2
| relatives   = [[Jim Storm (actor)|Jim Storm]] (brother)
}}

'''Michael Storm''' (born August 9, 1939) is an American [[musician]] and [[actor]].

==Music career==
After playing in a folk music trio called the Other Singers, Storm founded the Good Time Singers, a band formed to replace [[the New Christy Minstrels]] on ''[[The Andy Williams Show]]''.<ref>Stax, pp. 29-34</ref> From December 1963-January 1964 Storm also performed shows with [[Gordon MacRae|Gordon]] and [[Sheila MacRae]], supported by their daughters [[Heather MacRae|Heather]] and [[Meredith MacRae|Meredith]] and musician [[Craig Smith (musician)|Craig Smith]].<ref>Stax, p. 42</ref>

==Acting career==
Storm has appeared on many television shows, but is recognized by many for his role as original character [[Larry Wolek|Dr. Larry Wolek]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]], ''[[One Life to Live]]'', a role he played as a lead character from 1969 through 1992, and in a recurring capacity continually from 1992 until 2004.  In 1978, Storm earned a Daytime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category,

He was preceded in the role of Larry by his real-life brother, [[Jim Storm (actor)|Jim Storm]], who, in turn, had been preceded by Paul Tulley. In the storyline, Jim's Larry Wolek was badly burned in a fire and underwent plastic surgery, and Michael's Larry Wolek was revealed when the bandages were removed. This new plot device would prove so successful that many other shows, including ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' (and ''One Life to Live'' itself in later years), would use it when recasting key characters.<ref>[[Christopher Schemering|Schemering, Christopher]]. ''[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]]'', September 1985, pg. 159, {{isbn|0-345-32459-5}} (1st edition)</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes 
|-
| 1976
| ''[[The Next Man]]''
| Economic advisor
| Feature film 
|-
| 1997
| ''Deep Cover''
| Judge Graham
| Feature film 
|-
| 2001
| ''Hellgig''
| Guest
| Short film 
|-
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes 
|-
| 1969–2004 
| ''[[One Life to Live]]''
| ''[[larry Wolek|Dr. Larry Wolek #3]]''<br><br>(took over role from his brother, ''[[Jim Storm (actor)|Jim Storm]]'', who was Dr. Larry Wolek #2)
| Daytime serial (contract role 1969-1992; recurring role 1992-2004; total of 953 episodes)<br><br>For Daytime Emmy info, see Awards and nominations section below for details
|-
| 1970
| ''[[All My Children]]''
| ''[[larry Wolek|Dr. Larry Wolek #3]]''
| Daytime serial (guest role @ crossover appearances)
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Kojak]]''
| Joseph Magid
| Episode: "Kojak's Days: Part 1"
|-
| 1978-1983
| ''[[Family Feud]]''
| Celebrity contestant (2 games)
| Episode: "Valentine's Day Special" (1978)<br><br>Episode: "Soap Stars and Their Real Life Families Week II" (1983)
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Trivia Trap]]''
| Celebrity contestant (5 games)
| Episode: "Soap Opera Stars Valentine Week; One Life to Live vs. General Hospital: Game 1"<br>Episode: "Soap Opera Stars Valentine Week; One Life to Live vs. General Hospital: Game 2"<br>Episode: "Soap Opera Stars Valentine Week; One Life to Live vs. General Hospital: Game 3"<br>Episode: "Soap Opera Stars Valentine Week; One Life to Live vs. General Hospital: Game 4"<br>Episode: "Soap Opera Stars Valentine Week; One Life to Live vs. General Hospital: Game 5"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1985
| ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]''
| Spence Childs
| Episode: "Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge"
|-
| ''[[Double Talk|Celebrity Double Talk]]''
| Celebrity contestant (5 games)
| Episode: "October 6, 1985"<br>Episode: "October 7, 1985"<br>Episode: "October 8, 1985"<br>Episode: "October 9, 1985"<br>Episode: "October 10, 1985"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]''
| Middle-aged guy
| Episode: "The Courtship of Martin’s Father"
|-
| 1996 
| ''[[Hot Line (TV series)|Hot Line]]'' 
| Martin Jennings
| Episode: "Double Exposure"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' 
| Admiral Hercules Elgins
| Episode: "Impact"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1998
| ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]'' 
| Morris Wheaton
| Episode: "Promise to Keep"
|-
| ''Blade Squad a/k/a Inline Cop'' 
| Derek McKinnon
| Television movie (unsold pilot)
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Practice]]'' 
| Vicor Stanfield
| Episode: "Split Decisions"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Bull (2000 TV series)|Bull]]'' 
| Role unknown (episode was unaired due to cancellation of series)
| Episode: "Visit"
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Year  
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Work
! scope="col"| Result 
|-
| {{center|1978}}
| [[Daytime Emmy Award]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
| ''One Life to Live''
| {{Nom }}
|-
|}

==Sources==
*{{cite book|title=Swim Through the Darkness: My Search for Craig Smith and the Mystery of Maitreya Kali|last=Stax|first=Mike|publisher=Process Media|year=2016|isbn=9781934170656}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0832601}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chicago]]
[[Category:American folk musicians]]


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