Michael Rooney

Michael's recent collaboration with directors Spike Jonze and Roman Coppola, for the artist Fatboy Slim Praise You music video, has earned him yet another MTV Video Award for BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSIC VIDEO. It's no surprise that Michael Rooney, son of Mickey Rooney, has inherited his father's genius for musical comedy as well as the ability to add classic flare you seem to always remember.

Michael has spent the last twenty years training, dancing, performing in musical theatre, choreographing, staging and directing. In 1996 he won the Music Video Producers Association Award, Bob Fosse Award, and the MTV Video Award for BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSIC VIDEO for Bjork's truly delightful video It's Oh So Quiet.

In 1998, Michael received another Bob Fosse award for his unforgettable work on the Wyndham Hotel's commercial. As you will see in the finished product, Michael's capabilities lie beyond choreography and in the telling of a story through movement. Directors like David Fincher, Spike Jonze, Mark Kohr & Floria Sigismondi have put their trust in Michael to do just that. Look for his most recent commercial work in advertising campaigns for the following products: Mother's Cookies, Diesel Jeans, Long's Drugstores, Exxon & Eaton's Department Stores.

Michael's most recent projects include collaborating with Paul Thomas Anderson on the unforgettable new Fiona Apple Paper Bag music video and Bon Jovi's Say It Isn't So music video directed by Wayne Isham. Michael's other music video work includes artists Might Mighty Bosstones, Greenday, Paula Abdul & Steve Windwood. As well, Michael has worked on television projects for the Lifetime series Any Day Now with Annie Potts and guest star Jasmine Guy. He also recently choreographed the Emmy Award winning episode of Mad About You guest starring Mel Brooks. He has served as staff choreographer for numerous television shows including the critically acclaimed My So Called Life and America's top teen show Saved By The Bell.