MICHAEL YORK | 79

Born in Buckinghamshire and raised in Sussex, this English actor joined The Royal National Theatre, one of the UK’s most prominent performing arts venues. Michael York earned his degree in English from the University of Oxford before performing in theatre. He has a variety of works in film, television and on the stage but is most famous for his roles in the film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and The Three Musketeers. York was nominated twice for Emmy Awards for being part of the ABC Afterschool Special: Are You My Mother? in 1986, and the AMC series The Lot, in 2001.

Throughout his career, York appeared in more than 70 films. He also played the role of Albany in 2013, for the Gala Performance of William Shakespeare’s King Lear in London. Also in 2013, he was diagnosed with amyloidosis, a life-threatening health disease. He underwent a stem cell transplant, which helped relieve his symptoms. We hope for his full recuperation.