Michael Arata

Michael Arata (born February 23, 1966) is an American actor and film producer. He began his acting career at age four and has since appeared on stage, in feature films and television programs.Arata was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. As an actor, he has worked with Academy Award winners Oliver Stone, Gene Hackman, Kevin Costner, Jamie Foxx, Tatum ONeil, Kim Hunter, Billy Bob Thornton, Denzel Washington, Ellen Burstyn and Sissy Spacek, and has appeared on stage with Sir Kenneth Branagh, Ben Kingsley, and Rosemary Harris, as well as Alec Baldwin and Elizabeth Ashley in Tennessee Williamss classic The Night of the Iguana.In addition to his film history, Arata has extensive theater experience, including acting and producing the works of Tennessee Williams, Caryl Churchill, Tony Kushner, and William Shakespeare. In 1997, American Theatre Magazine hailed Aratas performance of Stanley Kowalski in the 50th anniversary production of Tennessee Williams classic A Streetcar Named Desire as unhinged and electrifying, and reviewer Dalt Wonk called the performance a Stanley for our times.Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Arata produced Shakespeare in City Park in New Orleans, the citys only outdoor theater, as well as several productions in conjunction with the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival.

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