Michael Cavadias

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Michael Cavadias
Born (1970-02-16) February 16, 1970 (age 53)
Education New York University (BA)
OccupationActor

Michael Cavadias (born February 16, 1970) is an American actor known for Wonder Boys , the 2012 TV series Girls, and Difficult People , as well as performing in theatre with the Mabou Mines and Blacklips.

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Early life and education

Cavadias was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1970. Cavadias graduated from the Experimental Theatre Wing at the Tisch School of the Arts and later performed with Mabou Mines.

Career

Cavadias began his acting career in 1994 when he appeared in New York Undercover as Ruby. Cavadias developed the character Claywoman at Blacklips and then with Mabou Mines as a part of their resident artist program. He was also a drag performer. [1] [2] [3] Cavadias is most known for his acting work in film, appearing in Wonder Boys, Gypsy 83 , and Kill Your Darlings . [4] He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998The Electric UrnLula
2000 Wonder Boys Miss Sloviak
2001 Gypsy 83 Hazleton
2003 Nola Wendy
2004MarmaladeMarmalade
2005All I Want: A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright
2009He Likes GuysJerome
2012Becoming BlondStone
2013 Kill Your Darlings Ray Conklin
2016 All We Had Doctor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 New York Undercover RubyEpisode: "Blondes Have More Fun"
2000 Third Watch Lady #2Episode: "32 Bullets and a Broken Heart"
2014 Girls KelvinEpisode: "Females Only"
2015, 2017 Difficult People Linus2 episodes
2018 Strangers JuaquimEpisode: "The Big (Gr)apple"

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References

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