Director

Mike Portnoy

Acting

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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 112845

IMDb ID: nm1763780

Known for: Acting

Born: April 20, 1967

Age: 58

Place of birth: Long Beach, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1993 - 2025

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 7.95

Wikidata: Q221468

Also known as

Dream Theater • Liquid Tension Experiment • Liquid Trio Experiment • Liquid Trio Experiment 2

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Creative Director (3)Director (2)Editor (2)Writer (2)Musician (1)

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Biography

Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Known for his drumming prowess and technical skill, Portnoy has won 23 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. He has co-produced the last six Dream Theater albums with guitarist John Petrucci, starting from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. From A Change of Seasons onwards, Portnoy had been writing a substantial amount of Dream Theater's lyrics. He is the second youngest person (after Neil Peart) to be inducted into the Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame (at 37 years of age). On September 8, 2010, it was announced that Portnoy had left Dream Theater. Portnoy cited conflicting interests as the reason behind his departure. On February 3, 2011, Portnoy announced that he has started a new project with Symphony X singer Russell Allen and guitarist Mike Orlando. Also he is involved in various projects with Neal Morse.

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