Biography

Michael Patrick O'Hara ( Waking Dream Productions ) known for Talent Drivers (2019), Donuts, People and Their Dreams (1993) and Mr Happy (2006) is an actor and award winning writer, producer, and director of animation, live action and documentary. His documentary work has won at Chicago Int. Film Festival and Columbus Int. Film Festival. His animation work has been nominated in Zagreb's Animafest , Frances renowned- Annecy Int. Animation Festival and awarded the Jury Prize at Spike Lee's 2009 Babelgum Online Int. Film Festival & Best in Animation at the 2011 Beverly Hills Int. Film Festival. Recently his comedy creation Talent Drivers - 2019 ( CBC, Frantic Films, Waking Dream Productions ) won the 2020 TO Webfest - IWCC Canadian Spotlight Award; Best Direction in a Comedy Award at the 2020 RIO Webfest; Best Foreign Comedy TV Pilot at the 2020 Palm Springs Int. Comedy Festival and garnered a 2020 Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Julian Richings).
- IMDb mini biography by: Michael P O'Hara

Co-owned the popular Toronto pool hall /bar /restaurant The Squeeze Club from 1985 - 1995 with brother /actor /promoter Marc O'Hara.

Those that rub you the wrong way, polish you the most.

Humor is the saving grace that saves us all... including face.

Sometimes you have to go to hell, to help someone out of hell.