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Mike Portnoy(I)

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  • Actor
  • Composer
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An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.
Play trailer2:18
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)
Mike Portnoy is an American drummer, songwriter and producer, born on April 20, 1967 in Long Island, New York, USA. In 1985 he founded the progressive metal band Dream Theater together with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung while they attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After 25 years with Dream Theater, Portnoy left the band in 2010 and has since then played in a variety of projects and bands including Adrenaline Mob, Avenged Sevenfold, The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo and The Neal Morse Band. In October 2023, Mike Portnoy returned to Dream Theater.
BornApril 20, 1967
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    • Known for

    Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra (2006)
    Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
    9.3
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006
    Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime (1998)
    Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1998
    Dream Theater: Live at Budokan (2004)
    Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
    9.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 2004
    Dream Theater: Romavarium (2006)
    Dream Theater: Romavarium
    8.6
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Director

    • Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion (2008)
      Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
      8.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Dream Theater: Romavarium (2006)
      Dream Theater: Romavarium
      8.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra (2006)
      Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
      9.3
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Dream Theater: Live at Budokan (2004)
      Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
      9.2
      Video
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes from New York (2001)
      Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes from New York
      9.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime (1998)
      Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LIVEtime
      7.6
      • Director
      • 1998

    Actor

    • Dream Theater: Night Terror
      Music Video
      • Mike Portnoy
      • 2024
    • Chris Jericho in Talk Is Jericho (2013)
      Talk Is Jericho
      6.4
      Podcast Series
      • 2014–2017

    Composer

    • Dave LaRue, Steve Morse, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, and Casey McPherson in Flying Colors: Third Stage - Live in London Morsefest (2020)
      Flying Colors: Third Stage - Live in London Morsefest
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Transatlantic: Kaliveoscope (2014)
      Transatlantic: Kaliveoscope
      8.6
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2014

    Videos2

    Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Trailer
    Trailer 2:18
    Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Trailer
    Hoffman's Bike: Testimony
    Trailer 1:21
    Hoffman's Bike: Testimony
    Hoffman's Bike: Testimony
    Trailer 1:21
    Hoffman's Bike: Testimony

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • April 20, 1967
      • Long Beach, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Marlene PortnoyJuly 30, 1994 - present
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      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      His favorite movies are A Clockwork Orange (1971), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Magnolia (1999) and Requiem for a Dream (2000).

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