What is Michael Burgess (singer)?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Michael Burgess | image = Mcorb-1040696.JPG | image_size = | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = Burgess performing at a [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] ice hockey game in April 2009. | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|07|22}} | birth_place = [[Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]] | origin = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|09|28|1945|07|22}} | death_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada | genre = | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = | website = <!--{{URL|}}--> }} '''Michael Burgess''' (July 22, 1945 &ndash; September 28, 2015) was an [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor and singer (tenor). He was best known for his portrayal of [[Jean Valjean]] in the [[Toronto]] production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''. In 2013, he was made a [[Member of the Order of Ontario]]. Burgess was born in [[Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]]. He grew up in Toronto, [[Ontario]]. He studied at the [[University of Ottawa]]. He married fellow ''Les Misérables'' performer Susan Gilmour on October 8, 1994. Burgess died from [[cancer]] on September 28, 2015 in Toronto, aged 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/michael-burgess-canadian-les-miserables-star-dead-at-70-1.3247903|title=Michael Burgess, Canadian Les Miserables star, dead at 70|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=September 28, 2015|access-date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|1701563|Michael Burgess}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Michael}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian pop singers]] [[Category:Canadian stage actors]] [[Category:Canadian television actors]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Ontario]] [[Category:Actors from Regina, Saskatchew