What is Michael Flatley?
{{Infobox person | image = Michael Flatley cropped.jpg | caption = Flatley on stage, 2009 | name = Michael Flatley | birth_name = Michael Ryan Flatley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=y|1958|07|16}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 1969–2016 <small>(dancing)</small><br />1971–present <small>(music)</small> | occupation = [[Irish dance]]r | known = ''[[Riverdance]] <small>(1994–2016)</small>''<br />''[[Lord of the Dance (musical)|Lord of the Dance]] <small>(1996–2022)</small>''<br />''[[Feet of Flames]] <small>(1998–2001)</small>''<br />''[[Celtic Tiger Live]] <small>(2004–2007)</small>'' | children = 1 | spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Beata Dziąba|1986|1997|end=div}}|{{marriage|Niamh O'Brien|October 14, 2006}}}} | website = {{URL|https://www.michaelflatley.com/}} }} '''Michael Ryan Flatley''' (born July 16, 1958)<ref> {{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Lawrence A. |date=2001-06-15 |title=Former Chicago Plumber Brings His Remarkable Feat Back Home |work=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |quote=Born Michael Ryan Flatley July 16, 1958 to parents who emigrated from Ireland a decade earlier, Michael began dance lessons at age 4, taught by his grandmother, a champion Irish dancer.|page=5-2}}</ref> is an Irish-American dancer. He became known for [[Irish dance]] shows ''[[Riverdance]]'', ''[[Lord of the Dance (musical)|Lord of the Dance]]'', ''[[Feet of Flames]]'', and ''[[Celtic Tiger Live]]''. In 2003, Flatley was treated for a malignant [[melanoma]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/riverdance-star-flatley-seriously-ill-in-hospital-424515.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/riverdance-star-flatley-seriously-ill-in-hospital-424515.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title='Riverdance' star Flatle