Mike Portnoy
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1967-04-20 (57 years old)
Place of Birth Long Beach, New York, USA
Also Known As Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment 2
Mike Portnoy
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.
Known For
Actor
as Himself - Drums
as Himself
as Gong (Guest Appearance)
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums, Vocals
as Himself
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as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Self - Drums
as Himself
as Himself
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as Himself
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Self
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Drums / Vocals
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Self - Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Drums and Vcoals
as Himself - Drums
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums, Backing Vocals
as Himself
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums
as Himself - Drums
Director
Art
as Creative Director
as Creative Director
as Creative Director