Michael Zegen

Michael Zegen

Michael Jonathan Zegen (born February 20, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Rescue Me (2004–2011), Boardwalk Empire (2011–2014), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017–2023). Zegen was born to a teacher mother and a lawyer father, and lived in Glen Rock, New Jersey, before moving to nearby Ridgewood when he was five. He has two brothers. He is Jewish. His mother was born in Austria in a displaced persons' camp, and his maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors from Ukraine and Poland. He attended Ridgewood High School, where he was active in the school's theater program. Zegen is a 2001 graduate of Skidmore College. His role on Rescue Me began as a recurring character in seasons 1–3, playing the nephew of series lead Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary). In seasons 5–6, he was promoted to the main cast when his character began probationary firefighter school to become a firefighter. In 2010, Zegen was cast as gangster Bugsy Siegel for the second, third, and fifth season of the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. In 2011, Zegen, along with James Ransone, was cast in supporting roles in the HBO comedy series How To Make It In America. In mid-2011, Zegen was cast in a recurring guest role in the second season of the AMC series The Walking Dead. In 2014 he created the role of Liam off-Broadway in the dark comedy Bad Jews. Zegan made his Broadway debut in A View from the Bridge in 2015. In 2017, Zegen played Joel Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. For the role he has won two Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series awards from the Screen Actors Guild. He returned to Broadway in 2021 to star in Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress.

  • Title: Michael Zegen
  • Popularity: 8.576
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1979-02-20
  • Place of Birth: Ridgewood, New Jersey, Stati Uniti
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  • Also Known As: 迈克尔·泽根
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Michael Zegen Movies

  • 2009
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    The Box

    The Box

    5.626 2009 HD

    Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences....

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  • 2007
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    The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

    6.65 2007 HD

    In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's...

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  • 2008
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    Assassination of a High School President

    Assassination of a High School President

    5.756 2008 HD

    After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke sets out to unmask the thief. Bobby prints an article...

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  • 2005
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    Bittersweet Place

    Bittersweet Place

    1 2005 HD

    The story of the Schaffer family, made up of terminally ill father Jack and his two daughters, bipolar Pappy, and Susannah, who tries to keep the...

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  • 2013
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    Frances Ha

    Frances Ha

    7.388 2013 HD

    An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career...

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  • 2009
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    Adventureland

    Adventureland

    6.394 2009 HD

    In the summer of 1987, a college graduate takes a 'nowhere' job at his local amusement park, only to find it's the perfect course to get him prepared...

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  • 2015
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    Brooklyn

    Brooklyn

    7.3 2015 HD

    In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

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  • 2024
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    Notice to Quit

    Notice to Quit

    1 2024 HD

    Andy Singer, a struggling New York City realtor, finds his world crashing down around him when his estranged 10-year-old daughter, Anna, shows up...

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  • 2018
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    The Seagull

    The Seagull

    5.5 2018 HD

    At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingénue Nina.

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  • 2018
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    Becks

    Becks

    5.591 2018 HD

    After a crushing breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her Midwestern mother. As she navigates her hometown, playing...

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  • 2018
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    Tyrel

    Tyrel

    5.5 2018 HD

    Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn’t know. As soon as they get there,...

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  • 2020
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    The Stand In

    The Stand In

    5.4 2020 HD

    When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her place. The unassuming woman flips the script and steals...

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  • 2012
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    Ex-Girlfriends

    Ex-Girlfriends

    4.9 2012 HD

    Jennifer Carpenter, Kristen Connolly and Alexander Poe star in a comedy about three New Yorkers struggling to uncover the truth behind their romantic...

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  • 2021
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    Bad Jews

    Bad Jews

    1 2021 HD

    After a beloved grandfather dies in New York—leaving a treasured piece of religious jewelry that he succeeded in hiding even from the Nazis...

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  • 2010
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    The Walking Dead

    The Walking Dead

    8.107 2010 HD

    Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family...

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  • 2017
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    8.1 2017 HD

    It’s 1958 Manhattan and Miriam “Midge” Maisel has everything she’s ever wanted - the perfect husband, kids, and Upper West...

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  • 2019
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    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

    6.2 2019 HD

    Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are...

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  • 1970
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    Too Much

    Too Much

    1 1970 HD

    Jessica, a New York workaholic in her mid-thirties reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever, slowly isolates from...

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  • 2004
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    Rescue Me

    Rescue Me

    7.7 2004 HD

    Rescue Me revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck. Examining the fraternal nature and relationships...

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  • 2010
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    Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

    8 2010 HD

    Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the...

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  • 2020
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    Acting for a Cause

    Acting for a Cause

    6.2 2020 HD

    Acting for a Cause is a live read series of classic plays and screenplays created, produced, directed and hosted by Brando Crawford featuring young...

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  • 2009
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    The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

    7.6 2009 HD

    Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political...

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  • 2024
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    The Penguin

    The Penguin

    8.47 2024 HD

    With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and...

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