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Mike Portnoy

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1967-04-20 (57 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 129

Movies 128

self 58

Mike Portnoy

Biography

Filmography

all 129

Movies 128

self 58

Director 2

TV Shows 1

Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia (2023)

Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover (2023)

Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia (2023)

The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021 (2022)

The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger (2022)

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger (2021)

Morsefest 2019 (2021)

Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline (2021)

Mike Portnoy - LTE3 (2021)

Liquid Tension Experiment 3 (2021)

Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe (2021)

The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic (2021)

Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe (2021)

Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014 (2020)

Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London (2020)

Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia (2020)

The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019 (2020)

Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam (2020)

Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony (2019)

Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary (2019)

Rock is Dead? (2019)

The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary (2019)

The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure) (2019)

The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg (2019)

Mike Portnoy: Third Degree (2019)

Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure (2019)

Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream (2018)

Haken - L-1VE (2018)

Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016 (2018)

The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017 (2018)

Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live (2018)

The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016 (2017)

Morsefest 2015: Question Mark (2017)

Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura (2017)

Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live (2017)

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream (2016)

The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again (2016)

Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas (2016)

Metal Meltdown Live! - Twisted Sister: A Concert to Honor AJ Pero - At the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas (2016)

The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge (2016)

Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7 (2015)

Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions (2015)

Morsefest 2014: Testimony (2015)

Morsefest 2014: One (2015)

The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens (2015)

The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment (2015)

Neal Morse: The Making of ? (2015)

Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming (2015)

Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums (2015)

Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope (2014)

Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology (2014)

Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live (2014)

The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival (2014)

The Neal Morse Band - Live In India (2014)

Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope (2014)

The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan (2014)

Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums (2014)

Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature (2014)

Flying Colors: Live in Europe (2013)

Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo (2013)

The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe (2013)

Neal Morse: Live Momentum (2013)

Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum (2013)

Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog (2013)

Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum (2012)

Mike Portnoy - Drumerta (2012)

Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors (2012)

Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover (2012)

The Making of Flying Colors (2012)

Neal Morse: One Under Construction (2012)

PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations (2012)

Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles (2012)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1967-04-20 (57 years old)

Birth Name
Michael Stephen Portnoy

Birth Place
Long Beach, United States of America

Father
Howard Portnoy

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment 2