Friday, August 10, 2012

Tasty Crushie Tuesday: Michael Weisman


Michael Weisman (born November 11, 1993) is a contestant on the second season of The Glee Project. He was eliminated during the tenth episode, Actability.

Although he is the youngest of all The Glee Project season two contenders, Michael has been performing for over eight years and is already a member of a professional blues band. Michael was a Paul Green School of Rock Chicago All Star, has performed at the House of Blues in Chicago, and has already traveled half way around the world to perform in Tokyo. Aside from his love of music, he has a passion for calculus and thinks it is a fantastic subject of study. He also thoroughly enjoys spending time in the kitchen. Michael was discovered through industry channels to audition for The Glee Project.


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Trivia

  • He loves Calculus and describes himself as a math geek.
  • He has some similarities to Damian McGinty, as they are both the youngest contestants on their respective seasons, have both been perfoming since childhood, have both been discovered through industry channels and have both changed lyrics on their first last chance performance accidentally which made Ryan Murphy laugh.
  • His favorite character on Glee is Mike Chang.
  • His favorite colors are hazel and fuschia.
  • His favorite TV show is Modern Family.
  • His favorite book is Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger.
  • His favorite band is The Grateful Dead.
  • He plays in a professional blues band in Chicago, and has played at the House of Blues and even Japan.
  • He cites Jimi Hendrix as his greatest musical influence. He was also influenced greatly by jazz.
  • He has played the guitar his entire life. He also plays the piano, bass, and harmonica.
  • His best friends during the filming of the show were Blake and Nellie.
  • His older brother, Adam Weisman, is a professional DJ who has gone by the names DJ Funshine/ DJ Schvitz-a-lot/ Colonel Cranberry.
  • His family started a local parade in Chicago, Illinois.
  • He is the youngest contender this season (18).
  • He is very comfortable about his sexuality.
  • He thinks math is sexy (as said in Sexuality).
  • In Sexuality, he choked while performing in the booth and while performing for Ryan (he was in the bottom three but was not eliminated.)
  • He wears glasses/contacts (shown in the supertease).
  • He is right-handed (shown in Sexuality).
  • He said he would like to play Puck's younger brother.
  • He has climbed Mt. Bierstadt in Colorado.
  • His celebrity crush is Tal Wilkenfeld.
  • He performed solos in a concert of three Glee songs in high school (Don't Stop Belevin', Keep Holding On, and Sweet Caroline).
  • He thinks Nellie is a better kisser than Lily.
  • He performed in Willy Wonka and Hamando.
  • His favorite olympic sports are ping pong and water polo.
  • His favorite music video on the show was We Found Love.
  • If he couldn't be a performer, he would want to be fighter pilot.
  • He loves Japanese food.
  • He said he gained a lot of confidence from The Glee Project despite his confidence issues on the show.
  • He plays with the Chicago-based blues band Rob Stone and the C-Notes. (according to the Chicago Sun Times



And now, for some gif...

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