Up for auction the "Phantom of the Opera" Michael Crawford Hand Signed TLS.

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Michael

Patrick Smith, CBE (born 19 January 1942), known by the professional stage name of Michael

Crawford, is an English actor, comedian,

singer,

voice artist

and philanthropist. He has received international

critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which has included

many film

and television

performances as well as stagework on both London's West

End and on Broadway in New York City.

He is best known for playing the character Frank Spencer in a popular

1970s sitcom

titled Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which first

made him a household name, as well as for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera.

His performance in the latter musical

drama

earned him both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a

Musical and Laurence

Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Crawford has also

published the autobiographical work Parcel Arrived Safely:

Tied With String, which covers the changes in his career over the multiple

decades. Since 1987, he has served as the leader of the Sick Children's Trust as well and

acted as a public face for the British social cause organization.