Paul Michael Glaser and went to Tulane University, where he was roommates with film director Bruce Paltrow, and earned a Master's degree in English and theater in 1966. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He earned a second master's degree from Boston University in acting and directing in 1967. After appearing in several Broadway productions, Glaser appeared in his first feature film in 1971, playing Perchik in the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof". After having appeared as an extra on NBC's "The Doctors", he was cast in the contract role of Dr. Peter Chernak on the daytime
Michael Glaser Michael Glaser Michael S. Glaser (born 1943 Chicago, Illinois) is an American poet who served as Poet Laureate of Maryland from 2004 to 2009. He graduated from Denison University with a B.A. degree and from Kent State University with an M.A. and a Ph.D. degree. He began teaching at St. Mary's College of Maryland in 1970, retired and became a professor emeritus in 2008. He lives in St. Mary's City with his wife, and is the father of five grown children and grandfather of nine grandchildren. He served as head of the Division of Arts and Letters, and chair of