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Michael Vita

ActorBorn 1978On stage 1960 to 198313 productions on this page

Michael Anthony Vitar (born December 21, 1978) is an American firefighter and former actor who appeared as Benjamin Franklin "Benny the Jet" Rodriguez in The Sandlot and Luis Mendoza in the final two Mighty Ducks films. He started acting as a teenager when a casting manager spotted him in line for a ride at a school carnival. Vitar retired from acting after 1997. Vitar has two older siblings. His older brother, Pablo, played the older version of his character, Benny, in The Sandlot, after which he joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1996. Pablo died of colon cancer on January 29, 2008. Vitar also has an older sister, Elizabeth. Vitar attended St. Francis High School in La Cañada, Cal…

On stage

13 productions, 23 years
1960
Bye Bye BirdieBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Gower Champion
607 performances
1965
SkyscraperBroadway Lunt-Fontanne. Original. Directed by Cy Feuer
248 performances
1966
Sweet CharityBroadway Palace Theatre. Revival. Directed by Bob Fosse
608 performances
1968
Golden RainbowBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Arthur Storch
385 performances
1968
Promises, PromisesBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert Moore
1,281 performances
1972
That’s EntertainmentBroadway Edison Theatre. Original. Directed by Paul Aaron
4 performances
1975
ChicagoBroadway 46th Street Theatre. Revival. Directed by Bob Fosse
936 performances
1978
BallroomBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Michael Bennett
116 performances
1979
SaraváBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Rick Atwell
140 performances
1980
42nd StreetBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Gower Champion
3,486 performances
1980
Charlie and AlgernonBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Original. Directed by Louis W. Scheeder
17 performances
1982
A Doll's LifeBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Prince
5 performances
1983
On Your ToesBroadway Virginia Theatre. Revival. Directed by George Balanchine
505 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names
  • Jerry Orbach 3 productions
  • Gene Foote 3 productions
  • Frank Pietri 3 productions
  • Terry Violino 2 productions
  • Scott Salmon 2 productions
  • Scott Hunter 2 productions
  • Ronn Forella 2 productions
  • Ron Schwinn 2 productions
  • Richard Korthaze 2 productions
  • Rex Everhart 2 productions
  • P. J. Benjamin 2 productions
  • Michon Peacock 2 productions

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