Michele Rundgren
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Michele Rundgren (Born: November 11, 1956) is a self professed "Has Been". She "has been" a Circus Trapeze Artist
, a singer & dancer on Broadway, a member of the rock band
"The Tubes
", and back-up singer
and "Brood Sow" for Todd Rundgren
. She has appeared many times on "The David Letterman Show
" and on MTV
.
In October 2009, Michele produced and acted in a play titled, "What Was I Thinking: Bad Boyfriend Stories" which was a clever transformation of a book of women's tales of woe turned into a tipsy party of girlfriends who can laugh – now – at the world’s worst boyfriends and the world’s worst dates. The show ran for two weekends at the Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, TX.
Michele is married to pop and rock icon Todd Rundgren
and she has been a fixture in the realm of all things Todd since the mid-eighties. Throughout the years, Michele has served many a role in “Todd’s World” including Production Manager
during the “Nearly Human
” recording sessions, singing backup during the ‘89-’91 tours, a TR-i dancer during Todd’s interactive tour and a rocker mom to three sons Randy, Rex, and Rebop.
Trapeze
A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances...
, a singer & dancer on Broadway, a member of the rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
"The Tubes
The Tubes
The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics...
", and back-up singer
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
and "Brood Sow" for Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
. She has appeared many times on "The David Letterman Show
The David Letterman Show
The David Letterman Show was a live morning NBC talk show hosted by David Letterman from June 23 to October 24, 1980. The show originally ran for 90 minutes, then 60 minutes from August 4 onward.-Background:...
" and on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
In October 2009, Michele produced and acted in a play titled, "What Was I Thinking: Bad Boyfriend Stories" which was a clever transformation of a book of women's tales of woe turned into a tipsy party of girlfriends who can laugh – now – at the world’s worst boyfriends and the world’s worst dates. The show ran for two weekends at the Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, TX.
Michele is married to pop and rock icon Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. Hailed in the early stage of his career as a new pop-wunderkind, supported by the certified gold solo double LP Something/Anything? in 1972, Todd Rundgren's career has produced a diverse range of recordings...
and she has been a fixture in the realm of all things Todd since the mid-eighties. Throughout the years, Michele has served many a role in “Todd’s World” including Production Manager
Production management
Theatrical production management is a sub-division of stagecraft. The production management team is responsible for realizing the visions of the producer and the director or choreographer within constraints of technical possibility...
during the “Nearly Human
Nearly Human
Nearly Human is a 1989 album by Todd Rundgren, and his second for Warner Bros. Records. His first release in four years time - the longest break in Rundgren's discography up to that point, although he had been active as a producer in the intervening years - the album has a soulful, searching,...
” recording sessions, singing backup during the ‘89-’91 tours, a TR-i dancer during Todd’s interactive tour and a rocker mom to three sons Randy, Rex, and Rebop.