Mike Portnoy
Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Known for his drumming prowess and technical skill, Portnoy has won 23 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. He has co-produced the last six Dream Theater albums with guitarist John Petrucci, starting from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. From A Change of Seasons onwards, Portnoy had been writing a substantial amount of Dream Theater's lyrics. He is the second youngest person (after Neil Peart) to be inducted into the Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame (at 37 years of age). On September 8, 2010, it was announced that Portnoy had left Dream Theater. Portnoy cited conflicting interests as the reason behind his departure. On February 3, 2011, Portnoy announced that he has started a new project with Symphony X singer Russell Allen and guitarist Mike Orlando. Also he is involved in various projects with Neal Morse.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 20, 1967Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
136Place of birth
Long Beach, New York, USAAlso known as
Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment 2![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tGXcleyhLkBh1Dugz1g6tmJhO0y.jpg)
Cast credits
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Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xa5NBKbJSQL3YZnp0WIqC5jyIiV.jpg)
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/57RWpHTgw5ogqIo5gtMjJXsvrFN.jpg)
Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/212mvEVnrarJeARmc5HqEAxzya9.jpg)
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/chCpNfss7llLhMbmgnkRRJ5qKOG.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yrQAp8JJOyQrJELPLoBPtzBNZPZ.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2TDEzReLhZXvT6gDTrUefodKvy8.jpg)
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4RsCxa3YhVtehkXzLWYf5r9F5A6.jpg)
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/k0hJdW4lYyi11FmxQh5tl5Xqnor.jpg)
Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kKW9dGR2SJ3ZBwaY5qoCrNC0iFu.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gn387zGKuotXuSa0xxn3vkVtfCP.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qYvyl0P5dSRZL0kP4fIDIWUBAT7.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9rauZ8MwMFvrUlgLRiRfTMLUEMO.jpg)
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
Himself - Drums![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zF69B7KWazOEhhtJ9lnVf0UYuj4.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
Himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9RIjBd7WYLUUpyEUalr8RR8YiL5.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
HimselfCrew credits
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Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xa5NBKbJSQL3YZnp0WIqC5jyIiV.jpg)
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/212mvEVnrarJeARmc5HqEAxzya9.jpg)
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eUzMunC8lz26yv1Rot4OHa48qKt.jpg)
Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
Creative Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1JC1l0oQpxFaDqnXm7cHPjR08ju.jpg)
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
Musician![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mEVzr6CMnXZTH8GJVv2zmQsRiNr.jpg)
Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
Director, Editor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/DHa50riTguPxiHS6O2Fa94WgBj.jpg)
Mike Portnoy - LTE3
Creative Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sPf5N73aJYw7PnWu8vYX15Z3NDB.jpg)
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
Director, Editor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/h30GI7azqNQqpVaYgFQVMZGiBes.jpg)
Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
Creative Director