Al Michaels

Al Michaels

Known for
Acting
Born
November 12, 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television play-by-play sportscaster for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on network sports television since 1971, with his most recent work being with NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1976–2006) with ABC Sports. He is known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League (NFL) games, including ABC Monday Night Football from 1986 to 2005 and NBC Sunday Night Football from 2006 to 2021. He is also known for famous calls in other sports, including the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the earthquake-interrupted Game 3 of the 1989 World Series, which was played in San Francisco.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Miracle: The Boys of '80 poster

Miracle: The Boys of '80

Movie · as Self - Sports Broadcaster

2026
Miller Night Football poster

Miller Night Football

Movie · as Self

2024
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair poster

Untold: The Murder of Air McNair

Movie · as Self - Sportscaster (archive footage)

2024
Disney Legends Award Ceremony poster

Disney Legends Award Ceremony

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure poster

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2021
All Madden poster

All Madden

Movie · as Self

2021
Back on the Record with Bob Costas poster

Back on the Record with Bob Costas

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
The Sounds of Baseball poster

The Sounds of Baseball

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2014
Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker poster

Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker

Movie · as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2011
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story poster

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story

Movie · as Self

2009
Studio 42 with Bob Costas poster

Studio 42 with Bob Costas

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
30 for 30 poster

30 for 30

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2006
Football Night in America poster

Football Night in America

TV · 78 eps

2004
Miracle poster

Miracle

Movie · as Himself (Archival footage)

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

2002
Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team poster

Do You Believe in Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team

Movie · as Self

1998
BASEketball poster

BASEketball

Movie · as Al Michaels

1998
Two Guys and a Girl poster

Two Guys and a Girl

TV · as Al Michaels · 1 ep

1998
Brother's Keeper poster

Brother's Keeper

TV · as Al Michaels · 1 ep

1997
The Greatest is the Least poster

The Greatest is the Least

Movie · as John / Young Soldier (voice)

1996
Bread From Heaven poster

Bread From Heaven

Movie · as John / Man (voice)

1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco poster

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Movie · as Sparky Michaels (voice)

1996
Jerry Maguire poster

Jerry Maguire

Movie · as Al Michaels

1996
Arli$$ poster

Arli$$

TV · as Al Michaels · 2 eps

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Al Michaels · 1 ep

1994
Monday Night Football: 25th Anniversary poster

Monday Night Football: 25th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1990
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade poster

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Movie · as Self

1989
Great Sports Moments of the 80's poster

Great Sports Moments of the 80's

Movie · as Host

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Al Michaels · 5 eps

1985
1985 World Series Home Video: Kansas City Royals vs. St Louis Cardinals poster

1985 World Series Home Video: Kansas City Royals vs. St Louis Cardinals

Movie · as Narrator

1981
Miracle on Ice poster

Miracle on Ice

Movie · as Al Michaels

1981
1981 Official World Series Film poster

1981 Official World Series Film

Movie

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Dave Bronstein · 1 ep