ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sara Ramirez - Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences.

Why you should listen

Sara Ramirez has been known to viewers for the past 11 years as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on ABC's drama "Grey's Anatomy." Prior to that role, Ramirez was seen on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot as Lady of the Lake, for which she earned both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Ramirez graduated from the Juilliard Drama School. Shortly after graduation, she made her Broadway debut starring in Paul Simon's The Capeman. Following that, she starred on Broadway in Fascinating Rhythm and A Class Act, as well as Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues. For the past four seasons, Ramirez has been the voice of Queen Miranda in the Disney Channel animated series, "Sofia The First.," She has also appeared on "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch" and "Spin City." In 2011, she captured a whole new audience when she performed the most prominent songs on the special music event episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and released her own EP on iTunes.

Most recently, Ramirez co-hosted and performed at TED Talks Live on PBS, and produced two films: Loserville (released in fall 2016 in partnership with the Pacer Foundation's Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying) and the virtual reality film experience Out of Exile: Daniel’s Story, an Official Selection Sundance Film Festival and Lumiere Award nominee directed by Nonny de la Peña. Her next executive producing project is The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a documentary by filmmaker David France of How to Survive a Plague about LGBTQ civil rights transgender pioneers Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.

In 2015, Ramirez was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In addition to her role as a member of the True Colors Fund’s Board of Directors, she supports The True Colors Fund, Bisexual Organizing Project, NDLON, Mujerez De Maiz, The Task Force and The San Diego/New York/San Francisco LGBT Centers.

(Photo: Paul Gregory)

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Michael Pemberton - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter.

Why you should listen

Michael Pemberton has been a working actor and singer-songwriter in New York City for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous films, television and stage productions from regional theater to Broadway. The Michael Pemberton Band has appeared in many of New York's most storied venues including The Bitter End, Birdland, Joe's Pub and, proudly with his friend and collaborator Sara Ramirez, at Town Hall for Ted Talks Live. He is the lucky husband of Andrea, and proud Dad to Katie, Jared and Megan.

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TED Talks Live

Sara Ramirez: "Rollercoaster"

Sara Ramirez: Rollercoaster

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Cântăreață, compozitoare și actriță, Sara Ramirez este o femeie multitalentată. Acompaniată de Michael Pemberton la chitară, Ramirez cântă despre oportunitate, înțelepciune, culmile și căderile din viață, în această interpretare live a cântecului ei, „Rollercoaster”.
- Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences. Full bio - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter. Full bio

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(GuitarChitara)
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(SingingCântând)
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(Cântec)
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Roller coaster,
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carouselcarusel.
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carusel.
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Where the highsmaximele are heavencer,
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Unde înălțimile-s divine
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but the lowstoarele,
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dar căderile,
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oh, they can be helliad.
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oh, pot fi un infern.
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You can grabapuca the ringinel,
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Poți să prinzi mânerul,
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you can ringinel that bellclopot,
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poți să suni alarma,
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when the ridecălătorie is over,
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când tura se încheie
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you can never tell.
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nu poți ști vreodată.
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People tell you this one thing --
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Oamenii-ți spun că un singur lucru
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will make your life completecomplet.
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îți va face viața-ntreagă.
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So you,
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Așa că tu,
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you give it everything you got
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tu dai tot ce ai de dat
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and you windvânt up on the streetstradă.
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și-ajungi în stradă.
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Then one day you waketrezi up,
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Apoi, într-o zi, te trezești,
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and they tell you "you're a queenregină,"
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și ei îți spun „Ești o regină!”,
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but then you find that someonecineva elsealtfel
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dar apoi realizezi că altcineva
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is pullingtrăgând on the stringssiruri de caractere.
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manevrează sforile de fapt.
01:33
RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Rollercoaster,
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carouselcarusel.
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carusel.
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Where the highsmaximele are heavencer,
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Unde înălțimile-s divine,
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but the lowstoarele,
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dar căderile,
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oh, they can be helliad.
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oh, pot fi un infern.
01:49
You can grabapuca the ringinel,
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Poți să prinzi mânerul,
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you can ringinel that bellclopot,
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poți să suni alarma,
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when the ridecălătorie is over,
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când tura se încheie,
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you can never tell.
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nu poți ști vreodată.
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The one you love,
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Cel pe care-l iubești,
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they love you --
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te iubește înapoi,
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oh yeah --
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oh da,
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untilpana cand the endSfârşit of time.
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până la sfârșitul timpului.
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But losepierde your edgemargine or losepierde your coolmisto,
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Dar pierde-ți cumpătul, pierde-ți firea
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they will dropcădere brusca you like a dimeBan.
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te aruncă precum un nimic.
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EveryoneToată lumea is crowdingaglomerarea 'round'rundă
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Toți se-nghesuie în juru-ți,
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when fortuneavere is your friendprieten.
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când norocul îți este prieten.
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When your lucknoroc is runningalergare out,
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Norocul însă când te părăsește,
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you're all alonesingur again.
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te trezești singur din nou.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Rollercoaster,
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carouselcarusel.
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carusel.
02:44
Where the highsmaximele are heavencer
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Unde înălțimile-s divine,
02:47
but the lowstoarele,
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dar căderile,
02:49
oh, they can be helliad.
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oh, pot fi un infern.
02:51
You can grabapuca the ringinel,
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Poți să prinzi mânerul,
02:55
you can ringinel that bellclopot,
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poți să suni alarma,
02:58
when the ridecălătorie is over
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când tura se încheie,
03:02
you can never tell.
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nu poți ști vreodată.
03:08
Well, maybe I'm just cynicalcinic,
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Poate sunt doar cinică,
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and all these wordscuvinte are liesminciuni,
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și tot ce-am zis sunt minciuni
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but experienceexperienţă keepspăstrează tellingspune me
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dar experiența-mi tot spune
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that the cautiousprecaut one is wiseînţelept.
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că cei precauți sunt înțelepți.
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But cautionatenţie makesmărci you hesitateezita,
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Dar prudența te face să eziți,
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and hesitateezita you're lostpierdut,
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și dacă eziți, ești pierdut,
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so take your opportunitiesoportunități
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deci profită de oportunități
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and never countnumara the costa costat.
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și nu te uita la preț.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Rollercoaster,
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carouselcarusel.
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carusel.
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Where the highsmaximele are heavencer,
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Unde înălțimile-s divine,
03:49
but the lowstoarele,
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dar căderile,
03:51
oh, they can be helliad.
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oh, pot fi un infern.
03:53
You can grabapuca the ringinel,
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Poți să prinzi mânerul,
03:56
you can ringinel that bellclopot,
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poți să suni alarma,
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when the ridecălătorie is over --
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când tura se încheie
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over, over,
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se încheie, se încheie,
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you can never, ever tell.
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nu poți vreodată, vreodată ști.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Rollercoaster,
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carouselcarusel,
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carusel,
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rollercoasterrollercoaster,
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rollercoaster
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yeah, yeah, yeah,
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da, da, da,
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carouselcarusel.
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carusel.
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CarouselCarusel,
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Carusel,
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carouselcarusel,
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carusel,
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carouselcarusel,
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carusel,
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carouselcarusel.
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carusel.
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(ApplauseAplauze)
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(Aplauze)
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MichaelMichael PembertonPemberton.
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Michael Pemberton.
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(ApplauseAplauze)
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(Aplauze)
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Thank you so much.
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Mulțumesc mult!
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Thank you.
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Mulțumesc!
Translated by Anda Todoran
Reviewed by Mirel-Gabriel Alexa

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Sara Ramirez - Singer, songwriter, actress
Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences.

Why you should listen

Sara Ramirez has been known to viewers for the past 11 years as orthopedic surgeon Dr. Callie Torres on ABC's drama "Grey's Anatomy." Prior to that role, Ramirez was seen on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot as Lady of the Lake, for which she earned both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and an Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Ramirez graduated from the Juilliard Drama School. Shortly after graduation, she made her Broadway debut starring in Paul Simon's The Capeman. Following that, she starred on Broadway in Fascinating Rhythm and A Class Act, as well as Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues. For the past four seasons, Ramirez has been the voice of Queen Miranda in the Disney Channel animated series, "Sofia The First.," She has also appeared on "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch" and "Spin City." In 2011, she captured a whole new audience when she performed the most prominent songs on the special music event episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and released her own EP on iTunes.

Most recently, Ramirez co-hosted and performed at TED Talks Live on PBS, and produced two films: Loserville (released in fall 2016 in partnership with the Pacer Foundation's Center for Bullying Prevention & Stomp Out Bullying) and the virtual reality film experience Out of Exile: Daniel’s Story, an Official Selection Sundance Film Festival and Lumiere Award nominee directed by Nonny de la Peña. Her next executive producing project is The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, a documentary by filmmaker David France of How to Survive a Plague about LGBTQ civil rights transgender pioneers Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson.

In 2015, Ramirez was awarded the Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In addition to her role as a member of the True Colors Fund’s Board of Directors, she supports The True Colors Fund, Bisexual Organizing Project, NDLON, Mujerez De Maiz, The Task Force and The San Diego/New York/San Francisco LGBT Centers.

(Photo: Paul Gregory)

More profile about the speaker
Sara Ramirez | Speaker | TED.com
Michael Pemberton - Actor, singer/songwriter
Michael Pemberton is a New York-based actor and singer/songwriter.

Why you should listen

Michael Pemberton has been a working actor and singer-songwriter in New York City for over 20 years. He has appeared in numerous films, television and stage productions from regional theater to Broadway. The Michael Pemberton Band has appeared in many of New York's most storied venues including The Bitter End, Birdland, Joe's Pub and, proudly with his friend and collaborator Sara Ramirez, at Town Hall for Ted Talks Live. He is the lucky husband of Andrea, and proud Dad to Katie, Jared and Megan.

More profile about the speaker
Michael Pemberton | Speaker | TED.com

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