Michael Breslin

Photo by Patrick Foley

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Michael Breslin is a writer and performer whose play Circle Jerk, co-written with Patrick Foley, is a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist. With Foley, he is a creative director of Fake Friends, a theater and media company who also recently developed and produced the acclaimed internet show This American Wife, which was featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and more. They are commissioned by Ars Nova, Seaview Productions, and FourthWall Productions. The duo is developing two television shows. Recently, he executive produced and co-wrote the book to Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, which raised $2 million for the Actors Fund.