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Mike Portnoy

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
138

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 20, 1967 (59 years old)

Place of Birth
Long Beach, New York, USA

Mike Portnoy

Biography

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

Acting

2025Quarantième: Live à Parisas Drums
2025Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Parisas Drums and Vocals
2025Dream Theater - Parasomniaas
2024Phil Collins: Drummer Firstas Self
2024Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMBas Self
2024Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movieas Self
2024Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwindas Self
2023Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympiaas Self
2023Morsefest 2020: Cover2Coveras Self
2023Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratiaas Self
2022Morse, Portnoy, Gillette, Hubauer & Friends: Live in Cancun 2022as
2022The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021as Self
2022The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Dangeras Self
2021The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Dangeras Self
2021Morsefest 2019as Self
2021Neal Morse: The Making of Lifelineas Self
2021Mike Portnoy - LTE3as Himself - Drums
2021Liquid Tension Experiment 3as
2021The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlanticas Self
2021Transatlantic - The Absolute Universeas Self
2021Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universeas
2020Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014as Self
2020Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in Londonas Self
2020Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratiaas Self
2020The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019as Self
2020Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Camas
2019Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentaryas Self
2019Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphonyas Self
2019The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentaryas Self
2019The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)as Self
2019The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourgas Self
2019Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventureas
2019Mike Portnoy: Third Degreeas
2018Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dreamas Self
2018Haken - L-1VEas
2018Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016as Gong (Guest Appearance)
2018The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017as Self
2018Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Liveas
2017The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016as Himself - Drums
2017Morsefest 2015: Question Markas Self
2017Morsefest 2015: Sola Scripturaas Self
2017Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Liveas Self - Drums, Vocals
2016The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dreamas Self
2016The Neal Morse Band: Alive Againas Self
2016Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegasas Himself - Drums
2016The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edgeas Self
2015Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7as Self
2015Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegianceas Self
2015Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessionsas Self
2015Morsefest 2014: Testimonyas Self
2015Morsefest 2014: Oneas Self
2015The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athensas Self
2015The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experimentas Self
2015Mike Portnoy: Hot Drumsas
2015Mike Portnoy: Metal Drummingas
2015Neal Morse: The Making of ?as Self
2014Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscopeas Self - Drums
2014Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthologyas Self
2014Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Liveas Self
2014The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festivalas Himself - Drums
2014The Neal Morse Band - Live In Indiaas Self
2014Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscopeas Self
2014The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japanas Himself - Drums
2014Mike Portnoy: Drumming Natureas
2014Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrumsas
2013Flying Colors: Live in Europeas Self - Drums
2013Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyoas Self - Drums
2013The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europeas Self
2013Neal Morse: Live Momentumas Self
2013Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dogas
2013Mike Portnoy: Live Momentumas
2012Neal Morse: The Making of Momentumas Self
2012Mike Portnoy - Drumertaas Himself
2012Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colorsas Himself
2012Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Coveras Self
2012The Making of Flying Colorsas Self
2012Neal Morse: One Under Constructionas Self
2012Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angelesas Himself
2012PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirationsas
2011Transatlantic: More Never Is Enoughas Self
2011Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011as Himself - Drums
2011Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angelesas Self
2011Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.as
2011Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Twoas Self
2011Dream Theater: Panem et Circensisas Drums and backing vocals
2011Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries Onas Himself
2011Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVDas Self
2011Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York Cityas Self - Drums
2010Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Londonas Self
2010Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzioas
2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stageas Self
2010Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drummingas Himself
2009Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwindas Self
2009Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05as Himself
2009Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drummingas Himself
2009Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYCas
2009Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LAas Himself - Drums
2008Mike Portnoy - Scoreas
2008That Metal Showas
2008Dream Theater: Chaos in Motionas Himself - Drums
2008Neal Morse: Live at 3RPas Self
2008Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008as
2007Neal Morse: The Making of Testimonyas Self
2007Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaosas Drums / Vocals
2007Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaosas Himself
2007Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motionas Himself - Drums
2007Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romaniaas Himself
2006Dream Theater: The Score So Far...as Himself
2006Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Touras Himself - Drums
2006Amazing Journey: One Night in New York Cityas Himself - Drums
2006Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in Americaas Self
2006Dream Theater: Romavariumas Self - Drums
2006Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North Americaas Himself - Drums
2005G3 - Live in Tokyoas Drums
2005Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicagoas Himself - Drums
2005Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokanas Himself
2005Mike Portnoy - Drumavariumas
2005Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Bandas Himself - Drums
2005Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moonas Drums and Vcoals
2004Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thoughtas Self
2004Dream Theater: Live at Budokanas Himself - Drums
2004Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Conceptsas
2004Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reuniteas Drums
2004Neal Morse: Testimony Liveas Self
2004Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thoughtas Himself
2003Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York Cityas Self - Drums
2003Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003as Self
2003Transatlantic - Live in Europeas Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
2002Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamnedas
2002Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drummingas Himself
2002Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Foreveras Himself
2001Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theateras Himself - Drums
2001Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New Yorkas Himself - Drums
2000Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTeas Self
1998Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetimeas Himself
1994Dream Theater: The Rudess Experimentas Himself - Drums
1993Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyoas Himself - Drums
Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plazaas

Production

2025Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris...Writer
2021Mike Portnoy - LTE3...Creative Director
2019Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary...Director
2019Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary...Editor
2019Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony...Musician
2007Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos...Director
2007Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos...Editor
2006Dream Theater: The Score So Far......Creative Director
2006Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour...Director
2006Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour...Writer
2004Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought...Creative Director
2004Dream Theater: Live at Budokan...Director
2001Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York...Director