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"

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Cantante, cantautrice e attrice, Sara Ramirez è una donna con molti talenti. Insieme a Michael Pemberton alla chitarra, Ramirez canta di opportunità, di saggezza e degli alti e bassi della vita nell'esecuzione dal vivo della sua canzone "Rollercoaster".
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Broadway and TV veteran Sara Ramirez challenges stereotypes even as she beguiles audiences. Full bio - Actor, singer/songwriter
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Montagne russe,
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carouselcarosello.
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la giostra.
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Where the highsalti are heavenParadiso,
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Dove in cima c'è il paradiso
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but the lowsBassi,
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ma in basso,
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oh, they can be hellinferno.
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oh, può esserci l'inferno.
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You can grabafferrare the ringanello,
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Puoi afferrare l'anello,
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you can ringanello that bellcampana,
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puoi suonare la campana,
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when the ridecavalcata is over,
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quando la corsa è finita,
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you can never tell.
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non puoi mai dire.
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People tell you this one thing --
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Dicono che questo
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will make your life completecompletare.
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renderà completa la tua vita.
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So you,
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Così tu,
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you give it everything you got
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gli dai tutto ciò che hai
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and you windvento up on the streetstrada.
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e finisci per strada.
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Then one day you wakesvegliare up,
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Poi un giorno ti svegli
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and they tell you "you're a queenRegina,"
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e ti dicono "Sei una regina",
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but then you find that someonequalcuno elsealtro
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ma scopri che qualcun altro
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is pullingtraino on the stringsstringhe.
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sta tirando i fili.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Montagne russe,
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carouselcarosello.
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la giostra.
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Where the highsalti are heavenParadiso,
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Dove in cima c'è il paradiso
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but the lowsBassi,
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ma in basso,
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oh, they can be hellinferno.
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oh, può esserci l'inferno.
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You can grabafferrare the ringanello,
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Puoi afferrare l'anello,
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you can ringanello that bellcampana,
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puoi suonare la campana,
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when the ridecavalcata is over,
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quando la corsa è finita,
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you can never tell.
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non puoi mai dire.
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The one you love,
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Quelli che ami,
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they love you --
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ti amano --
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oh yeah --
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oh si --
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untilfino a the endfine of time.
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fino alla fine dei giorni.
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But loseperdere your edgebordo or loseperdere your coolfreddo,
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Ma perdi la tua verve
o perdi il tuo smalto,
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they will dropfar cadere you like a dimeDime.
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e ti lasceranno cadere
come un centesimo.
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EveryoneTutti is crowdingaffollamento 'round'il giro
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Tutti ti stanno attorno
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when fortunefortuna is your friendamico.
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quando la fortuna è tua amica.
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When your luckfortuna is runningin esecuzione out,
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Quando la tua fortuna sta finendo,
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you're all aloneda solo again.
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sei di nuovo solo.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Montagne russe,
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carouselcarosello.
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la giostra.
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Where the highsalti are heavenParadiso
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Dove in cima c'è il paradiso
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but the lowsBassi,
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ma in basso,
02:49
oh, they can be hellinferno.
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oh, può esserci l'inferno.
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You can grabafferrare the ringanello,
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Puoi afferrare l'anello,
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you can ringanello that bellcampana,
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puoi suonare la campana,
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when the ridecavalcata is over
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quando la corsa è finita,
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you can never tell.
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non puoi mai dire.
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Well, maybe I'm just cynicalcinico,
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Forse sono solo cinica,
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and all these wordsparole are liesbugie,
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e tutte queste parole sono bugie
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but experienceEsperienza keepsmantiene tellingraccontare me
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ma l'esperienza continua a dirmi
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that the cautiouscauto one is wisesaggio.
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che la cautela è saggia.
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But cautionattenzione makesfa you hesitateesitare,
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Ma la cautela ti fa esitare,
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and hesitateesitare you're lostperduto,
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e se esiti sei perduto,
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so take your opportunitiesopportunità
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così prendi le tue opportunità
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and never countcontare the costcosto.
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e non considerare il prezzo.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Montagne russe,
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carouselcarosello.
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la giostra.
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Where the highsalti are heavenParadiso,
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Dove in cima c'è il paradiso
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but the lowsBassi,
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ma in basso,
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oh, they can be hellinferno.
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oh, può esserci l'inferno.
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You can grabafferrare the ringanello,
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Puoi afferrare l'anello,
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you can ringanello that bellcampana,
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puoi suonare la campana,
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when the ridecavalcata is over --
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quando la corsa è finita --
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over, over,
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finita, finita,
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you can never, ever tell.
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non puoi mai dire.
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RollercoasterRollercoaster,
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Montagne russe,
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carouselcarosello,
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la giostra,
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rollercoasterRollercoaster,
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montagne russe,
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yeah, yeah, yeah,
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si, si, si,
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carouselcarosello.
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la giostra.
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CarouselCarosello,
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Giostra,
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giostra,
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giostra,
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giostra.
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MichaelMichael PembertonPemberton.
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Michael Pemberton.
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(ApplauseApplausi)
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Thank you so much.
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Molte grazie.
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Thank you.
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Grazie.
Translated by Silvia Fornasiero

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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