Editing Micky Dolenz

{{Short description|American musician and actor (born 1945)}}
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| image              = Dolenz_2022.jpg
| caption            = Dolenz in 2022 on [[the Beach Boys]] cruise
|alt = Dolenz smiling
| birth_name         = George Michael Dolenz Jr.
| other_names        = Mickey Braddock
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1945|3|8}}<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://mickydolenz.com/about |website=mickydolenz.com |access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Musician|actor|singer|TV producer|businessman}}
| years_active       = 1956–present
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{Marriage|[[Samantha Juste]]|1968|1975|end=div}}|{{Marriage|Trina Dow|1977|1991|end=div}}|{{Marriage|Donna Quinter|2002}}}}
| children           = 4, including [[Ami Dolenz|Ami]]
| parents            = {{ubl|[[George Dolenz]]|[[Janelle Johnson]]}}
| website            = {{URL|mickydolenz.com}}
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| genre           = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[pop rock]]|[[psychedelic rock]]}}
| past_member_of = [[The Monkees]], [[Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart]]
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'''George Michael Dolenz Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|oʊ|l|ə|n|z}} {{respell|DOH|lənz}}; born March 8, 1945) is an American musician and actor. He was the drummer and one of two primary vocalists for the [[pop rock]] band [[the Monkees]] (1966–1970, and reunions until 2021), and a co-star of the TV series ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' (1966–1968). Dolenz is the last surviving member of the band.

==Life and entertainment career==
Dolenz was born on March 8, 1945, at the [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|Cedars of Lebanon]] Hospital in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], the son of actors [[George Dolenz]] and [[Janelle Johnson]]. He has three sisters, Gemma Marie ("Coco"), Deborah, and Kathleen ("Gina").<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rocca |first1=Jane |title=Micky Dolenz on his career, marriages and raising daughters |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/micky-dolenz-on-his-career-marriages-and-raising-daughters-20181128-p50iur.html |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=1 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Gemma's nickname, Coco, is a shortened form of "Coco Sunshine", a nickname given to her as a child by Micky. Coco was a frequent guest on the set of ''The Monkees'' TV show and sometimes a guest performer on records by the Monkees, singing background vocals or duetting with Micky. She often performs as a member of Micky's backing band during his concerts.

Dolenz suffered from [[Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease|Perthes disease]] as a child, affecting his hip joint and right leg, leaving that leg weaker (and shorter) than the other. This resulted in Dolenz adapting an unorthodox drum setup – right-handed and left-footed – in his musical career.<ref name="Girouard">{{cite web |last1=Girouard |first1=Bob |title=Micky Dolenz {{!}} Modern Drummer Magazine |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2011/12/micky-dolenz/ |website=Modern Drummer Magazine |date=December 15, 2011  |access-date=10 September 2020}}</ref>

=== ''Circus Boy'' ===
[[File:Micky Dolenz Braddock Circus Boy 1958.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Dolenz as Corky]]
Dolenz began his show-business career in 1956 when he starred in a children's TV show called ''[[Circus Boy]]'' under the name '''Mickey Braddock'''.<ref> Matt Messina, "Western on NBC Agenda," ''New York Daily News'', June 7, 1966, p. 69. </ref> He played Corky, an orphaned water boy for the elephants in a one-ring [[circus]] at the start of the 20th century. The program ran for two seasons, after which Dolenz made sporadic appearances on network television shows and pursued his education. Dolenz went to [[Grant High School (Los Angeles)|Ulysses S. Grant High School]] in [[Valley Glen]] and graduated in 1962. In 1964, he was cast as Ed in the episode "Born of Kings and Angels" of the [[NBC]] education drama series ''[[Mr. Novak]]'', starring [[James Franciscus]] as an idealistic Los Angeles teacher. Dolenz was attending college in Los Angeles when he was hired for the "drummer" role in NBC's ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]''.

==Early musical career==
Dolenz originally had his own rock band called "Micky and the One-Nighters" in the early- to mid-1960s with himself as lead singer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/04/nyregion/an-exmonkee-and-major-geek-takes-the-mike.html|title=An Ex-Monkee and 'Major Geek' Takes the Mike|last=Finn|first=Robin|date=2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-04-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He had already begun writing his own songs. According to Dolenz, his band's live stage act included rock songs, cover songs, and some [[R&B]]. One of his favorite songs to sing was [[Chuck Berry]]'s "[[Johnny B. Goode]]", which he sang at his Monkees audition, resulting in his being hired as one of the cast/band members.{{cn|date=August 2023}} He recorded two 45s in 1965 that went unreleased until the Monkees' success in 1967. Issued on the [[Challenge Records (1950s-60s label)|Challenge]] label, the recordings were "Don't Do It" b/w "Plastic Symphony III" and "Huff Puff" b/w "Fate (Big Ben)". Neither B-side on the Challenge 45s is by Dolenz, but rather a band later credited as The Obvious.

===The Monkees===
[[File:The Monkees 1966 (Dolenz).JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|Dolenz at a 1966 [[The Monkees|Monkees]] photoshoot]]
In 1965, Dolenz was cast in the television sitcom ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]'' and became the drummer and a lead vocalist in the band created for the show. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, writers of many of the Monkees' songs, observed quickly that when brought into the studio together, the four actors would try to make each other laugh. Because of this, the writers  often brought in each singer individually. The antics escalated until Dolenz poured a cup of ice on [[Don Kirshner]]'s head. At the time, Dolenz did not know Kirshner on sight.

During tension-filled times, [[Michael_Nesmith|Mike Nesmith]] and [[Peter Tork]] voluntarily turned over lead vocal duties to Dolenz on their own compositions.

Dolenz wrote a few of the band's self-penned songs, most prominently "[[Randy Scouse Git]]" from the album ''[[Headquarters (The Monkees album)|Headquarters]]''. He provided the lead vocals for such hits as "[[Last Train to Clarksville]]", "[[Pleasant Valley Sunday]]", and "[[I'm a Believer]]".

Dolenz purchased the third modular [[Moog synthesizer]] sold commercially.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://creativeaudioworks.com/equipment/may-17-1965-moog-introduces-the-first-analog-synthesizer/ |title=May 17 1965, Moog introduces the first analog synthesizer. |date=May 17, 2012 |publisher=Creative Audio Works, LLC |access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref> (The first two belonged to [[Wendy Carlos]] and [[Buck Owens]].) His performance on the Monkees' song "Daily Nightly" (written by Nesmith), from the album ''[[Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.]]'', was one of the first uses of the synthesizer on a rock recording. He eventually sold his instrument to [[Bobby Sherman]].

He is the last surviving member of the Monkees (after [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]'s death in 2012, Tork's in 2019, and Nesmith's in 2021).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/12/11/who-is-still-alive-from-the-monkees/|title=Who is still alive from The Monkees as Michael Nesmith dies at 78?|date=December 11, 2021|website=HITC|access-date=December 11, 2021|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211082724/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/12/11/who-is-still-alive-from-the-monkees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is the only member of the Monkees who was part of every lineup from the band's inception, and the only member with contemporary recordings of his vocals on all studio albums.

==Solo MGM recordings==

The Moog synthesizer that Dolenz had bought proved vital when he composed a song entitled "Easy on You" in 1971; he began recording it in his home studio, playing acoustic guitar and drums, and using the Moog like a keyboard. With that song completed, he next invited former Monkee Peter Tork over to help with more recordings. Then, a fortuitous street encounter led to former Monkee stand-in David Price joining, as well as contributing a rock song he had written called "Oh Someone". With Dolenz on drums and vocals, Tork on bass, and Price on rhythm guitar, the song was completed in only two hours; subsequently, guitarist B.J. Jones came in two days later and added lead guitar. With these two songs recorded, Dolenz contacted his former high school friend [[Mike Curb]], then the head of [[MGM Records]]; after playing the songs for Curb, Dolenz was immediately signed to MGM.

Dolenz recorded and released songs for MGM for about three years (with a few of the songs being credited to Starship, an ersatz group, not the later [[Jefferson Starship]]). After the first year, Dolenz's friend [[Harry Nilsson]] contributed his song "Daybreak", also arranging and producing the recording, which included Keith Allison on guitar, former Monkees producer [[Chip Douglas]] on bass, and steel-guitarist Orville "Red" Rhodes.

By early 1974, with no chart successes to date, Dolenz headed to England, and with [[Tony Scotti]], he cut four songs for MGM: two rock classics, "[[Splish Splash (song)|Splish Splash]]" and "[[Purple People Eater]]", as well as "I Hate Rock and Roll" and a new song, "Wing Walker". Meanwhile, Mike Curb left MGM and joined [[Warner Bros. Records]]. Dolenz's association with MGM then ended (and those final four songs remained unreleased).

==Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart==
In part because of reruns of ''The Monkees'' on Saturday mornings and in syndication, ''[[The Monkees Greatest Hits (album)|The Monkees Greatest Hits]]'' charted in 1976. The LP, issued by [[Arista Records|Arista]] (a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures), was actually a repackaging of a 1972 compilation LP called ''[[Re-Focus (album)|Re-Focus]]'' that had been issued by Arista's previous label imprint, Bell Records, also owned by Columbia Pictures.

Dolenz and Jones took advantage of this, joining ex-Monkees songwriters [[Boyce and Hart|Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart]] to tour the United States. They could not use the Monkees name for legal reasons, but from 1975 to 1977, as the "Golden Hits of The Monkees" show ("The Guys Who Wrote 'Em and the Guys Who Sang 'Em!"), they successfully performed in smaller venues such as state fairs and amusement parks, as well as making stops in Japan, Thailand, and Singapore. They also released an album of new material, appropriately called ''[[Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart]]'', and a live album, ''Concert in Japan'', was released by [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] in 1976.

A Christmas single (credited to Dolenz, Jones and Tork) was produced by [[Chip Douglas]] and released on his own label in 1976. The single featured Douglas's and [[Howard Kaylan]]'s "[[Christmas Is My Time of Year]]" (originally recorded by a 1960s supergroup, The Christmas Spirit), with a B-side of Irving Berlin's "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" (Douglas released a remixed version of the single, with additional overdubbed instruments, in 1986). Tork also joined Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart on stage at [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]] on July 4, 1976, and also joined Dolenz and Jones on stage at the Starwood in Hollywood, California in 1977.

==Notable stage work==
[[File:MickyDolenzEastHaddamWikiCrop.jpg|thumb|Dolenz, with beard grown out for role as King Charlemagne in ''Pippin'' at the Goodspeed Opera House.]]
In 1977, he performed with former bandmate Davy Jones in a stage production of the Harry Nilsson musical ''[[The Point!#Musical play|The Point!]]'' at London's Mermaid Theatre, playing and singing the part of the "Count's Kid" and the Leafman to Jones' starring role as Oblio (according to the CD booklet). An original cast recording was made and released. The comedic chemistry of Dolenz and Jones proved so strong that the show was revived in 1978 with Nilsson inserting additional comedy for the two, plus two more songs, with one of them ("[[Gotta Get Up]]") being sung by Dolenz and Jones together. The show was considered successful enough that another revival was planned for 1979, but it proved cost-prohibitive. After the show's run, Dolenz remained in England and began directing for stage and television, as well as producing several of the shows he directed.
 
From August to September 2006, Dolenz played Charlemagne at the [[Goodspeed Musicals|Goodspeed Opera House]] for the revival of the musical ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'' in [[East Haddam, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Kenneth |title=New Pippin Finds Corner of the Sky in CT, With Mickey Dolenz |url=https://playbill.com/article/new-pippin-finds-corner-of-the-sky-in-ct-with-mickey-dolenz-com-133733 |publisher=Playbill |access-date=30 January 2023 |date=14 July 2006}}</ref> He also toured in that role. Also in the mid-2000s, Dolenz played the role of Zoser in the Broadway production of [[Elton John]] and [[Tim Rice]]'s ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]]''.

==After Monkees television and film career==
After ''The Monkees'' television show ended, Dolenz continued performing providing [[voice-over]]s for a number of [[Saturday-morning cartoon]] series including ''[[The Funky Phantom]]'', ''[[Partridge Family 2200 A.D.]]'', ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'', ''[[Butch Cassidy (TV series)|Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids]]'', ''[[These Are the Days (TV series)|These Are the Days]]'', ''[[Devlin (TV series)|Devlin]]'', and ''[[Wonder Wheels]]'' (from ''[[The Skatebirds]]''). Dolenz starred in the first season of the animated series ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]'', voicing the titular protagonist's sidekick Arthur; he was replaced by [[Rob Paulsen]] for the remainder of the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tick/5708 |title=TV Shows On DVD|access-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525115004/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tick/5708 |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 1972, Dolenz played Vance in the murder mystery film ''Night of the Strangler''. He was featured in an episode of ''[[Adam-12]]'', entitled "Dirt Duel" (season 5, episode 1), and an episode of ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'', entitled "Bitter Legion" (season 2, episode 3). Dolenz provided the voice of [[Two-Face]]'s twin henchmen Min and Max in the two-part episode "[[Two-Face (Batman: The Animated Series)|Two-Face]]" on ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_characters/7297-Two-Face:_Part_2.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721123808/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_characters/7297-Two-Face:_Part_2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |title=bcdb.com |publisher=bcdb.com |access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> In a September 2006 radio interview, Dolenz reported that he was the current voice of [[Snuggle|Snuggle the Fabric Softener Bear]] at that time.<ref name="timetravelispossible.com"/>  In 2017, Dolenz returned to voice-over, providing the voice of Wendell the Love Grub, as well as singing the featured song, in the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Mighty Magiswords]]'' half-hour episode, "The Saga of Robopiggeh!". Dolenz recorded the voice-acting remotely in New York weeks before his [[Good Times!]] tour.

Both Dolenz and Michael Nesmith auditioned for the role of [[Arthur Fonzarelli|Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli]] on ''[[Happy Days]]'', but neither was selected, as they were both taller than lead actor [[Ron Howard]] and co-stars [[Anson Williams]] and [[Don Most]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/micky-and-michael-from-the-monkees-were-both-nearly-cast-as-the-fonz-on-happy-days|title=Micky and Michael from the Monkees were both nearly cast as the Fonz on Happy Days|author=MeTV Staff|website=MeTV|date=February 28, 2019|accessdate=August 17, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:Micky Dolenz in Central Park, New York City.jpg|thumb|Dolenz in Central Park, New York City, 2007]]
In 1975, Dolenz acted in ''[[Linda Lovelace for President]]'', starring [[Linda Lovelace]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Linda Lovelace For President (1975) - Overview - TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/495387/linda-lovelace-for-president|access-date=2019-04-27|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}</ref>

In 1994–95, Dolenz played in two episodes of the sitcom ''[[Boy Meets World]]''; in the first one (entitled "Band on the Run"), he played Norm, a bandmate of Alan Matthews. In 1995, he joined Davy Jones and Peter Tork in episode eight of the third season (entitled "Rave On"), although they did not play the Monkees, per se – Dolenz's character is "Gordy", while Davy Jones is "Reginald Fairfield" and Tork is "Jedidiah Lawrence". However, at the climax of the program, the three are put on stage together and perform the classic [[Buddy Holly]] song "[[Not Fade Away (song)|Not Fade Away]]", and the Temptations' "[[My Girl (The Temptations song)|My Girl]]". As an inside joke, actor [[Dave Madden]], who had played the manager on ''The Partridge Family'', cameoed as a manager; he suddenly appears, wanting to handle the "new" group, and tells them that they "could be bigger than [[The Beatles]]", which they all scoff at.

In 2007, he appeared in [[Rob Zombie]]'s [[Halloween (2007 film)|remake]] of ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' as Derek Allan, the owner of a gun shop.

On January 29, 2011, Dolenz appeared in the [[Syfy|Syfy Channel]] film ''[[Mega Python vs. Gatoroid]]'', alongside [[Debbie Gibson]] and [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Cruz-Bardem-Marry-1020546.aspx|title=Syfy Adds a Monkee to Debbie Gibson-Tiffany Movie|magazine=TV Guide}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20887 |title=TV: The Monkees Mickey Dolenz Joins Debbie Gibson-vs.-Tiffany in 'Mega Python vs. Gatoroid' |date=July 14, 2010 |publisher=Bloody-disgusting.com |access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> On February 21, 2015, he had a cameo as himself in the [[Adult Swim]] TV special ''[[Bagboy (TV special)|Bagboy]]''. In 2017, he appeared as himself on the sitcom ''[[Difficult People]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roush |first=Matt |date=2017-09-05 |title=What's On: 'American Horror Story' goes 'Cult,' Catching the 'Unabomber,' 'Difficult People' Monkees Around |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/395326/whats-on-american-horror-story-goes-cult-catching-the-unabomber-difficult-people-monkees-around/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Directorial work==
In 1980, Dolenz produced and directed the British television sitcom ''[[Metal Mickey]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/metalmickey_1299002058.shtml |title=BBC – Comedy – Shows A-Z Index |access-date=December 23, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702155633/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/metalmickey_1299002058.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> featuring a large metallic robot with the catch-phrase "boogie boogie". In 1981, he directed a short film based on the sketch "[[Balham, Gateway to the South]]", with [[Robbie Coltrane]] playing multiple roles. In the early 1980s, Dolenz directed a stage adaptation of ''[[Bugsy Malone]]''.<ref name="timetravelispossible.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.timetravelispossible.com/ourradioprograms.html |title=Welcome to...Time Travel Is Possible |publisher=Timetravelispossible.com |access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> He was producer of the TV show ''[[Luna (TV series)|Luna]]'' in 1983–84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grwv0eSRAPI |title=Opening sequence of ''Luna'' |publisher=YouTube |access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref>

==MTV reignites Monkee Mania==
In 1986, a screening of the entire Monkees television series by MTV led to renewed interest in the band, followed by a single, "That Was Then, This Is Now", which reached No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the U.S. and No.41 in Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0722.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - September 6, 1986}}</ref> a 20th-anniversary tour, a greatest hits album, and a brand new LP, ''[[Pool It!]]'' in 1987. The band's original albums were reissued, and all hit the record charts at the same time.

Beginning in 1986, Dolenz joined the other ex-Monkees for several [[wikt:reunion|reunion]] tours and toured extensively as a solo artist. 

=== WCBS-FM ===
[[File:Monkees 05 (46759965214).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Dolenz performing in 2019]]
On January 10, 2005, Dolenz replaced Dan Taylor as the morning disc jockey at [[oldies]] radio station [[WCBS-FM]] in New York.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2004/12/08/2004-12-08_wcbs_monkees_with_morning_sl.html | location=New York | work=Daily News | title=Wcbs Monkees With Morning Slot | date=December 8, 2004 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On June 3, 2005, Dolenz celebrated his 100th show with a special morning show at B.B. King's. That was also his last regular show at the station; at 5:00&nbsp;pm, WCBS-FM announced that the station would replace its oldies format with a "[[Jack FM|Jack]]" format, eliminating the need for on-air disc jockeys.

However, WCBS-FM eventually returned to its oldies format on July 12, 2007, with Taylor re-assuming his role as the morning disc jockey the following day. Several months later, on February 3, 2008, Dolenz was invited back to the station to present his long-postponed 101st show and final in-studio appearance there by guest-hosting a three-hour broadcast during WCBS' Sunday evening "New York Radio Greats" program.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/greener-fields-greenfield-article-1.307464 | work=New York Daily News | title=Greener fields for Greenfield | date=February 1, 2008 | access-date=March 12, 2012 | archive-date=June 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616112834/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/greener-fields-greenfield-article-1.307464 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Solo work and further Monkees reunions ===
In 2009, Dolenz signed a deal to record an album of the classic songs of [[Carole King]], titled ''King for a Day''. The album (released on Gigitone Records) was produced by [[Jeff Foskett|Jeffrey Foskett]], who has worked extensively with [[Brian Wilson]] and played on Wilson's 2004 Grammy-winning ''[[Brian Wilson Presents Smile]]''. King's songs "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Sometime in the Morning", and "Porpoise Song" (Theme from ''Head'') have emerged as signature songs from the Monkees. As of February 2010, he was appearing on stage in London in ''Hairspray'' with Michael Ball. The show also went on tour and had a successful run in Dublin, Ireland, during November 2010. In 2011, he rejoined Tork and Jones for [[An Evening with The Monkees: The 45th Anniversary Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Monkees announce 10-date concert tour |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2011/02/21/Monkees-announce-10-date-concert-tour/UPI-30601298316685/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=February 21, 2011 |access-date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> 
 
After Jones' sudden death in February 2012, Dolenz and Tork reunited with Michael Nesmith for a 12-concert tour of the United States as a tribute.<ref>{{cite news |title=Monkees Tour: Band Announces First Concert Run Since Davy Jones' Death |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/monkees-tour-band-davy-jones_n_1757773.html/ |agency=[[Huffington Post]] |date=August 8, 2012 |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> The three remaining Monkees toured again in 2013 and 2014 and Dolenz toured as a duo with Tork in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-to-monkey-around-the-u-s-on-summer-tour-20140326 |title=The Monkees to Monkey Around the U.S. This Summer |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2014-03-26 |access-date=2017-03-27 |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013110216/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-monkees-to-monkey-around-the-u-s-on-summer-tour-20140326 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following Tork's death in 2019, Dolenz toured with Nesmith as "The Mike and Micky Show" in 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-mike-nesmith-announce-tour-w516902|title=Monkees' Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith Announce First Tour as Duo|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=February 20, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033127/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-mike-nesmith-announce-tour-w516902|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 4, 2021, Dolenz and Nesmith announced "The Monkees Farewell Tour" which was the last for the group. The tour consisted of 40 US dates from September to November. The final show was held on November 14, 2021, at the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/05/the-monkees-2021-farewell-tour/ |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=May 3, 2021 |title=The Monkees Announce 2021 Farewell Tour |work=consequence.net |access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref>

On May 21, 2021, Dolenz released a solo album, ''Dolenz Sings Nesmith'', featuring songs written by Nesmith and produced by Christian Nesmith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/monkees-micky-dolenz-sings-mike-nesmith-1234978891/ |last=Amorosi |first=A. D. |date=May 21, 2021 |title=Micky Dolenz on Why the Monkees Are Doing a Farewell Tour and His New 'Dolenz Sings Nesmith' Album |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref>

On November 3, 2023 Dolenz released an [[Extended play|EP]] of [[R.E.M.]] cover songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gustafson |first1=Hana |title=The Monkees' Micky Dolenz Announces R.E.M. Covers EP, Shares "Shiny Happy People" |url=https://jambands.com/news/2023/09/15/listen-the-monkees-micky-dolenz-announces-r-e-m-covers-ep-shares-shiny-happy-people/ |website=Jambands |publisher=Relix Media Group, LLC |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="rem">{{cite web |title=Micky Dolenz – Dolenz Sings R.E.M. {{!}} Welcome to 7a Records |url=https://www.7arecords.com/product/micky-dolenz-dolenz-sings-r-e-m/ |website=7a Records |access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref>

===Other tours===
In late 2019, Dolenz toured with [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Jason Scheff]], [[Christopher Cross]], and [[Joey Molland]] of [[Badfinger]], in celebration of [[the Beatles]]' White Album on the "It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – A Tribute to the Beatles' White Album" tour. Dolenz performed the Monkees' songs "[[I'm a Believer]]" and "[[Pleasant Valley Sunday]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/beatles-white-album-tribute-tour-9-30-19/ |title=Dolenz, Rundgren, Molland Begin Beatles Tribute Tour |date=July 30, 2015 |publisher=Best Classic Bands |access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Micky Dolenz at Epcot 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Dolenz in 2013]]
Dolenz has been married three times and is the father of four daughters. In 1967, while in the UK on tour with the Monkees, Dolenz met future wife [[Samantha Juste]], a co-presenter on [[BBC]] TV's pop music show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. They married in 1968, and their daughter [[Ami Dolenz|Ami Bluebell Dolenz]] was born on January 8, 1969; she became an actress who was particularly active in the 1980s and 1990s. Dolenz and Juste divorced in 1975, but remained close friends until her death following a stroke on February 5, 2014.<ref>{{cite news
|work=Daily Telegraph
|date=10 February 2014
|title=Obituary of Samantha Juste
|access-date=6 March 2014
|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10629079/Samantha-Juste-obituary.html
}}</ref>

He married Trina Dow in 1977. They had three daughters: Charlotte Janelle (born August 8, 1981), Emily Claire (born July 25, 1983), and Georgia Rose (born September 3, 1984). They divorced in 1991. Trina Dow Dolenz has become a couples therapist, still using her married name.

Dolenz married his third wife, Donna Quinter, in 2002.

==Discography==
{{see also|The Monkees discography}}
'''Albums'''
*''[[Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart]]'' (Capitol, 1976) – with Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
*''Concert in Japan'' (Capitol, 1976) – live, with Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
*''The Point!'' (MCA, 1977) – with the London cast of ''[[The Point!#Musical play|The Point!]]'' (MCA Records – VIM 6262; CD release 2016, Varèse Sarabande)
*''Micky Dolenz Puts You to Sleep'' (Kid Rhino, 1991)
*''Broadway Micky'' (Kid Rhino, 1994)
*''Demoiselle'' (self-released, 1998)
*''King for a Day'' (Gigatone, 2010)
*''Remember'' (Robo, 2012)
*''A Little Bit Broadway, a Little Bit Rock and Roll'' (Broadway, 2015) – live
*''An Evening With Peter Noone & Micky Dolenz'' (7A Records, 2016) – spoken word, live
*''The MGM Singles Collection – Expanded CD Edition'' (7A Records, 2016)
*''Out of Nowhere'' (7A Records, 2017)
*''Live in Japan''  (7A Records, 2020)
*''Dolenz Sings Nesmith''  (7A Records, 2021) – produced by [[Christian Nesmith]]
*''Demoiselle'' (7A Records, 2022) – expanded deluxe edition
*''Dolenz Sings R.E.M.'' (EP, 7a Records, 2023)<ref name="rem" />

'''Singles'''
*"Don't Do It"/"Plastic Symphony III" (Challenge, 1967) (recorded in 1965) US No. 75<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book| last = Whitburn| first = Joel| title = The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954–1982| publisher = Sheridan Books| year = 2015| isbn = 978-0-89820-213-7|page=149}}</ref> CAN No. 74<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.10050| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - April 1, 1967}}</ref>
*"Huff Puff"/"Fate (Big Ben)" (Challenge, 1967) (recorded in 1965)
*"[[Do It in the Name of Love]]"/"Lady Jane" (Bell, 1971) – with Davy Jones
*"Easy on You"/"Oh Someone" (MGM, 1971)
*"A Lover's Prayer"/"Unattended in the Dungeon" (MGM, 1972)
*"Johnny B. Goode"/"It's Amazing to Me" (Lion, 1972) – with Starship
*"Daybreak"/"Love War" (Romar, 1973)
*"The Buddy Holly Tribute"/"Ooh, She's Young" (Romar, 1974)
*"I Remember the Feeling"/"You and I" (Capitol, 1975) – with Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
*"I Love You and I'm Glad That I Said It"/"Saving My Love for You" (Capitol, 1975) – with Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
*"[[Christmas Is My Time of Year]]"/"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" (Harmony, 1976) – with Davy Jones & Peter Tork
*"Lovelight"/"Alicia" (Chrysalis, 1979)
*"To Be or Not to Be"/"Beverly Hills" (JAM, 1981)
*"Tomorrow"/"Fat Sam's Grand Slam" (A&M, 1983) – with the Bugsy Malone Gang
*"Chance of a Lifetime"/"Livin' on Lies" (7A Records, 2016)
*"[[Porpoise Song]]"/"[[Good Morning Good Morning]]"/"[[Crying in the Rain]]"/"[[Randy Scouse Git]]" (7A Records, 2016) – with [[Christian Nesmith]] and Circe Link
*"Sunny Girlfriend"/"Zor and Zam" (Live in Japan, 1982) (7A Records, 2016)

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==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Good Times (film)|Good Times]]''
| Jungle Gino
| uncredited role
|-
| 1968
| ''[[Head (film)|Head]]''
| Micky
| uncredited writer
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Night of the Strangler]]''
| Vance
| 
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Linda Lovelace for President]]''
| Lt. Fenwick
|
|-
| 1975
| ''Keep Off My Grass!''
| You Know
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Deadfall (1993 film)|Deadfall]]''
| Bart
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Invisible Mom II''
| Bernard
|
|-
| 2001
| ''Malpractice'' 
|
| director
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]''
| Derek Allen
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mega Python vs. Gatoroid]]''
| Himself
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1956–1957
| ''[[Circus Boy]]''
| Corky
| main cast; 49 episodes (as Mickey Braddock)
|-
| 1958
| ''[[Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre|Zane Grey Theater]]''
| Ted Matson
| Episode: "The Vaunted" (as Mickey Braddock)
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Playhouse 90]]''
| Melvin
| Episode: "The Velvet Alley" (as Micky Braddock)
|-
| 1964
| ''[[Mr. Novak]]''
| Ed
| Episode: "Born of Kings and Angels" (as Micky Braddock)
|-
| 1965
| ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]''
| Kitch Brunner
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1966–1968
| ''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]''
| Micky / Robot Micky / "Baby Face" Morales
| main cast; 58 episodes; writer/director – episode: "Mijacogeo"
|-
| 1966
| The Monkees: "[[I'm a Believer]]"
| Micky Dolenz
| music video
|-
| 1967
| The Monkees: "[[Daydream Believer]]"
| Micky Dolenz
| music video
|-
| 1969
| ''[[33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee]]''
| Micky Dolenz 
| Television film
|-
| 1969
| ''[[The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour]]''
| Micky Dolenz
| Episode: "Jeannie C. Riley & The Monkees"; guest performer
|- 
| 1969
| ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''
| Micky Dolenz
| Episode #3.4; guest performer
|-
| 1972
| ''[[The Funky Phantom]]''
| Skip Gilroy
| Voice; 17 episodes<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Micky Dolenz (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Micky-Dolenz/ |access-date=October 21, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 1972
| ''[[My Three Sons]]''
| John Simpson / Brian Lipsker
| Episode: "Barbara Lost"
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Adam-12]]''
| Oiler
| Episode: "Dirt Duel"
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''
| Cappy
| Episode: "Bitter Legion"
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Butch Cassidy (TV series)|Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kids]]''
| Wally
|Voice
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law]]''
| Rick Schenk
| Episode: "The Camerons Are a Special Clan"
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Partridge Family 2200 A.D.]]''
|
| Voice
|-
| 1974
| ''[[These Are the Days (TV series)|These Are the Days]]''
|
| Voice
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Devlin (TV series)|Devlin]]''
| Tod Devlin
|Voice
|-
| 1976
| ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]''
|Alex Super
| Voice; episode: "Mamba Wamba & the Voodoo Hoodoo"
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Wonder Wheels]]''
| Willie Wheeler
| Voice
|-
| 1977–1980
| ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]''
| Additional voices
| 38 episodes
|-
| 1979
| ''Pop Gospel''
|
| director; 7 episodes
|-
| 1979
| ''Premiere''
|
| director – episode: "Story Without a Hero"
|-
| 1980–1983
| ''[[Metal Mickey]]''
|
| producer, 39 episodes (as Michael Dolenz); director, 21 episodes (as Michael Dolenz)
|-
| 1981
| ''The Box''
|
| Short; writer/director (as Michael Dolenz)
|-
| 1981
| ''Gateway to the South''
|
| Short; director (as Michael Dolenz)
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Murphy's Mob]]''
|
| director
|-
| 1983
| ''[[No Problem!]]''
|
| producer; director, 6 episodes
|-
| 1983
| ''For 4 Tonight''
|
| producer, 6 episodes; director, 6 episodes
|-
| 1983–1984
| ''Luna''
|
| creator/writer, 12 episodes; producer, 12 episodes; director, 3 episodes (as Michael Dolenz)
|-
| 1985
| ''Television Parts''
|
| Television film, also director
|-
| 1985
| ''From the Top''
|
| producer, 6 episodes; composer, 12 episodes
|-
| 1986
| The Monkees: "That Was Then, This Is Now"
| Micky Dolenz
| music video
|-
| 1987
| ''The New Mike Hammer''
| Scott Warren
| Episode: "Deadly Collection"
|-
| 1987
| The Monkees: "Heart and Soul"
| Micky Dolenz
| music video
|-
| 1988
| The Monkees: "Every Step of the Way"
| Micky Dolenz
| music video
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Aladdin (1990 film)|Aladdin]]''
|
| Television film; director
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| Min / Max
| Voice; episode: "Two-Face Part II"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Ben Stiller Show]]''
| Josh Goldsilver
| Episode: "With Rob Morrow"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Monty (TV series)|Monty]]''
| Eli Campbell
| Episode: "My Dad Could Beat Up Your Dad"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''
| Jed / Kilowog
| Voice; episode: "Simon Strikes Back/The Ickis Box"
|-
| 1994–1995
| ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]''
| Arthur / Arthur Clone / Captain Lemming
| Voice; 13 episodes
|-
| 1994–1995
| ''[[Boy Meets World]]''
| Gordy / Norm
| 2 episodes; director, 2 episodes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]''
| Mayor Micky Dolenz
| 2 episodes; director – episode: "Moving Target"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
| Himself in cameo
| 1 episode: "Cindy Crawford"
|-
| 1996
| PJ & Duncan: "Stepping Stone"
| Motorist
| music video
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees]]''
| Micky
| Television film; also executive producer
|-
| 1997
| ''The Wonderful World of Disney''
| Donny Shotz
| Episode: "The Love Bug"
|-
| 1998–1999
| ''[[The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs]]''
| Ralph / Scribble
|Voice
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''
| Mr. Metcalf
| Episode: "Drew and the King"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[As the World Turns]]''
| The Vicar
| Episode #1.11769
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mega Python vs. Gatoroid]]''
| Micky Dolenz
| Television film
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Bagboy (TV special)|Bagboy]]''
| Micky Dolenz
| Television film; uncredited
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Mighty Magiswords]]''
| Wendell the Love Grub
| Voice; episode: "The Saga of Robopiggeh!"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Difficult People]]''
| Micky Dolenz
| Episode: "Fuzz Buddies"
|}

==Stage==
* 1977–1978: ''The Point!'', Mermaid Theatre, London, England (Role: Count's Kid / The Leafman)
* 1983: ''Bugsy Malone'', Her Majesty's Theatre, London, England (director)
* 1994–1998: ''Grease'', Eugene O'Neill Theatre, NYC (Role: Vince Fontaine – replacement)
* 2004: ''Aida'', Palace Theatre, NYC (Role: Zoser – replacement)
* 2006: ''Pippin'', Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut (Role: Charlemagne)
* 2010: ''Hairspray'', Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (Role: Wilbur Turnblad – alternate)

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Dye |first=David |title=Child and Youth Actors: Filmographies of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985 |publisher=McFarland |publication-place=Jefferson, N.C. |year=1988 |isbn=978-0-89950-247-2 |oclc=569280554 |url=https://archive.org/details/childyouthactors00dyed |url-access=registration |at=[https://archive.org/details/childyouthactors00dyed/page/24/mode/2up p. 24, 59. Mickey Braddock (later Mickey Dolenz) ]}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Micky Dolenz}}
* {{official website}}
* {{IMDb name|0004880}}
* {{discogs artist|Micky Dolenz}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180323061334/http://circusboy.tv/ Dolenz's first television show: ''Circus Boy'']
* [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061027.wpippin27/BNStory/Entertainment/home Former Monkee still a player]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://www.timetravelispossible.com/ourradioprograms.html 2006 radio interview with Dolenz]

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