Mike Portnoy
Known for: Acting
Born: April 20, 1967
Place of birth: Long Beach, New York, USA
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.
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Filmography
137 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025
9.3
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025
8.0
Dream Theater - Parasomnia
2025
7.0
Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024NR
Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB
2024NR
Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie
2024
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Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
2024
8.0
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
2023
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Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
2023
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Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover
2023NR
Morse, Portnoy, Gillette, Hubauer & Friends: Live in Cancun 2022
2022
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The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
2022NR
The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger
2022NR
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger
2021
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Morsefest 2019
2021NR
Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline
2021
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Mike Portnoy - LTE3
2021
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Liquid Tension Experiment 3
2021
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The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic
2021
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Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe
2021
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Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe
2021NR
Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014
2020
8.5
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
2020
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Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
2020
8.0
The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
2020
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Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
2020
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Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
2019
8.7
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
2019NR
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary
2019NR
The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)
2019NR
The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg
2019NR
Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure
2019
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Mike Portnoy: Third Degree
2019
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Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
2018
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Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016
2018
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Haken - L-1VE
2018
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The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
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Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live
2018
8.5
The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
2017
10.0
Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
2017
10.0
Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
2017
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Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
20178.0
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream
2016
7.5
The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again
2016
8.0
Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
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The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge
2016
8.5
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
2015NR
Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance
2015NR
Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions
2015
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Morsefest 2014: One
2015
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Morsefest 2014: Testimony
2015NR
The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens
2015NR
The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment
2015NR
Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums
2015NR
Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming
2015NR
Neal Morse: The Making of ?
2015
8.0
Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
2014NR
Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology
2014
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Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live
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The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival
2014
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The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
2014NR
Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope
2014
8.0
The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
2014
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Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature
2014
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Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums
2014
6.2
Flying Colors: Live in Europe
2013
8.0
Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
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The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe
2013
4.8
Neal Morse: Live Momentum
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Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog
2013NR
Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum
2013
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Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum
2012NR
Mike Portnoy - Drumerta
2012NR
Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors
2012NR
Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover
2012NR
The Making of Flying Colors
2012NR
Neal Morse: One Under Construction
2012NR
Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles
2012
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PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2012
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Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
20117.5
Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011
2011
6.8
Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles
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Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.
2011
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Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
2011
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Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis
2011
5.6
Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On
2011
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Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD
2011
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Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
2011
5.7
Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
2010
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Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
2010
7.5
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010NR
Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming
2010NR
Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind
2009
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Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05
2009
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Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming
2009
7.1
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA
2009
8.0
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC
2009
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Mike Portnoy - Score
2008
7.7
That Metal Show
2008
6.9
Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion
2008NR
Neal Morse: Live at 3RP
2008
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Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
2008NR
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony
2007
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Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
2007
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Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
2007
5.2
Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion
2007
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Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
2007
7.6
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
2006
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Dream Theater: The Score So Far...
2006
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Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City
2006
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Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
2006
8.5
Dream Theater: Romavarium
2006
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Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America
2006
7.1
G3 - Live in Tokyo
2005
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Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago
2005
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Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
2005
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Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium
2005
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Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band
2005
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Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon
2005
7.6
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
2004
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Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
2004
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Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts
2004
5.0
Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite
2004
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Neal Morse: Testimony Live
2004
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Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
2004
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Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
2003
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Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
2003
9.0
Transatlantic - Live in Europe
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Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned
2002
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Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
2002NR
Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever
2002
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Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
2001
8.4
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
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Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe
2000
7.7
Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime
1998
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Dream Theater: The Rudess Experiment
1994
6.4
Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo
1993
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Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza
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