

Born in Oakland, CA, Writer/Director/Actor Michael Goorjian is one of the three founding partners of Lyceum Films. Having established himself as an actor of great diversity with roles such as his Emmy Award-Winning performance as a young autistic boy in 1994’s David’s Mother, Michael devoted the last 4 years of his life directing his first major independent film, Illusion, starring Kirk Douglas. Goorjian also wrote and directed the feature Oakland Underground, the short films: Liber Nox, Ron, Call Waiting (winner best short film at the Arizona Film Festival, 1999) and Players Club which swept the 2006 Elevate Film Festival in Los Angeles (5 awards, including best director.)
Best known to television audiences for his role in the hit series Party of Five, Michael’s other acting credits include starring roles in Sony Classic's SLC Punk!, The Invisibles (both Sundance award winners), the Oscar nominated Leaving Las Vegas starring Nicolas Cage, Hard Rain with Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater, Chaplin starring Robert Downey Jr., and Forever Young starring Mel Gibson.

Noah is one of three founding partners in Lyceum Films. He has a BFA in Production Design and Management from the highly regarded Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. Noah is also the founder of a northern California post-production facility, Muse Media Center, located in Emeryville. Prior to opening Muse, Noah worked extensively in varied production roles. His past projects have included Sphere (with Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman), Metro (with Eddie Murphy), Nash Bridges (with Don Johnson), A Smile Like Yours (Disney), Jacobian’s Desire (Kevin Carraway Films) and Car Stories (Junebug Films).
