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==Career== Nader began his acting career in 1963 with small roles in several of [[American International Pictures]] ''[[Beach Party]]'' films, then billed as "Mike Nader".<ref name="People 1985"/><ref name="UPI">{{cite web| url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/04/19/TV-WorldNEWLNDynasty-newcomer-Michael-Nader-still-awed-by-characters-popularity/2782451198800/| title=TV World: ''Dynasty'' newcomer Michael Nader still awed by characters popularity| website=[[United Press International]]| first=Julianne| last=Hastings| date=April 19, 1984| access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> He later appeared in the recurring role of Siddo in the 1965β66 TV series ''[[Gidget (TV series)|Gidget]]'',<ref name="Newsday"/> and had a small role in the 1968 film ''[[Blue (1968 film)|Blue]]''.<ref name="People 1985"/> Nader's first [[soap opera]] role was playing Kevin Thompson on ''[[As the World Turns]]'' from 1975 to 1978. In 1983, he appeared in the [[NBC]] prime time soap opera ''[[Bare Essence]]'' as Alexi Theopolis.<ref name="People 1985"/><ref name="UPI"/> Nader won the role of [[Dex Dexter|Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter]], the eventual third husband of [[Alexis Colby]] ([[Joan Collins]]), on the prime time soap opera ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' in 1983.<ref name="People 1985"/><ref name="VF 2006"/><ref name="UPI"/> He remained on the series until its cancellation in 1989.<ref name="VF 2006"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/47975/DYNASTY-CLIFFHANGER-IS-JUST-THAT.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019071243/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/47975/DYNASTY-CLIFFHANGER-IS-JUST-THAT.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 19, 2012| title=''Dynasty'' Cliffhanger is Just That| first=Joseph| last=Walker| date=May 24, 1989| newspaper=[[Deseret News]]| location=[[Salt Lake City]]| access-date=September 25, 2010}}</ref> Nader appeared as [[Nazi]] officer Burchhardt in the 1988 television film ''[[The Great Escape II: The Untold Story]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/07/arts/review-television-derring-do-and-deceit-in-wartime.html| title=Review/Television; Derring-Do And Deceit In Wartime| first=John J.| last=O'Connor| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=November 7, 1988| access-date=September 4, 2018| url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first=Joan| last=Hanauer| url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/22040/UNTOLD-STORY-TOLD-THE-GREAT-ESCAPE-II.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230021/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/22040/UNTOLD-STORY-TOLD-THE-GREAT-ESCAPE-II.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=September 4, 2018| title=Untold Story Told: ''The Great Escape II''| newspaper=Deseret News| location=Salt Lake City| date=November 5, 1988| access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> The same year, he co-starred as Nick Scalfone in the TV movie ''Lady Mobster''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/susan-lucci-gets-around-mobster-meany-maid-1.3951625| title=The many roles of Susan Lucci| first=Diane| last=Werts| newspaper=[[Newsday]]| location=Melville, NY| date=September 4, 2012| access-date=September 4, 2018| archive-date=September 5, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905022911/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/susan-lucci-gets-around-mobster-meany-maid-1.3951625| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1990, he appeared as [[Enzio Bonnatti]] in the [[miniseries]] ''[[Lucky Chances]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/10/06/lots-of-lucky/1b6a7dee-2f21-424b-b2ba-afc685b73555/| title=Lots of ''Lucky''|date=October 6, 1990| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| first=Tom| last=Shales| author-link=Tom Shales| access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/10/06/Jackie-Collins-LuckyChances-is-a-miniseries-in-which-everything/6491655185600/| title=Jackie Collins' ''Lucky/Chances''| first=Joan| last=Hanauer| website=United Press International| date=October 6, 1990| access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> Nader returned to soap operas in 1991, portraying [[Dimitri Marick]], the husband of [[Erica Kane]] (Nader's ''Lady Mobster'' costar [[Susan Lucci]]), on the daytime drama ''[[All My Children]]''.<ref name="Newsday"/><ref name="VF 2006"/> He played the role from 1991 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2001.<ref name="Fairman">{{cite web| url=https://michaelfairmantv.com/exclusive-all-my-childrens-michael-nader-interview-fan-favorite-as-dimitri-marick-comes-home-to-pine-valley/2013/05/18/| title=Exclusive ''All My Children''{{'s}} Michael Nader Interview: Fan Favorite As Dimitri Marick Comes Home To Pine Valley!| first=Michael| last=Fairman| author-link=Michael Fairman (journalist)| website=[[On-Air On-Soaps]]| date=May 18, 2013| access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> Nader returned for ''All My Children''{{'s}} online revival in 2013.<ref name="Fairman"/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/all-my-children-michael-nader-online-network-prospect-park-497654/| title=Michael Nader Returns To ''All My Children''| website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]| date=May 13, 2013| access-date=September 4, 2018| archive-date=September 4, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230039/https://deadline.com/2013/05/all-my-children-michael-nader-online-network-prospect-park-497654/| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Clifford| first=Kambra| url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/07/center-stage-michael-nader-opens-up-about-his-amc-return-and-the-mistake-that-almost-convinced-him-to-quit|title=Michael Nader Opens Up About His ''AMC'' Return and the Mistake That Almost Convinced Him to Quit!| website=[[Soap Opera Network]]| date=July 22, 2013| access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref> Nader also appeared in episodes of other television series, including ''[[The Flash (1990 TV series)|The Flash]]'' (1991), ''[[Law And Order: SVU]]'' (2002), and ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' (2009).<ref name="Soaps.com">{{cite web| url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/actors/michael-nader| title=Michael Nader| website=[[Soaps.com]]| date=June 4, 2015| via=soaps.sheknows.com| access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref>
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