# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-nesmith
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:39:37.079Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-nesmith"
name: "Michael Nesmith"
slug: "michael-nesmith"
description: "Robert Michael Nesmith was an American musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and actor, known as a member of The Monkees and for his solo work. His songwriting credits with The Monkees include \"Mary, Mary\", \"The Girl I Knew Somewhere\", \"Tapioca Tundra\", \"Circle Sky\" and \"Listen to the Band\". Additionally, his song \"Different Drum\" became a hit for the Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt."
tagline: "American musician, songwriter, actor (1942–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_Nesmith_2013.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1942-12-30"
deathDate: "2021-12-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0626452/"
    handle:    "nm0626452"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump