Michael Krebs has portrayed Lincoln for various occasions throughout the United States since 1994. Most recently appearing in Timeless: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (2016) and Field of Lost Shoes (2015). As producer of With Lincoln Productions, an artist ensemble, Krebs appeared in President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address 150th Ann...
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Michael Krebs has portrayed Lincoln for various occasions throughout the United States since 1994. Most recently appearing in Timeless: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (2016) and Field of Lost Shoes (2015). As producer of With Lincoln Productions, an artist ensemble, Krebs appeared in President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address 150th Anniversary (2015) (TV)_ and President Lincoln's Inauguration Re-enactment (2011) in Washington DC. Krebs has performed for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, the Hoover Presidential Library, Gerald Ford Museum, Gettysburg, New Salem Historic Site, and educational programs to hundreds of schools throughout the U.S. Working at Chicago Historical Society from 1996-2005, Krebs appeared weekly in the Voices From History Program, portraying President Lincoln in the highly successful exhibits "The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America" and "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden," also with their Distance Learning Center in opening Wet with Blood, an examination of Lincoln's assassination archives. He participated with Library of Congress on Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library. As a guest speaker at Carl Sandburg College, he was part of President Clinton's address in January of 1995. Prior, he portrayed candidate Lincoln in the 1994 C-Span live broadcast re-enactment of the Lincoln-Douglas Galesburg Debate (1994) held at Knox College. Appearing as Lincoln in _"Conspiracy?" (2004) (TV) {The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (#1.8)}_ qv. Also in Hatchett Books Group's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (featured in demo reels) Like Mr. Lincoln, Michael stands 6'4" without his boots.
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