Bob Fosse(1927-1987)

Choreography
Actor
Director

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All That Jazz (1979)

Bob Fosse was born into a show business family in Chicago. By the time he was 13, he was a professional, drawing the attention of critics in 1953 when he was signed by MGM as their new dancing discovery in the tradition of Astaire. However, after making Kiss Me Kate, MGM decided that musicals were becoming too costly, so Bob left Hollywood for Broadway and launched his career with Pyjama Game, receiving top reviews and winning the first of five Tony Awards for outstanding choreography. More importantly, he met Gwen Vernon who became his wife and who he choreographed in New Girl in Town, Redhead, Sweet Charity, as well as appearing with her in Damn Yankees.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 15 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

Cabaret

7.8

Choreography

1972

Lenny

7.5

The Interviewer(voice, uncredited)

1974

All That Jazz

7.8

Choreography

1979

Liza with a Z

8.3

TV Special

Choreography

1972

Credits

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Choreography

Fosse/Verdon
7.9
TV Mini Series
- original choreography: Big Spender and If They Could See Me Now
- original choreography: All That Jazz and Nowadays
- original choreography: All That Jazz ...
- 2019
Great Performances: Dance in America
7.3
TV Series
- choreographer: original
- 2001
Pippin: His Life and Times
7.3
TV Movie
- choreographer
- choreographer: original New York production
- 1982
All That Jazz
7.8
- choreographer
- 1979
The Little Prince
6.5
- choreographer
- 1974
Liza with a Z
8.3
TV Special
- choreographer
- 1972
Cabaret
7.8
- dances staged by
- 1972
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
- choreographer
- 1970
Sweet Charity
6.9
- choreographed by
- 1969
The Seasons of Youth
TV Special
- choreographer
- 1961
Startime
6.6
TV Series
- choreographer
- 1959
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
8.0
TV Series
- choreographer
- 1959
Damn Yankees
7.0
- choreographer
- 1958
The Pajama Game
6.6
- choreographer
- 1957
My Sister Eileen
6.8
- choreographer (as Robert Fosse)
- 1955

Actor

Director

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Personal details

Alternative names
- Niles and Fosse
Height
- 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Born
- June 23, 1927
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- September 23, 1987
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA(heart attack)
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Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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Trivia
In 1973, he received an Academy Award for directing Cabaret (1972), a Tony Award for directing "Pippin", and an Emmy Award for directing Liza with a Z (1972). He's the only director to win all three major industry prizes in a single year.