Lezlie Mogell
- Actress
- Choreography
Lithe and luscious blonde dancer and choreographer Lezlie Mogell was
born on May 17 in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Livonia, Michigan.
She's the daughter of Myrna and Earl Mogell. Lezlie's first dance class
was tap at age three. She studied at the dance studio Miss Harriet's in
Livonia. Mogell toured as a dancer with Cher for two years and was
featured in the stage show "Dream Street." Moreover, Lezlie appeared as
a dancer in countless TV award shows and music videos. Mogell joined
the cast of the immensely popular music variety TV series "Solid Gold"
as a regular featured dancer in 1984 and remained on the show until the
end of the 1985 season. After leaving "Solid Gold" Lezlie continued to
appear in various television award shows and music videos. Among the
music videos she has been featured in are Cher's "We All Sleep Alone,"
Jermaine Jackson's "I Think It's Love," Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a
Face," and Michael Jackson's 17-minute science fiction musical short
"Captain EO." Mogell has not only worked as a choreographer for Gloria
Estefan, Julio Iglesias, and K.C. and the Sunshine Band, but also has
done the choreography for many TV commercials and episodes of the
sitcom "Rags to Riches." She pops up as a dancer in both the film "One
from the Heart" and the made-for-TV movie "Breakin' Through." Lezlie
has an associate degree in nursing. Her favorite dance subject is jazz.
Mogell lives in Miami, Florida. Although she now primarily works as an
emergency room nurse, Mogell still continues to choreograph TV
commercials, music videos, and stage shows on a regular basis.
