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Michael Smuin(1938-2007)

  • Choreography
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Michael Smuin was born on 13 October 1938 in Missoula, Montana, USA. He was a director, known for The Golden Child (1986), Dracula (1992) and Rumble Fish (1983). He was married to Paula Tracy Smuin. He died on 23 April 2007 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornOctober 13, 1938
DiedApril 23, 2007(68)
BornOctober 13, 1938
DiedApril 23, 2007(68)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)
The Golden Child
6.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 1986
Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Sadie Frost, Michaela Bercu, and Florina Kendrick in Dracula (1992)
Dracula
7.4
  • Choreography
  • 1992
Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, and Mickey Rourke in Rumble Fish (1983)
Rumble Fish
7.1
  • Choreography
  • 1983
Mike Myers and Nancy Travis in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer
6.5
  • Choreography
  • 1993

Credits

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Choreography

  • Jean Louisa Kelly, Joey McIntyre, and Jonathon Morris in The Fantasticks (2000)
    The Fantasticks
    5.7
    • choreographer
    • 2000
  • Martin Short and Mara Wilson in A Simple Wish (1997)
    A Simple Wish
    5.4
    • choreographer: dancing sequence
    • 1997
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1997
  • Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
    A Walk in the Clouds
    6.7
    • choreographer
    • 1995
  • Geena Davis in Angie (1994)
    Angie
    5.5
    • choreographer
    • 1994
  • The Joy Luck Club (1993)
    The Joy Luck Club
    7.7
    • choreographer
    • 1993
  • Mike Myers and Nancy Travis in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
    So I Married an Axe Murderer
    6.5
    • choreographer
    • 1993
  • Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Sadie Frost, Michaela Bercu, and Florina Kendrick in Dracula (1992)
    Dracula
    7.4
    • choreographer: movement for the brides
    • 1992
  • Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives (1989)
    Fletch Lives
    6.1
    • choreographer
    • 1989
  • Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution (1987)
    Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1987
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.3
    TV Series
    • choreographer
    • 1978–1985
  • Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, and Mickey Rourke in Rumble Fish (1983)
    Rumble Fish
    7.1
    • special choreography
    • 1983
  • Sophisticated Ladies (1982)
    Sophisticated Ladies
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • choreographer
    • 1982
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
    7.0
    TV Series
    • choreographer: 'Schubertiade'
    • 1975

Director

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1997
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • director for the San Francisco Ballet
    • 1978–1985
  • Sophisticated Ladies (1982)
    Sophisticated Ladies
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982

Additional Crew

  • Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
    TV Special
    • creative consultant
    • dance coordinator
    • 1986
  • Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)
    The Golden Child
    6.0
    • advisor: dancing can movement
    • 1986
  • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
    6.6
    • principal choreographer
    • 1984
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
    7.0
    TV Series
    • associate artistic director: San Francisco Ballet
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Smuin Ballets/SF
  • Born
    • October 13, 1938
    • Missoula, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • April 23, 2007
    • San Francisco, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Paula Tracy SmuinDecember 1961 - 2000 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He directed Duke Ellington's musical, "Sophisticated Ladies," at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway in New York City with Maurice Hines, Judith Jamison, and Phyllis Hyman in the cast.
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    • 1 Article

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    Parents Shirley & Harold Smuin

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