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- Birth nameRobin Samuel Anton Wagner
- Robin Wagner was born on August 31, 1933 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a production designer, known for The Producers (2005), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) and 42nd Street (1986). He was married to Paula Wagner and Joyce Kauffman. He died on May 29, 2023 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.
- SpousesPaula Wagner (divorced, 3 children)Joyce Kauffman (divorced)
- Coach and Sarah Hughes's choreographer.
- He was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Set Designer of 2001 for "Kiss Me, Kate", performed at the Victoria Palace in London, England.
- Has won Broadway's Tony Award as Best Scenic Designer three times: in 1978 for "On the Twentieth Century", in 1990 for "City of Angels" and in 2001 for "The Producers", the new Mel Brooks musical. He has been Tony-nominated six other times: in 1972 for "Jesus Christ Superstar", in 1975 for "Mack and Mabel", in 1982 for "Dreamgirls", in 1992 for "Jelly's Last Jam", in 1993 for "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches" and in 2000 for "Kiss Me, Kate".
- Has three children, Kurt, Leslie and Christie.
- He and Tina Turner, both involved in the production of 1978's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, died five days apart.
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