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Birthday: Jun 23, 1927
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Bob Fosse

Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction. He was nominated for an Academy Award four times, winning for his direction of Cabaret (beating Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather). He was closely identified with his third wife, Broadway dancing star Gwen Verdon. She was both the dancer/collaborator/muse upon whom he choreographed much of his work and, together with dancer/choreographer Ann Reinking, a significant guardian of the Fosse legacy after his death. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Fosse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Kiss Me Kate "Hortensio" 1953
My Sister Eileen Frank Lippincott 1955
The Little Prince The Snake 1974
On Broadway Self (archive footage) 2019
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Self (archive footage) 1996
Give a Girl a Break Bob Dowdy 1953
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Charlie Trask 1953
Thieves Mr. Day 1977
Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film Himself (archival footage) 2023
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
Lenny The Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) 1974
The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse Self 1981
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat Himself 1990
Damn Yankees Mambo Dancer (uncredited) 1958
The Recreation of an Era 1972
Cabaret: A Legend in the Making 1998
That's Dancing! 1985
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma 1969
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self (archive footage) 2003
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon Self (archive footage) 2019
Series Cast Year
The Garry Moore Show 1958
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Your Hit Parade Self 1950
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Wogan Self 1982
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