He began his career as a dancer, appearing in such films as Give A Girl A Break[?] and Kiss Me Kate, both published in 1953. One year later he worked as a choreographer in his first two Broadway shows, "The Pajama Game[?]" (1954) and "Damn Yankees[?]" (1955). He also choreographed some other shows:
and some films:
1986 he directed and choreographed the Broadway production "Big Deal", which he also wrote.
Fosse earned many awards for his works. Among them were a Tony Award for Pippin, the Academy Award for Directing for Cabaret and an Emmy Award for "Liza with a Z[?]". He was the first person to win these three most important awards in the same year.
Bob Fosse was married to the dancer Gwen Verdon, having one daughter, Nicole Fosse[?], who is also a dancer like her parents.
Search Encyclopedia
|
Featured Article
|