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Bob Fosse

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor / Theatre Director / Author / Ballet Dancer | * 06/23/1927 († 60, 09/23/1987) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Robert Louis Fosse (June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director. He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), and Chicago (1975). He directed the films Sweet Charity (1969), Cabaret (1972), Lenny (1974), All That Jazz (1979), and ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Bob Fosse

Emmy Awards Academy Award for Best Director Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical Capezio Dance Award National Board of Review Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Direction Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer American Choreography Awards 3x Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay 5x Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Bob Fosse as Actor(20)

as Self (archive footage)2021 On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)1996 Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as himself1990 Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
as himself1978 The Bermuda Depths
as Mr. Day1977 Thieves
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as The Snake1974 The Little Prince
as The Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)1974 Lenny
as Mambo Dancer (uncredited)1958 Damn Yankees
as Frank Lippincott1955 My Sister Eileen
as 'Hortensio'1953 Kiss Me Kate
as Bob Dowdy1953 Give a Girl a Break
as Charlie Trask1953 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

TV Shows/Series with Bob Fosse as Actor(5)

as himself1982 Wogan
as himself1950 Your Hit Parade

Movies with Bob Fosse as Crew(20)

Crew/Choreographer2002 Fosse
Writing/Book2002 Chicago
Directing/Director1983 Star 80
Writing/Screenplay1983 Star 80
Crew/Choreographer1982 Pippin
Directing/Stage Director1982 Pippin
Crew/Choreographer1979 All That Jazz
Directing/Director1979 All That Jazz
Writing/Writer1979 All That Jazz
Directing/Director1974 Lenny
Crew/Choreographer1972 Cabaret
Directing/Director1972 Cabaret
Crew/Choreographer1972 Liza with a Z
Directing/Director1972 Liza with a Z
Production/Producer1972 Liza with a Z
Directing/Director1969 Sweet Charity
Crew/Choreographer1969 Sweet Charity
Crew/Choreographer1958 Damn Yankees
Crew/Choreographer1957 The Pajama Game
Crew/Choreographer1953 Kiss Me Kate

Full Name: Robert Louis Fosse
Born: Thursday, 06/23 1927 (June) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 09/23 1987 (September) in George Washington University Hospital (aged: 60)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Amundsen High School
Spouses (current/former): Joan McCracken, Gwen Verdon, Mary Ann Niles
Children: Nicole Fosse
Other names for Bob Fosse (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Louis Fosse"
Bob Fosse frequently works together with these people:
Gwen Verdon (9x, Actress)
Chita Rivera (8x, Actress)
George Abbott (6x, Crew)
Fred Ebb (6x, Crew)
Ann Reinking (6x, Actress)
John Kander (6x, Crew)
Rick McKay (6x, Crew)
Ralph Burns (6x, Crew)
Carol Haney (6x, Actress)
Ben Vereen (5x, Actor)
Kenneth Utt (5x, Crew)
Charlton Heston (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:62433, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024