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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 choreographer, dancer, filmmaker, and stage director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he is arguably the most influential figure in the field of jazz dance in the twentieth century. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, nine Tony Awards, and the Palme d'Or. Fosse started his career acting in the musical productions of Call Me Mister (1947), Billion Dollar Baby (1951), and Pal Joey (1952). He transitioned into directing and choreographing musical works, winning Tony Awards for choreographing The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), Redhead (1959), Little Me (1963), Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), Dancin' (1978), and Big Deal (1986), as well as for directing ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number and "Son of a Preacher Man." The concert concludes with a medley of son ...

Liza with a Z

G

1972 | 3.6/5 | 55min
Music, TV Movie
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Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force. ...

Cabaret

PG

1972 | 3.7/5 | 2h 4min
Music, Drama, Romance / Love
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Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has a ...

All That Jazz

R

1979 | 3.7/5 | 2h 3min
Drama
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The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public. ...

Lenny

R

1974 | 3.7/5 | 1h 51min
Drama
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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 Himself (archive footage)2019 Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
as Self (archive material)2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
1998 Cabaret: A Legend in the Making
as Self (archive footage)1996 Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
as himself1990 Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
1985 That's Dancing!
as himself1981 The South Bank Show: Bob Fosse
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
1972 The Recreation of an Era
1969 From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
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 himself1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1958 The Garry Moore Show
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
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)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:62433, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 01/15/2025