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Bob Fosse
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American choreographer, dancer, and director (1927–1987)
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Bob Fosse was an American choreographer and director whose professional career began in 1947. He is associated with works including *Pal Joey*, *Fosse*, and *All that jazz*. Fosse was recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection and the Grammy Winners collection.
Born on June 23, 1927, Fosse died on September 23, 1987. His musical legacy is reflected in a playcount of 5,777 and 908 listeners on Last.fm, where he is tagged as a "choreographer extraordinaire."
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- George Washington University Hospital
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Notable work
- All That Jazz
- Genre
- musical
- Image
- Bob Fosse 1963 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bob Fosse
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1927-06-23
- date of death
- 1987-09-23
- place of burial
- Quogue
- birth name
- Robert Louis Fosse
- topic's main category
- Category:Works by Bob Fosse
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Bob Fosse
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Bob Fosse
- name in native language
- Bob Fosse
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/1987/09/24/obituaries/bob-fosse-director-and-choreographer-dies.html
- writing language
- American English
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- medical condition
- epilepsy
- P12674
- Joseph Huber
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Louis Fosse (/ˈfɒsi/ ; June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American choreographer, dancer, actor, filmmaker, and stage director. He is known for his work on stage and screen, and was 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.
His career began as an actor in the musical productions 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), and for directing Pippin. He worked on Bells Are Ringing (1956), New Girl in Town (1958), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), and Chicago (1975).
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