“My life is an open Pamphlet” – Bob Fosse. Bob Fosse was an American actor, Musical theatre director, and choreographer. He changed the way people around the world viewed dancing and dancing the film industry during the 20th century. Bob Fosse was born on June 23rd of 1927 in Chicago Illinois. His full name was actually Robert Louis Fosse. He was the youngest of all children. Having so many siblings it was difficult to grab his parent’s eye so he did that by dancing. His parents took noticed and signed him up for dance lesson. His dance career started out when he was young, the style he started taking lesson in tap. As a boy Fosse suffer from different health problems but he never let that come in the way of his dancing. As a kid in
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The Musical “The Pajama Game” which was choreographed by Fosse earned him his first tony award for best choreography. ” Red Head” a show Bob Fosse both choreographed and directed for the first time earned him a tony award for best musical. Bob fosse also with “red Head” won once again the tony award for best choreography. The film version of “Cabaret” won Fosse alone eight different Academy awards. For his production of “Pippin” in which Bob Fosse also choreographed and directed he one another tony award. Same goes for the musical “His Life and Time” which Fosse once again was the choreographer for. He also won an Emmy award for the choreographing and staging of the television production of “Liza with a Z “in 1979. He also won tony awards for Broadway choreography for the musicals “Chicago”, “Dancin”, and “Little …show more content…
He was always interested in the aspect of dark humor and wanted to express that in his movements. The musical “Chicago” wasn’t something Bob Fosse was interested in the only reason he went through with choreographing the play was for his wife Gwen Verdon. Throughout his life Bob Fosse had three different wives Mary Ann Niles which he was married for three years with her, Joan McCracken which he was married with her for seven-year, and Gwen Verdon which was his most successful marriage they were together from 1960 till Fosse death. People say the only reason bob Fosse would use hats in his dancing and choreography was because he started becoming bald at a young age. Fosse suffered his massive heart attack on the way to his revival show of “Sweet
The Musical “The Pajama Game” which was choreographed by Fosse earned him his first tony award for best choreography. ” Red Head” a show Bob Fosse both choreographed and directed for the first time earned him a tony award for best musical. Bob fosse also with “red Head” won once again the tony award for best choreography. The film version of “Cabaret” won Fosse alone eight different Academy awards. For his production of “Pippin” in which Bob Fosse also choreographed and directed he one another tony award. Same goes for the musical “His Life and Time” which Fosse once again was the choreographer for. He also won an Emmy award for the choreographing and staging of the television production of “Liza with a Z “in 1979. He also won tony awards for Broadway choreography for the musicals “Chicago”, “Dancin”, and “Little …show more content…
He was always interested in the aspect of dark humor and wanted to express that in his movements. The musical “Chicago” wasn’t something Bob Fosse was interested in the only reason he went through with choreographing the play was for his wife Gwen Verdon. Throughout his life Bob Fosse had three different wives Mary Ann Niles which he was married for three years with her, Joan McCracken which he was married with her for seven-year, and Gwen Verdon which was his most successful marriage they were together from 1960 till Fosse death. People say the only reason bob Fosse would use hats in his dancing and choreography was because he started becoming bald at a young age. Fosse suffered his massive heart attack on the way to his revival show of “Sweet