Bob Fosse, as a choreographer and director, changed the way that people dance on stage and revolutionized aspects of filmmaking. His dances were physically demanding for even the best dancers. They were also very sexual and they addressed a full range of emotions. He is also still the only person to ever win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony, all in the same year. Bob Fosse was born on June 23, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. As the youngest of the six kids in his family, Bob used dancing to win attention. He was very soon viewed as a child prodigy and began formal lessons, where he began to tap dance. When he reached high school, he had already begun dancing in nightclubs. After high school, Bob joined the Navy just before the end of World War II. After
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This show make Fosse an immediate star with his trademark style. He utilized suggestive forward hip thrusts, turned-in knees, sideways shuffling, and rolled shoulders. His sexually suggestive style stems from his time dancing in clubs during his younger years. He frequently dressed his dancers in black with white gloves and hats. Fosse received his first Tony for this show. His second musical, “Damn Yankees,” earned him many more awards and was his first musical with his third wife, Gwen Verdon, a big broadway star, and the mother to his daughter, Nicole. After having several instances when he disagreed with directors because his style was not very proper, he began directing and choreographing. His first show in which he was both the choreographer and director was called “Redhead.” It was a murder mystery that featured Bob’s wife in the lead role. Around the late 60’s and early 70’s, Bob Fosse’s sexually free musicals were great successes. In 1969, Bob Fosse’s first film was released. This film was based off Fosse’s 1966 stage show titled “Sweet Charity”, which was about a prostitute’s search for love. In this movie, Bob and Universal Studios created several new practices that became standard for directors for years to come. His next film, “Cabaret”, in 1972 was one of Fosse’s biggest successes and it won his eight academy awards. Also in 1972, his broadway show, “Pippin,” was, at its time
This show make Fosse an immediate star with his trademark style. He utilized suggestive forward hip thrusts, turned-in knees, sideways shuffling, and rolled shoulders. His sexually suggestive style stems from his time dancing in clubs during his younger years. He frequently dressed his dancers in black with white gloves and hats. Fosse received his first Tony for this show. His second musical, “Damn Yankees,” earned him many more awards and was his first musical with his third wife, Gwen Verdon, a big broadway star, and the mother to his daughter, Nicole. After having several instances when he disagreed with directors because his style was not very proper, he began directing and choreographing. His first show in which he was both the choreographer and director was called “Redhead.” It was a murder mystery that featured Bob’s wife in the lead role. Around the late 60’s and early 70’s, Bob Fosse’s sexually free musicals were great successes. In 1969, Bob Fosse’s first film was released. This film was based off Fosse’s 1966 stage show titled “Sweet Charity”, which was about a prostitute’s search for love. In this movie, Bob and Universal Studios created several new practices that became standard for directors for years to come. His next film, “Cabaret”, in 1972 was one of Fosse’s biggest successes and it won his eight academy awards. Also in 1972, his broadway show, “Pippin,” was, at its time