bob fosse

     

He won his first of 9 Tonys for the first Broadway musical he choreographed, "The Pajama Game"

Trivia about bob fosse

  • The subject of his own movie "All That Jazz", he was the snake in the movie of "The Little Prince"
  • Though he was best known for directing musicals, the last film he directed was a drama, "Star 80"
  • In 1973 this director & choreographer won a Tony for "Pippin" & an Emmy for "Liza with a 'Z'"
  • This "All That Jazz" director left $25,000 so friends could buy a dinner on him -- must've been some meal
  • In 1973 he won an astounding sixth Tony Award for Choreography
  • In 1972 he choreographed "Pippin", & later, "Chicago"; now... jazz hands!
  • This director who died in 1987 choreographed 3 of the 5 features he directed
  • This director is the only Emmy winner also to win a Tony & an Oscar the same year; his Oscar was for "Cabaret"
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Sardi's in New York, NY.) The caricature of this director & choreographer has graced Sardi's since the '70s, when the original production of "Chicago" was on Broadway