Tommy Tune is an American choreographer, born in 1939 in Wichita Falls. Award record: 13 choreography nominations and 8 wins.
Biography
Thomas James Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer. Over the course of his career, he has won ten Tony Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Choreography awards
- 1978 Drama Desk Award — The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1979 Tony Award — The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1980 Drama Desk Award — A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
- 1980 Tony Award — A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
- 1982 Tony Award — Nine
- 1983 Drama Desk Award — My One and Only
- 1983 Tony Award — My One and Only
- 1990 Drama Desk Award — Grand Hotel
- 1990 Tony Award — Grand Hotel
- 1991 Drama Desk Award — The Will Rogers Follies
- 1991 Tony Award — The Will Rogers Follies
- 1993 Olivier Award — Grand Hotel
- 2003 Drama Desk Award — Tommy Tune: White Tie and Tails
Contemporaries
Tina Turner
American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
David Winters
British-born American producer, director, actor, choreographer and dancer (1939-2019)
Carolee Schneemann
American visual experimental artist (1939–2019)
Steve Paxton
American experimental dancer and choreographer (1939–2024)
Pat E. Johnson
American martial artist (1939–2023)
Mercedes Ellington
American dancer, choreographer, art director, and educator
Sharon Kinney
American dancer
John Neumeier
ballet dancer, choreographer and director
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