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Nigel Lythgoe

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Nigel Lythgoe: Biography

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Birth Place: Wirral, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/09/1949, Cancer
Profession: Producer; director; choreographer; dancer

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Nigel Lythgoe: TV Guide News

Inside the Stage Dad Controversy: David A., Producer Speak Out | The Great American Idol Blog | 5/14/2008 New
How much of a stage dad is Jeff Archuleta, really? This past week, it was widely reported that David Archuleta's dad was formally barred from the backstage of Idol, and particularly in conjunction with his overbearing approach to helping David with song selection. In response to the rumors, however, David's denying outright that his dad's well-known meddling is troublesome. He told TV Guide: "I've heard some weird things that people have been saying, and it's kind of a bummer. I think I, of all people, would know what's going on, and he's been great." Not only that, but the young Archuleta insists he's embracing his dad's advice. "He's given me a lot of good advice," David said, "and helped me from making any dumb decisions. He understands more than anyone what I want in music, and I've felt really blessed to have someone like that." American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe, meanwhile, confirmed the barring of Jeff Archuleta from inner contest workings, but softened the tone of it... read more
Idol Boss Talks Shocking Exits, Sliding Ratings | The Great American Idol Blog | 4/25/2008
The Britweek Launch, held Thursday night at the home of the Consul General, was a little like a ball: Nearly everyone, including the five American Idol contestants had a curfew— but forget the Midnight curfew like Cinderella had — the AI gang had to be out by 8:30!None of the Idol contestants are allowed to talk to the press until after they leave the show, so all they could do for the press was smile politely and pose for photos. Off-camera, one journalist asked Jason Castro how long it took to get his dreadlocks. The answer: 15 hours for the initial process (for real?) and a few months to let it all develop. He said he was excited to be doing Neil Diamond songs next week and that no, he wasn't planning on singing "Memory" again any time soon.Inside the garden party, where guests dined on fish and chips, Syesha chatted with friends and was overheard to say, presumably about her fate on the show, "Whatever happens, it's all good."American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has... read more
"Idol Gives Back" Update: Mariah Duets with Marvin Gaye? Ellen Out? | The Great American Idol Blog | 4/2/2008
In a Wednesday conference call with reporters, American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe offered updates on this year's "Idol Gives Back" fundraising effort, to air Wednesday, April 9. For starters, Lythgoe cleared the air on talk that Mariah Carey would perform a duet with the late Marvin Gaye, a la Celine Dion and Elvis Presley a year ago. "Unfortunately, it's not [happening]," he shared. "We couldn’t get the rights to music with Marvin, so we had to cancel it." (Chalk up one unsettling/eerie bullet dodged.)Lythgoe also addressed the breaking news that Ellen DeGeneres would not be able to shoulder half of the hosting duties for the evening. "Ellen, we were told, couldn’t do it due to a personal production pressure," he said. Filling her shoes/sneakers will be... Ryan Seacrest! Will the seemingly busiest man in show business be worked even harder? Lythgoe shrugged off the notion. "We’ve got a lot of co-hosts, so it isn’t like last year," he explained.... read more
Idol Exec Defends Decision to "De-group" Hollywood | The Great American Idol Blog | 2/18/2008
If American Idol's Hollywood round last week seemed rather whirlwind and free of soapy "You stayed up late macking on that emo boy and as a result didn't memorize the words to our song!" drama, it was by design. Explaining the decision to do away with the group performances and all the cattiness that came with them, exec producer Nigel Lythgoe told reporters in a conference call, "We realized that people were being cut [during the group performances] because they couldn't remember the lyrics, and that is really not the reason to get rid of people, as far as I'm concerned."Lythgoe appreciates that the group element gave the otherwise talent-driven competition some fun conflict — "It was always done for the contentious side of it, to get the [in-fighting]... to see how they coped under pressure," he notes — yet stands by the decision to focus on individuals. "This year, we just wanted to base it on talent." — Matt MitovichMore Idol chatter:• American "iDol"... read more
Britney "Not Well Enough" to Mentor Idols, Says Exec | Today's News: Our Take | 12/14/2007
It is rather sad when you screw up your career to the degree that you can't score a gig as an American Idol mentor. "I would have had Britney Spears [on the show] last year for sure, when I thought she was trying to get it all back together again," Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe told reporters on a Thursday conference call. But as we have all since seen, Spears' "efforts" were in vain. "Britney at this moment... I don't think is well enough to do anything," said Lythgoe, "and I think she needs looking after rather than being pushed in front of the cameras or pushing herself in front of cameras. I thinks she needs to get herself together."Related:• Sneak Peek: Britney's New Video read more

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Nigel Lythgoe: Photos

So You Think You Can Dance, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Debbie Allen courtesy Kelsey McNeal/FOX

So You Think You Can Dance, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty courtesy Kelsey McNeal/FOX

So You Think You Can Dance, Nigel Lythgoe courtesy Kelsey McNeal/FOX

So You Think You Can Dance, Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman courtesy Kelsey McNeal/FOX

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Nigel Lythgoe: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
Next Great American Band (Executive Producer)	2007	TV Show Series
American Idol Rewind (Executive Producer)	2006	TV Show Series
So You Think You Can Dance (Executive Producer)	2005	TV Show Series	Available
American Idol (Executive Producer)	2002	TV Show Series	Available
The Apple (Choreography)	1980	Movie