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Bob Fosse Biography

Birth Name:Robert Louis Fosse

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Director, Writer, Music department

Fast Facts

In 2007, he was posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, N․Y
Performed burlesque dancing on stage in his early teenage years
In his jazzy choreography, he utilized props like hats, gloves, canes and chairs and moves like turned-in knees, sideways shuffling, rolled shoulders and jazz hands
Was one of the first to combine different styles of dance into the same musical and was a pioneer of using lighting to direct audience attention to certain points
His use of gloves and hats stemmed from the fact that he was self-conscious about his hands and going bald
Was listed in the Manhattan phone directory throughout his career