Savion Glover's Nu York (1998) as Miscellaneous Crew
Short Info
Date Of Birth
November 19, 1973
Spouse
Nina Glover
Fact
performing "Classical Savion" at the Irvine Barclay Theatre [November 2005]
Savion Glover is an American dancer, choreographer, and actor. He is considered one of the most influential tap dancers of his generation. Glover began dancing at the age of four and made his Broadway debut in The Tap Dance Kid in 1984. He has gone on to perform in a number of stage productions and films, including Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever and Bamboozled. Glover has also choreographed for such artists as Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Stevie Wonder. In 1996, he founded the company Savion Glover Productions, which produces tap dance shows and educational programs. Glover was inducted into the National Museum of Dance’s Hall of Fame in 2002.
Glover was born in Newark, New Jersey, on November 19, 1973. His mother, Yvonne Glover, was a tap dancer who ran a dance school in Newark. His father, Gregory Glover, was a musician. Glover began taking tap dance lessons from his mother at the age of four. He made his Broadway debut in The Tap Dance Kid in 1984. After appearing in a number of other stage productions, Glover choreographed Spike Lee’s film Jungle Fever in 1991. He also appeared in Lee’s film Bamboozled in 2000.
In 1996, Glover founded the company Savion Glover Productions. The company produces tap dance shows and educational programs. Glover has choreographed for such artists as Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Stevie Wonder. He has also appeared in a number of films, including The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Tap (1989).
Glover was inducted into the National Museum of Dance’s Hall of Fame in 2002. He has won Tony Awards for his choreography in the Broadway productions Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk (1996) and Shuffle Along (2016). Glover’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million.
General Info
Full Name
Savion Glover
Date Of Birth
November 19, 1973
Profession
Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
Education
Newark Arts High School
Nationality
American
Family
Spouse
Nina Glover
Children
Chaney Glover
Parents
Yvette Glover
Accomplishments
Awards
Tony Award for Best Choreography, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography, Obie Award for Special Citations, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreographer
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Movies
Bojangles, Bamboozled, The Wall, Tap, Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem, Timeless: Live in Concert
My style is young. Funk. I feel like it's one of my responsibilities to keep the dance alive, to keep it out there, to keep the style.
Facts
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Fact
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The cast of "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California were awarded the 1998 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Ensemble Performance.
2
Beginning an 8-week, 35-city tour with his new live show, "Improvography II". [March 2005]
3
performing "Classical Savion" at the Irvine Barclay Theatre [November 2005]
4
Savion was trained in tap-dancing by Broadway, film and television actor/dancer, Michael Blevins, who was commissioned by Tony-winning choreographer, Danny Daniels, to prepare Savion for the title role in the Broadway production of "The Tap Dance Kid".
5
Won Broadway's 1996 Tony Award for Best Choreographer for the musical he starred in and co-created with George C. Wolfe called "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk'; which also brought him a Best Actor (Musical) Tony nomination. Previously, in 1989, he has been nominated as Best Actor (Musical) for "Black and Blue," which, at the age of 15, made him one of the youngest males ever to be nominated for a Tony.
6
Before he got his first pair of tap shoes (red & white) from the Broadway show The Tap Dance Kid, he used to tap in cowboy boots.
7
He won a Tony Award for Best Choreography 2 June 1996 for the musical he starred in and co-created with George C. Wolfe called "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk'; Wolfe received the Tony for Best Direction of a Musical.
8
He was 18 years old when he portrayed "Young Jelly" in the Broadway musical "Jelly's Last Jam" opposite Gregory Hines ("Jelly Roll Morton").
