Fred Astaire
Acting
Born 1899-05-10
Died 1987-06-22
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer. He is widely regarded as the most influential dancer in the history of film. Born as Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1899, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz, a brewer, he entered show business at age 5. He was successful in vaudeville and on Broadway as well as in London's West End together with his sister Adele, a partnership that lasted 27 years. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film, he was teamed with Ginger Rogers, with whom he worked in 9 RKO pictures. Astaire later appeared opposite a number of partners, including Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Vera-Ellen and Barrie Chase. Astaire remained active well into old age, starring in musicals through 1968, and also performed a number of straight dramatic roles in film and TV. Throughout his career, he was also active in recording and radio. He died of pneumonia on June 22, 1987 in Los Angeles.
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58 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Golden Globe Awards
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Dick Cavett Show
Dr. Kildare
What's My Line?
Film '72
The Oscars
The Steve Allen Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Battlestar Galactica
Dinah!
The Kennedy Center Honors
Cinépanorama
It Takes a Thief
MGM Parade
Holiday Inn
The Towering Inferno
Alcoa Premiere
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Funny Face
Talking Pictures
On the Beach
Paris When It Sizzles
The Emmy Awards
Ghost Story
The Band Wagon
Top Hat
Daddy Long Legs
Easter Parade
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
Silk Stockings
That's Entertainment, Part II
The Gay Divorcee
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Finian's Rainbow
Blue Skies
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
That's Dancing!
Hollywood and the Stars
Royal Wedding
Shall We Dance
Swing Time
The Notorious Landlady
You Were Never Lovelier
Imagine
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
General Electric Theater
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Ziegfeld Follies
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
The Barkleys of Broadway
Complicated Women
Second Chorus
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
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