Tommy Tune
Tommy Tune (born February 28, 1939 in Wichita Falls ) is an American theater actor , dancer , choreographer and theater director .
Life
Tune studied at Lon Morris College , the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston in Texas. He made his debut as an actor in Baker Street in 1965. This was followed by A Joyful Noise 1966, How Now, Dow Jones 1967 and Seesaw 1973. He also worked as a theater director and choreographer from the late 1970s, including in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1978, A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine 1980, Nine 1982, My One and Only 1983, Stepping Out 1987, Grand Hotel 1989, The Will Rogers Follies 1991, Tommy Tune Tonite! 1992, Bye Bye Birdie 1992, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public 1994 and Grease 1994 (Revival). Tune won the Tony Award several times . In 2003 he received the National Medal of Arts . Tune lives in New York City. His first life partner was the American actor David Wolfe , who died in 1994. Then he lived with the American Michel Stuart .
Awards and prizes (selection)
- 1974: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical in Seesaw
- 1977: Nomination for Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Director of a Musical in The Club
- 1978: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1978: Nomination for Outstanding Choreography
- 1979: Nomination for Tony Award in Best Direction in a musical
- 1979: Nomination for Tony Award in Best Choreography
- 1980: Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical in A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
- 1980: Best Choreography in Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 1980: Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director
- 1980: Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 1982: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical Nine
- 1982: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
- 1082: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play Cloud 9
- 1983: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in the musical My One and Only
- 1983: Nomination for Tony Award in Best Direction of a Musical
- 1983: Tony Award for Best Choreography
- 1983: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 1990: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical Grand Hotel
- 1990: Tony Award for Best Choreography
- 1990: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
- 1990: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 1990: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Director
- 1991: American Theater Hall of Fame
- 1991: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical The Will Rogers Follies
- 1991: Tony Award for Best Choreography
- 1991: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 1992: Nomination for Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 2003: Nomination for Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography White Tie and Tails
- 2003: National Medal of Arts
- 2015: Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Award
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame / Category Stage
Web links
- Official website of Tommy Tune
- Playbill.com: Watch Tommy Tune En Route to Boston's Emerson Colonial Theater, August 3, 2018
- MiamiHerald: Still in Tune: Musical star Tommy Tune reflects on 55-year career, January 2, 2018
- Variety: Director-Choreographer-Performer Tommy Tune Talks About the Start of His Stage Career
- Daliy Record: "Chita & Tune" comes to Mayo PAC Saturday
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miami Herald: Still in Tune: Musical star Tommy Tune reflects on 55-year career, January 2, 2018
- ↑ Variety: Director-Choreographer-Performer Tommy Tune Talks About the Start of His Stage Career
- ↑ GLBTI History: Interview with Tommy Tune
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tune, Tommy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dancer, stage actor, and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wichita Falls , Texas |