Larry Billman

Larry Billman

Larry Billman began his life as a musical performer on stage (Hollywood, Broadway, Las Vegas), TV and film, but his writing skills soon led him to Disney live entertainment. From 1969 to the present, he has written, directed and/or produced hundreds of live shows at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, as well as creating touring shows for the Disney Company. As creative director, he opened 7 non-Disney theme parks in Japan but returned as Creative Director for the creation of Tokyo DisneySea in 2001. He also has directed 6 editions of Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and for the legitimate theater in the U.S., Germany and Japan. Author of Film Choreographers and Dance Directors (McFarland) and two Bio-Bibliographies for Greenwood Press about Fred Astaire and Betty Grable. In 1998, he founded the Academy of Dance in Film, a non-profit foundation dedicated to honor the art of film dance and choreography and has been an Associate Professor at Cal State Long Beach, USC and other universities in California on the subject. He recently did the audio commentary for "Top Hat" in the newly released WB "Astaire and Rogers" DVD set.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Hollywood, California, USA
    Birthday
    23 October 1938
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
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Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
6.9
Live a Little, Love a Little
Live a Little, Love a Little
5.5
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
4.875
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
6
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
0
The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step
0
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily
6.7
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
0
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
7.5
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
0
Kismet
Kismet
7
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
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Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade'
0
Carnival Nights
Carnival Nights
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