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Savion Glover

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Savion Glover
A tiny dance school sets out to save the art-form of tap-dancing, and, not only produces many of the world's greatest dancers, but saves the lives of thousands of inner-city kids in the process.
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The Wonder Kids (2008)
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Savion Glover was born on 19 November 1973 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Happy Feet (2006), Sesame Street (1969) and Bamboozled (2000).
BornNovember 19, 1973
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Savion Glover in Bamboozled (2000)
Tommy Davidson and Savion Glover in Bamboozled (2000)
Tommy Davidson and Savion Glover in Bamboozled (2000)
Savion Glover in Bamboozled (2000)
Savion Glover in Bamboozled (2000)
Tommy Davidson and Savion Glover in Bamboozled (2000)
Savion Glover in Tap (1989)
Gregory Hines and Savion Glover in Tap (1989)
Director Spike Lee with Savion Glover
Savion Glover at an event for The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016)
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Known for

Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
Happy Feet
6.4
  • Additional Crew(Mumble)
  • 2006
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
  • Savion
  • Baby Tooth Dancer
Promo Poster
Bamboozled
6.6
  • Manray
  • Mantan
  • 2000
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Happy Feet Two
5.8
  • Additional Crew(Mumble)
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • Look at Me (2022)
    Look at Me
  • Helpsters (2019)
    Helpsters
  • Step Up: High Water (2018)
    Step Up: High Water
  • Cedric the Entertainer Presents (2002)
    Cedric the Entertainer Presents
  • Bojangles (2001)
    Bojangles
  • Promo Poster
    Bamboozled
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
  • Jamie Foxx in The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
    The Jamie Foxx Show
  • Sin City Spectacular (1998)
    Sin City Spectacular
  • The Wall (1998)
    The Wall
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
  • Frank Oz and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993)
    Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
    Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
  • Shangri-La Plaza
  • Tap (1989)
    Tap

Additional Crew

  • Javier Bardem in The Roads Not Taken (2020)
    The Roads Not Taken
  • Happy Feet Two (2011)
    Happy Feet Two
    • (Mumble)
  • Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
    Happy Feet
    • (Mumble)
  • Promo Poster
    Bamboozled
  • Jamie Foxx in The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
    The Jamie Foxx Show
  • The Rat Pack (1998)
    The Rat Pack
  • Savion Glover's Nu York
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
    Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
    • ("New Way to Walk" segment)

Composer

  • Savion Glover's Nu York

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Videos6

Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration
Clip 3:46
Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration
Tap
Trailer 1:52
Tap
Tap
Trailer 1:52
Tap
Jazz Icons: Quincy Jones
Trailer 2:09
Jazz Icons: Quincy Jones
Bamboozled
Trailer 2:26
Bamboozled
The Wonder Kids
Trailer 3:44
The Wonder Kids

Personal details

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    • New Line Cinema: "Bamboozled" Cast Bio
    • Official Site
    • November 19, 1973
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Twix (2000)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    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.
  • Quotes
    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.

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