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Tommy Tune

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Tommy Tune
Trailer for this classic musical
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Hello, Dolly! (1969)
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Tommy Tune is possibly the tallest dancer in the country. He was in the New York Company of "How Now Dow Jones" when Ernest Lehman engaged him to play Ambrose Kemper in the film, "Hello, Dolly!". His father is a Texas restaurateur. Tommy acted in, directed and choreographed school productions, arrived in New York St. Patricks day, 1964 and, 24 hours later, had a role in the road company of "Irma La Douce". For a year, he was featured dancer in "Baker Street" on Broadway. He has his Masters Degree in Fine Arts which he received at the University of Houston.
BornFebruary 28, 1939
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Ann Reinking and Tommy Tune
Barbra Streisand, Joyce Ames, and Tommy Tune in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Tommy Tune and Ruth Westheimer at an event for The Tall Guy (1989)
Elle Key, Tommy Tune, Keegan-Michael Key, Josh Gad, John Legend, and Chrissy Teigen at an event for The 71st Annual Tony Awards (2017)
Tommy Tune
Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, and Tommy Tune at an event for The 69th Annual Tony Awards (2015)
Tommy Tune
Brian Dennehy and Tommy Tune
James Earl Jones, Carol Channing, and Tommy Tune
Tommy Tune at an event for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Tommy Tune at an event for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Walter Matthau, Barbra Streisand, Louis Armstrong, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew, and Tommy Tune in Hello, Dolly! (1969)

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Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Hello, Dolly!
7.0
  • Ambrose Kemper
  • 1969
Kathy Najimy, John Ratzenberger, Andrew Stanton, Lori Alan, Bob Bergen, Ben Burtt, John Cygan, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Jeff Garlin, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Kim Kopf, Sherry Lynn, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Jeff Pidgeon, Jim Ward, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, and Niki McElroy in WALL·E (2008)
WALL·E
8.4
  • Soundtrack("Put On Your Sunday Clothes")
  • 2008
Twiggy in The Boy Friend (1971)
The Boy Friend
6.8
  • Tommy
  • 1971
Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)
Arrested Development
8.7
TV Series
  • Argyle Austero

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Actor

  • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Alia Shawkat in Arrested Development (2003)
    Arrested Development
    • Argyle Austero
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2019
  • Morgan Fairchild in The City (1995)
    The City
    • Jason
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Chuck Aber, Betty Aberlin, Don Brockett, José Cisneros, François Scarborough Clemmons, Johnny Costa, Michael Horton, Lenny Meledandri, Betty Seamans, Elsie Neal, Joe Negri, David Newell, John Reardon, Fred Rogers, Audrey Roth, Hedda Sharapan, Maggie Stewart, Carole Switala, Robert Trow, Charles Altman, David L. Nohling, and Bill Barker in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968)
    Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
    • Sir Thomas
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino (1976)
    Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino
    • 1976
  • Twiggy in The Boy Friend (1971)
    The Boy Friend
    • Tommy
    • 1971
  • Kim Richards, Juliet Mills, David Doremus, Trent Lehman, and Richard Long in Nanny and the Professor (1970)
    Nanny and the Professor
    • Ernie Lewis
    • Carnival Barker
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    • Ambrose Kemper
    • 1969

Additional Crew

  • Keith Carradine in The Will Rogers Follies (1991)
    The Will Rogers Follies
    • choreographer
    • director of the stage version
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Disneyland (1954)
    Disneyland
    • choreographer
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • The Dean Martin Show (1965)
    The Dean Martin Show
    • assistant to the choreographer
    • assistant to choreographer
    • TV Series
    • 1970–1971

Art Department

  • The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
    The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
    • featured artist
    • 1996

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Hello, Dolly!
Trailer 4:15
Hello, Dolly!

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  • Height
    • 6′ 6½″ (1.99 m)
  • Born
    • February 28, 1939
    • Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
  • Parents
      Jim Tune
  • Relatives
    • Gracey Tune(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (1965- ). Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

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    Was the mentor of Broadway actress/singer Susan Egan. While performing in the revival of "Bye, Bye Birdie", he told her how much he loved the way she sang her first song and would often sing along with her as a vocal warm-up while he was in a costume change. The song was "How Lovely to Be a Woman". Although Egan considered that to be a great compliment, she could not get the image of him singing that song in his underwear backstage out of her mind.
  • Quotes
    My idea of gambling was walking through Central Park, whistling show tunes.
  • Trademarks
      Seemingly effortless movements

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