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Larry Billman

Actor · Born 1938-10-23 · Hollywood, California, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Sweet Charity (1969) — Dancer (uncredited)
  2. The Americanization of Emily (1964) — Sailor (uncredited)
  3. Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) — Dream Sequence Dancer (uncredited)
  4. Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound (2006) — Self
  5. Intimate Portrait (1993) — Self
  6. Kismet (1967) — Singer
  7. 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006) — Self
  8. (buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style (2006) — Self
  9. The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step (2005) — Himself
  10. Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again (2005) — Self
  11. Carnival Nights (1968) — Dancer (uncredited)
  12. "Follow the Fleet": The Origins of Those Dancing Feet (2005) — Self
  13. Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love (1969) — Singer (uncredited)
  14. They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance' (2005) — Himself
  15. Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades (2006)
  16. Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes (2006)
  17. Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade' (2007) — Self
  18. A Portrait of Danny Kaye (2007) — Self