Tommy Tune, actor, Dancer, Singer, Choreographer and Director is the winner of nine Tony Awards, and the only person in theatrical history to win in four different categories and to win the same two Tony Awards two years in a row. Tommy danced onto the Broadway scene in the chorus of Baker Street in 1965. He worked in the chorus' of A Joyful Noise in 1967 and How Now Dow Jones in 1968. He garnered raves and his first Tony (Best Featured Actor in a Musical) in Michael Bennett's Seesaw in 1973. Branching out, he directed his first show, the off-Broadway production of The Club in 1976. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, was his next venture followed by A Day in the Hollywood/ A Night in the Ukraine and his second Tony (Best Choreography). Tommy returned to off-Broadway in 1981 to direct Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9. 1982 brought Nine and his third Tony (Best Direction of a Musical). Mr. Tune pulled double duty in My One and Only and was rewarded with his fourth and fifth Tony's (Best Choreography, Best Actor in a Musical). This was followed by Stepping Out, and then he received his next two Tony's with Grand Hotel (Best Choreography, Best Direction of a Musical). The following year brought the Will Rogers Follies and his next two Tony Awards, (Best Choreography, Best Musical). Mr. Tune is the recipient of eight Drama Desk Awards, two Obie Awards, Dance Magazine's Award for Lifetime Achievement; the 1990 American Dance Award (presented by the National Academy of Dance); the 1990 Drama League Musical Theatre Award for Direction and Choreography; the Astaire Award in both 1990 and 1991, George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement, the University of Texas' distinguished Alumnus Award; and the Jean Cocteau International Style Award. He was also named to the Top 10 International Best Dressed List of 1992. Tommy Tune has been invited to sing and dance for three U.S. presidents, the Queen of England and the Royal Family of Monaco. In 1991, he was inducted by Gwen Verdon into the Theatre Hall of Fame in Broadway's Gershwin Theatre. In 1994 he was honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located, appropriately enough, directly in front of Capezio's. Tommy has just completed recording an album of romantic ballads entitled Slow Dancin' on the RCA label.
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