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Savion Glover: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born November 19, 1973 (age 52) • Newark • New Jersey • (Birthday in 6 days)
Awards And Honors Tony Awards (1996)
Notable Works “Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk”

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Savion Glover
Gregory Hines, left, and Savion Glover perform a tap dance on a wooden stage at the New York City Tap Festival, both mid-step and facing each other.
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Mr. Entertainment
Sammy Davis, Jr.
American entertainer
Six-time Tony winner
Audra McDonald
American actress and singer
Matthew Broderick wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie, smiling at the camera in a formal portrait taken in 2017.
Matthew Broderick
American actor
Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
American actress and singer
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
American singer and actress
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Bette Midler
American actress and singer
Joel Grey in Cabaret
Joel Grey
American actor, singer, and dancer
Mary Martin.
Mary Martin
American actress
Ruth Brown, c. 1955.
Ruth Brown
American singer and actress
Robert Goulet smiling in a black-and-white studio portrait, wearing a plaid suit jacket, white shirt, and tie, circa early 1960s.
Robert Goulet
American singer and actor
Actor Brock Peters smiling in a suit and tie at an event, with a softly blurred background.
Brock Peters
American actor
Actress Phylicia Rashad wearing a metallic dress and pearl necklace, standing in front of a green leafy backdrop at the 69th Annual Tony Awards in New York City.
Phylicia Rashad
American actress
Bob Fosse with a beard and open-collared shirt, looking to the side in a black and white publicity still from the film All That Jazz.
Bob Fosse
American choreographer and director
Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin
American actor
Nathan Lane smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark pinstripe jacket and black shirt.
Nathan Lane
American actor
Viola Davis stands at a microphone in a white and black gown, holding her Emmy Award while accepting the outstanding lead actress in a drama series honor.
Viola Davis
American actress
Billy Crudup smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie at an event, with a blurred background featuring partial event signage.
Billy Crudup
American actor
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer
Glenn Close smiles while wearing a black sequined dress with a sheer neckline at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles.
Glenn Close
American actress
Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker
American actress

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