Jeffrey Hornaday
Jeffrey D. Hornaday ( May 3, 1956 in Los Angeles ) is an American choreographer and film director.
Life and career
Jeffrey Hornaday began his career in 1982 as a choreographer of the dance film Flashdance and the action film The anarchists clique. This was followed by choreography for the films Romancing the Stone (1984 ) and A Chorus Line (1985). In 1986, he took over the choreography of the 3D sci-fi short film Captain EO with Michael Jackson in the lead role. The film was shown exclusively in the Disney theme parks. More movie where Hornaday has been involved as a choreographer, are Tango and Cash (1989) stinks Life, The Marrying Man (both 1991), Carlito's Way ( 1993), the daughter of the Godfather (1995) and Sweet Jane (1998).
Already in the 1980s he directed two episodes for the anthology series ABC Afterschool Specials (1984) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987). In 1991 he was the film Shout with John Travolta and Heather Graham in the lead roles, in which Gwyneth Paltrow played her first film role. 2011 and 2013, he directed the two Disney Channel Original Movies Movie Star - Kiss up to the happy ending with Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop and Teen Beach Movie with Ross Lynch and Maia Mitchell in the lead roles. For Movie Star 2012, he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs in.
In addition to his film and television work, he has choreographed music videos for Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson and Stevie Nicks. For his choreography for the music video I'm Glad by Jennifer Lopez, he was nominated at the MTV Video Music Awards. He adapted for the choreography of his film Flashdance from the year 1983.