Savion Glover
Savion Glover ( born November 19, 1973 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American tap dancer, actor and choreographer.
Life
Glover was at the age of four years, drum lessons, with seven years he took his first lessons in tap dancing. His debut on Broadway, he had twelve years as a star of the show "The Tap Dance Kid". In 1989 he had his first film role in "Tap Dance". Here quilted and he played alongside tap dance stars such as Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. From 1990 to 1995 he appeared on Sesame Street. He became famous with the show "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk " (1995), which ran for a long time on Broadway. Here he brought the tap dancing was its musical focus over decades on the jazz music, along with radio. Using the technique of motion capture Glover transferred in the animated film Happy Feet (2006) his dance on the tap dancing penguin Mumble baby.
Filmography (selection)
Honors
1991 Glover was awarded the " Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Youth Award ". In 1996, he won a Tony Award as Best Choreographer for the show "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk".