Tommy Tune

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About this star

  • Category: Live theatre
  • Unveiled: 12 Aug 1993
  • Star rank: 1182
  • Address:
    1799 Vine St
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing south
  • GPS location:
    34.103634, -118.326844

Biography

Tommy Tune and Darcie Roberts in Busker Alley, 1995

Source: Freebase

Thomas James “Tommy” Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, -producer, and choreographer. Over the course of his career, he has won nine Tony Awards and the National Medal of Arts. 1965, Tune made his Broadway debut as a performer in the musical Baker Street. His first Broadway directing and choreography credits were for the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1978. He has gone on to direct or choreograph, or both, some eight Broadway musicals.

Fact file

  • Born: Thomas James Tune February 28, 1939 (age 71) Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
  • Occupation: Actor, choreographer, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer
  • Years active: 1965–present

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Vine St, west side, between Yucca and Hollywood