David Winters (choreographer) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

David Winters (choreographer) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

David Winters (April 5, 1939 â€" April 23, 2019) was an

English-American actor, dancer, choreographer, producer, film

distributor, director and screenwriter. Winters participated in over

150 television series, television specials, and motion pictures. His

accolades include two Emmy Award nominations, a Peabody Award, a

Christopher Award, and many more. At a young age, he was seen acting

in film and television projects such as Lux Video Theatre, Naked City,

Mister Peepers, Rock, Rock, Rock, and Roogie's Bump. He received some

attention in Broadway musicals for his roles in West Side Story (1957)

and Gypsy (1959). In the film adaptation of West Side Story (1961) he

was one of the few to be re-cast. It became the highest grossing

motion picture of that year, and won 10 Academy Awards, including Best

Picture.While Winters continued acting, he gained recognition for his

dance choreography. He was frequently seen on television with his

troupe David Winters Dancers in various variety shows most notably

Hullabaloo (1965-1966) where he was the first to choreograph the

Watusi, originated the Freddy, and popularized several dances in the

1960s. He was a common collaborator of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret

including their hit film Viva Las Vegas (1964). Other dance

choreography credits include T.A.M.I. Show (1964), Send Me No Flowers,

Billie (1965), A Star Is Born (1976), and more. For the TV movie

Movin' with Nancy (1967), he is noted to be the first dance

choreographer to be nominated in the history of the Emmys in the

category Special Classification of Individual Achievements before the

category Outstanding Achievement in Choreography (for which he was

also nominated) was created.Winters eventually became a director and a

producer starting with a streak of star-studded TV specials including

Raquel! (1970) and Once Upon a Wheel (1971). His first theatrical

release was the concert film Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare

(1976), it is noted for imaginative costumes and set. He also directed

The Last Horror Film (1982). It was Joe Spinell's second lead role and

his last collaboration with Caroline Munro. Another directorial effort

was the teenage romance skateboarding film Thrashin' (1986), starring

Josh Brolin in his first lead. In the mid 1980s, Winters opened his

own production and distribution company, Action International

Pictures, within this enterprise he mostly produced for other

directors, a number of them by directed by David A. Prior starring his

brother Ted. Some of these cult classics include Deadly Prey (1987),

Aerobicide (1987), Mankillers (1987), Space Mutiny (1988), etc. From

then on he specialized in action-oriented films many with recurring

actors such as Robert Ginty, David Carradine, Robert Davi, Jan-Michael

Vincent, Cameron Mitchell, and Oliver Reed.
David Winters (choreographer) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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