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Savion Glover Wiki Biography
Savion Glover was born on the 19th November 1973, in Newark, New Jersey USA, and is a tap dancer, choreographer and actor, best known to the world for his choreographs such as “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk, “The Rat Pack”, and for appearing in the films “Bamboozled” (2000), “Happy Feet” (2006), and its sequel “Happy Feet 2” (2011), among others. His career has been active since 1980s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Savion Glover is, as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Savion Glover`s net worth is as high as $1 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry.
Savion started learning tap dancing when he was 14 years old, and since then has become acknowledged as one of the best tap dancers in history, having been taught by Gregory Hines, among other tapping legends.
He made his debut appearance when he was only 12 years old, in the “The Tap Dance Kid” (1985). Four years later he appeared in “Black and Blue”, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination, and became one of the youngest performers to achieve such a thing. After that he featured in “Jelly`s Last Jam” (1992), as Young Jelly, and for which he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in category Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. His net worth was now established.
Apart from Broadway, Savion has made numerous appearances on screen, including in films, TV series, and TV specials. He was the host of “Sesame Street” from 1989 until 1995, meanwhile in 1990 appearing in the film “Tap”. In 1998 he appeared as Bracey Mitchell in the film “The Wall”, and two years later was seen in possibly his most recognized role as Manray / Mantan in “Bamboozled” with Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Rapaport. In 2001 he appeared in the film “Bojangles”, and in 2003 he appeared in an episode of “Cedric The Entertainer Presents”, All added steadily to his net worth.
Glover has also made more than 20 appearances in television specials, including in “The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts” (1991), “Jammin`: Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway” (1992), “Macy`s Thanksgiving Day parade” (1992), “In A New Light” (1994), and “It Just Takes One” (1997), among many others, all of which increased his net worth by a large margin.
Thanks to his successful career, Savion has received several prestigious awards, including a Tony Award for Best Choreography for “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk” in 1996. Also, he won the Dance Magazine Award for choreography in 1992, and by that he became the youngest recipient in N.E.A. history.
Regarding his personal life, Savion Glover is married to Nina, and the couple has one child together.
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Savion Glover Quick Info
Full Name | Savion Glover |
Net Worth | $1 Million |
Date Of Birth | November 19, 1973 |
Place Of Birth | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
Profession | Dancer |
Education | Newark Arts High School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Nina Glover |
Children | Chaney Glover |
Parents | Yvette Glover |
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IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323174/ |
Allmusic | http://www.allmusic.com/artist/savion-glover-mn0000307395 |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Choreography, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography, Obie Award for Special Citations, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Choreographer |
Nominations | Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance |
Movies | Bojangles, Bamboozled, The Wall, Tap, Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem, Timeless: Live in Concert |
Savion Glover Quotes
- My style is young. Funk. I feel like it’s one of my responsibilities to keep the dance alive, to keep it out there, to keep the style.
Savion Glover Important Facts
- The cast of “Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk,” at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California were awarded the 1998 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Ensemble Performance.
- Beginning an 8-week, 35-city tour with his new live show, “Improvography II”. [March 2005]
- performing “Classical Savion” at the Irvine Barclay Theatre [November 2005]
- Savion was trained in tap-dancing by Broadway, film and television actor/dancer, Michael Blevins, who was commissioned by Tony-winning choreographer, Danny Daniels, to prepare Savion for the title role in the Broadway production of “The Tap Dance Kid”.
- Won Broadway’s 1996 Tony Award for Best Choreographer for the musical he starred in and co-created with George C. Wolfe called “Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk’; which also brought him a Best Actor (Musical) Tony nomination. Previously, in 1989, he has been nominated as Best Actor (Musical) for “Black and Blue,” which, at the age of 15, made him one of the youngest males ever to be nominated for a Tony.
- Before he got his first pair of tap shoes (red & white) from the Broadway show The Tap Dance Kid, he used to tap in cowboy boots.
- He won a Tony Award for Best Choreography 2 June 1996 for the musical he starred in and co-created with George C. Wolfe called “Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk’; Wolfe received the Tony for Best Direction of a Musical.
- He was 18 years old when he portrayed “Young Jelly” in the Broadway musical “Jelly’s Last Jam” opposite Gregory Hines (“Jelly Roll Morton”).
- In 1991, he received the Martin Luther King Outstanding Youth Award.
- He was one of the youngest males to be nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in “Black and Blue”.
- Made his Broadway debut as the title character in “The Tap Dance Kid” when he was 12 years old.
Savion Glover Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cedric the Entertainer Presents | 2003 | TV Series | Bartholomew | Actor |
Bojangles | 2001 | TV Movie | Newcomer | Actor |
Bamboozled | 2000 | Manray Mantan |
Actor | |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 2000 | TV Series | Dancer | Actor |
The Jamie Foxx Show | 1999 | TV Series | Nile | Actor |
Sin City Spectacular | 1998 | TV Series | Actor | |
The Wall | 1998 | TV Movie | Bracey Mitchell | Actor |
Sesame Street | 1989-1998 | TV Series | Savion | Actor |
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | 1993 | TV Movie | Savion | Actor |
Shangri-La Plaza | 1990 | TV Movie | Chili | Actor |
Tap | 1989 | Louis Simms | Actor | |
Happy Feet Two | 2011 | choreography: Mumble | Miscellaneous | |
Happy Feet | 2006 | choreographer: Mumble / motion capture principal performer | Miscellaneous | |
Bamboozled | 2000 | choreographer | Miscellaneous | |
The Jamie Foxx Show | 1999 | TV Series choreographer – 1 episode | Miscellaneous | |
The Rat Pack | 1998 | TV Movie choreographer | Miscellaneous | |
Savion Glover’s Nu York | 1998 | TV Movie choreographer | Miscellaneous | |
The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special performer: “Taxi” | Soundtrack | |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special performer: “I Wanna Be an Oscar Winner” | Soundtrack | |
Savion Glover’s Nu York | 1998 | TV Movie | Composer | |
Savion Glover’s Nu York | 1998 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Maya & Marty | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest | Self |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Unsung Hollywood | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Tavis Smiley | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Culture Show | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Self | |
Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Colbert Report | 2010 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Wonder Kids | 2008 | Documentary | Self | |
Dancing with the Stars | 2007 | TV Series | Himself – Special Dance Performer | Self |
Newport Jazz Festival | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Def Poetry | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2005 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest | Self |
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
2004 Trumpet Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Michael Jackson: The One | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 1998-2003 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks | 2002 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The 56th Annual Tony Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself – Performer & Presenter: Best Orchestrations | Self |
The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
The Making of ‘Bamboozled’ | 2001 | Video documentary | Self | |
Timeless: Live in Concert | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Brother Time | Self |
Saturday Night Live | 1999 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Super Bowl XXXIII | 1999 | TV Special | Himself – Halftime Performer | Self |
The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
In Performance at the White House | 1998 | TV Special | Host | Self |
Quincy Jones… The First 50 Years | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Great Performances | 1989-1998 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Savion Glover’s Nu York | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
The 51st Annual Tony Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter: Best Choreography | Self |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1997 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 39th Annual Grammy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Showbiz Today | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala: An American Journey | 1997 | TV Special | Himself – Performer: ‘Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk’ | Self |
Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself – Performer, Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Musical & Winner: Best Choreography | Self |
Charlie Rose | 1996 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1995 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
In a New Light ’94 | 1994 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | 1994 | TV Special | Savion | Self |
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! | 1993 | TV Special | Savion | Self |
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Square One Television | 1990 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1989 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself – Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Self |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself – Performer (Break-Out Super Stars of Tomorrow Musical Number) | Self |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The All New Mickey Mouse Club | 1989 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Driving Me Crazy | 1988 | Documentary | Himself – Audition Artist | Self |
Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On | 2004 | TV Movie | Savion (uncredited) | Archive Footage |
Savion Glover Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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1994 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Youth Host in a TV Magazine, News or Variety Show | Sesame Street (1969) | Won |
1994 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Youth Host in a TV Magazine, News or Variety Show | Sesame Street (1969) | Nominated |