Savion Glover

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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
Twitter https://twitter.com/thesavionglover
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
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