Fred Astaire

Known for ActingBorn 1899-05-10Died 1987-06-22Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer. He is widely regarded as the most influential dancer in the history of film. Born as Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1899, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz, a brewer, he entered show business at age 5. He was successful in vaudeville and on Broadway as well as in London's West End together with his sister Adele, a partnership that lasted 27 years. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Flying Down to Rio (1933). In the latter film, he was teamed with Ginger Rogers, with whom he worked in 9 RKO pictures. Astaire later appeared opposite a number of partners, including Cyd Charisse, Rita Hayworth, Vera-Ellen and Barrie Chase. Astaire remained active well into old age, starring in musicals through 1968, and also performed a number of straight dramatic roles in film and TV. Throughout his career, he was also active in recording and radio. He died of pneumonia on June 22, 1987 in Los Angeles.Read more

Movies & web series

Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

A Bing Crosby Christmas

Showbiz Goes to War

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

Going Hollywood: The '30s

MGM Parade

Cinépanorama

Vaudeville

An Evening with Fred Astaire

Hooray for Hollywood

The Lion Roars Again

Astaire Time

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Sid & Judy

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Twenty Years After

The Emmy Awards

La La La

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Kennedy Center Honors

That's Entertainment!

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Hollywood and the Stars

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

Complicated Women

That's Entertainment! III

It Takes a Thief

Omnibus

Battlestar Galactica

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

A Family Upside Down

That's Entertainment, Part II

The Towering Inferno

That's Dancing!

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Dinah!

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Imagine

The Band Wagon

The Fred Astaire Show

Shall We Dance

Top Hat

Another Evening with Fred Astaire