Larry Billman
Born: 1938-10-23 in Hollywood, California, USA
Died: 2017-05-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
Larry Billman began his life as a musical performer on stage (Hollywood, Broadway, Las Vegas), TV and film, but his writing skills soon led him to Disney live entertainment. From 1969 to the present, he has written, directed and/or produced hundreds of live shows at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, as well as creating touring shows for the Disney Company. As creative director, he opened 7 non-Disney theme parks in Japan but returned as Creative Director for the creation of Tokyo DisneySea in 2001. He also has directed 6 editions of Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and for the legitimate theater in the U.S., Germany and Japan. Author of Film Choreographers and Dance Directors (McFarland) and two Bio-Bibliographies for Greenwood Press about Fred Astaire and Betty Grable. In 1998, he founded the Academy of Dance in Film, a non-profit foundation dedicated to honor the art of film dance and choreography and has been an Associate Professor at Cal State Long Beach, USC and other universities in California on the subject. He recently did the audio commentary for "Top Hat" in the newly released WB "Astaire and Rogers" DVD set.
Filmography
2007
2006
2005
1993
- Intimate Portrait as Self
1969
- Sweet Charity as Dancer (uncredited)
- The Sidehackers ... (Story)
- Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love as Singer (uncredited)
1968
- Live a Little, Love a Little as Dream Sequence Dancer (uncredited)
- Carnival Nights as Dancer (uncredited)
1967
- Kismet as Singer
1964
- The Americanization of Emily as Sailor (uncredited)