1974Nominee
Best Performance
Blazing Saddles
Alan Johnson
Actor · Director · Producer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alan Johnson (Ridley Park, PA) is an award winning choreographer, best known for his work on Mel Brooks films and for restaging Jerome Robbins original choreography in live productions of West Side Story in the United States and internationally. Johnson has been linked to West Side Story since making his Broadway debut in the show in 1957. Johnson brought the West Side Story dance style into the mainstream when he choreographed several Gap commercials in 2000. This commercial earned him an American Choreography award. Along with the GAP/WestSide advert, Alan also choreographed commercials for Dubonnet and Freixenet Champagne. He has worked with such performers as Shirley MacClaine, Leslie Uggams, Bernadette Peters, Tommy Tune, Chita Rivera and Ann-Margret. He is a three-time Emmy winner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Johnson (choreographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1968Nominee
Best Performance
The Producers
1981Nominee
Best Picture
History of the World: Part I
Career Highlights
1975Highlight
Best Performance
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1977Highlight
Best Performance
The World's Greatest Lover
Video
Blazing Saddles
The Producers
History of the World: Part I