Larry Billman
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-10-23 in Hollywood, California, USA
Died
2017-05-03
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.
Most Known For
Intimate Portrait
as Self
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Dream Sequence Dancer (uncredited)
The Americanization of Emily
as Sailor (uncredited)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self
Carnival Nights
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
as Self
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
Kismet
as Singer
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
as Singer (uncredited)
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
as Himself
The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step
as Himself
"Follow the Fleet": The Origins of Those Dancing Feet
as Self
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
as Self
Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade'
as Self