Biography
Alan Weeks was an American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, director, and theatre educator. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he began his career as a child actor in the Broadway productions of The Body Beautiful (1958) and The Octoroon (1961). In his late teens he portrayed Five Finger Finney and worked as a dancer in the original cast of Funny Girl starring Barbra Streisand. He worked on more than a dozen Broadway shows as an adult, including roles in the musicals Hallelujah, Baby! (1967), George M! (1968), The Wiz (1976-1977), The Tap Dance Kid (1983-1984), and Big Deal (1985). He directed and choreographed the Tony Award nominated musical The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club (1992).
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Filmography9 titles
The French Connection
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Dick Cavett Show
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Lost in the Stars
Truck Turner
Willie Dynamite
Shaft
Black Belt Jones