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William Ivey Long

Costume & Make-Up

Born August 30, 1947 · Seaboard, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

William Ivey Long (born August 30, 1947) is an American costume designer for stage and film. His most notable work includes the Broadway shows The Producers, Hairspray, Nine, Crazy for You, Grey Gardens, Young Frankenstein, Cinderella, Bullets Over Broadway and On the Twentieth Century.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design in a Musical · 2013
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design in a Musical · 2007
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 2003
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 2001
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 1992
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  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 1982
  • North Carolina Award — Fine Arts
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design in a Musical · 2015 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design in a Musical · 2014 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design in a Play · 2012 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design in a Musical · 2005 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design in a Play · 2005 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 2000 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 1998 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 1997 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Costume Design · 1989 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

The Cutting Edge

1992Costume Design

Grease Live

2016Costume Design

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

2010Thanks

The Metropolitan Opera: The Merry Widow

2015Costume Designer

The Producers

2005Costume Design

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

2013as Self

Life with Mikey

1993Costume Design

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

2008as Self

Curtain Call

1998Costume Design

Diana

2021Costume Design

A Christmas Story Live!

2017Costume Design