Biography
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, actor, singer, musician, choreographer, and presenter, whose career in stage, film, and television spanned 76 years. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time". He received an Honorary Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a David di Donatello Award, three Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 2008
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 2006
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 2005
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 2004
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 2000
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- Grammy Hall of Fame · 1999
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 1998
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1989
- Capezio Dance Award · 1987
- AFI Life Achievement Award · 1981
- Kennedy Center Honors · 1978
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1978
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1976
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1974
- Primetime Emmy Award — Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · 1961
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1960
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series · 1959
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1959
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1950
- Academy Honorary Award · 1949
- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1975 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1974 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1968 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1961 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · 1961 · nominated
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1960 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · 1960 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1959 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series · 1959 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1950 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Rain Man
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sid & Judy
The Purple Rose of Cairo
That's Entertainment!
Shall We Dance
The Band Wagon
Top Hat
Battlestar Galactica
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
You Were Never Lovelier
Roberta
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
The Towering Inferno
Imagine
Funny Face
What's My Line?
Easter Parade
Holiday Inn
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
That's Dancing!
The Barkleys of Broadway
Swing Time
The Gay Divorcee
Dancing Lady
The Dick Cavett Show
The Notorious Landlady
Silk Stockings
The Ed Sullivan Show
Broadway Melody of 1940
Follow the Fleet
On the Beach
Royal Wedding
You'll Never Get Rich
A Damsel in Distress
Daddy Long Legs
The Sky's the Limit
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Paris When It Sizzles
Three Little Words
Flying Down to Rio
Blue Skies
Let's Dance
Ghost Story
Ziegfeld Follies
Finian's Rainbow
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town