Top 10 Sitcom Stars Who Are Surprisingly Good Dancers
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Date: 2023-11-20
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egd0230
Lea Thompson is another to add to the list. As per her Wikipedia entry, she studied ballet as a girl and danced professionally by the age of 14, winning scholarships to the San Francisco Ballet, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and American Ballet Theater. When she was 20 and dancing professionally with American Ballet Theaters Studio Company (then known as ABT II, the time came to decide if she would move to the main company. [Then Artistic Director] Mikhail Baryshnikov told her, You are a lovely dancer but you are too stocky. As I recall from a friend who was also dancing at ABT II at that time, and received the exact same news from Misha regarding her own career prospects, too stocky meant that at 54 a female dancer weighed 97 pounds instead of the preferred 92, a weight my friend accidentally reached following a dreadful stomach virus. At that point, management enthusiastically told her, You look great! Now stay there! She was smart enough to know that this was nuts (her usual working weight was 9799 lbs, and moved on. She went on the have a long, successful career dancing in other New York ballet companies (Not ABT) You can feel the relief in Lea Thompsons response, as per Wikipedia: (T)hat was my epiphany when I decided to stop dancing and not be a ballet dancer. It was a wonderful moment because I could have been banging my head against the wall for another 10 years. She changed her focus to acting.
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Lea Thompson is another to add to the list. As per her Wikipedia entry, she studied ballet as a girl and danced professionally by the age of 14, winning scholarships to the San Francisco Ballet, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and American Ballet Theater. When she was 20 and dancing professionally with American Ballet Theaters Studio Company (then known as ABT II, the time came to decide if she would move to the main company. [Then Artistic Director] Mikhail Baryshnikov told her, You are a lovely dancer but you are too stocky. As I recall from a friend who was also dancing at ABT II at that time, and received the exact same news from Misha regarding her own career prospects, too stocky meant that at 54 a female dancer weighed 97 pounds instead of the preferred 92, a weight my friend accidentally reached following a dreadful stomach virus. At that point, management enthusiastically told her, You look great! Now stay there! She was smart enough to know that this was nuts (her usual working weight was 9799 lbs, and moved on. She went on the have a long, successful career dancing in other New York ballet companies (Not ABT) You can feel the relief in Lea Thompsons response, as per Wikipedia: (T)hat was my epiphany when I decided to stop dancing and not be a ballet dancer. It was a wonderful moment because I could have been banging my head against the wall for another 10 years. She changed her focus to acting.
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badbiker666
My favorite Charlize Theron movie is A Million Ways To Die In The West. I watch it over and over just for her performance. She feels so natural, like she isn't even acting. And not just in that movie, but in everything I've seen her in. It's hard to believe that her character in Million Ways is the same person starring in Atomic Blonde. She's so versatile. And gorgeous. Lets not forget that part.
Alfonso Ribeiro should have been number one. How many others on your list actually have a signature dance? Of course, one might count Christopher Walken's performance in the Fat Boy Slim video because I have never seen those moves anywhere else. They just aren't called The Walken.
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My favorite Charlize Theron movie is A Million Ways To Die In The West. I watch it over and over just for her performance. She feels so natural, like she isn't even acting. And not just in that movie, but in everything I've seen her in. It's hard to believe that her character in Million Ways is the same person starring in Atomic Blonde. She's so versatile. And gorgeous. Lets not forget that part.
Alfonso Ribeiro should have been number one. How many others on your list actually have a signature dance? Of course, one might count Christopher Walken's performance in the Fat Boy Slim video because I have never seen those moves anywhere else. They just aren't called The Walken.
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m0t0b33
Mark Linn Baker and Bronson Pinchot in Perfect strangers. those two were bursting into song and dance at the drop of a hat; then there's pretty much the whole cast of HYMIM and TBBT. those are sitcom stars, not just movie stars who had cameos or guest starred in some tv shows. Brad from The Middle is a great tap dancer, Dule Hill from Psych and The Wonder Years tap dancer and awesome singer. oh James Roday-Rodriguez too. he nailed the dance moves from The Breakfast Club. Jon Cryer is also a great dancer. Ducky, anyone? And since we're name dropping from B99, How about Terry and Holt? Ohhh, how about Jean Luc Billodeau and Tahj Mowry in Babby Daddy?
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Mark Linn Baker and Bronson Pinchot in Perfect strangers. those two were bursting into song and dance at the drop of a hat; then there's pretty much the whole cast of HYMIM and TBBT. those are sitcom stars, not just movie stars who had cameos or guest starred in some tv shows. Brad from The Middle is a great tap dancer, Dule Hill from Psych and The Wonder Years tap dancer and awesome singer. oh James Roday-Rodriguez too. he nailed the dance moves from The Breakfast Club. Jon Cryer is also a great dancer. Ducky, anyone? And since we're name dropping from B99, How about Terry and Holt? Ohhh, how about Jean Luc Billodeau and Tahj Mowry in Babby Daddy?
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Aine
It shouldn't come to a surprise to anybody that Sitcom Actors and Sitcom Actresses are good Dancers. First off, when you set your mind on the Entertainment Industry, you have to become a Triple Threat. Dance, Vocals and Acting. The more versatile your are, the more workable you are. Secondly that more workable your are the more marketable you are. Thirdly, being in the Entertainment Industry isn't about being a Star. Being in the Entertainment Industry is about getting Work
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It shouldn't come to a surprise to anybody that Sitcom Actors and Sitcom Actresses are good Dancers. First off, when you set your mind on the Entertainment Industry, you have to become a Triple Threat. Dance, Vocals and Acting. The more versatile your are, the more workable you are. Secondly that more workable your are the more marketable you are. Thirdly, being in the Entertainment Industry isn't about being a Star. Being in the Entertainment Industry is about getting Work
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John
Marilu Henner should've been included.
Her mom was a dance instructor who taught ballet school in the family garage and Henner started learning from her mom's class at only age 2.
She showed off her dance skills in film and a few episodes of TAXI, most-memorably in the season 2 finale Fantasy Borough part 2, where she leads the cast in a showstopping rendition of Lullaby of Broadway.
She was also on Dancing With The Stars back in 2016.
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Marilu Henner should've been included.
Her mom was a dance instructor who taught ballet school in the family garage and Henner started learning from her mom's class at only age 2.
She showed off her dance skills in film and a few episodes of TAXI, most-memorably in the season 2 finale Fantasy Borough part 2, where she leads the cast in a showstopping rendition of Lullaby of Broadway.
She was also on Dancing With The Stars back in 2016.
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Molson1015
Two people who jumped to my mind that werent on here were Kelly Bishop from Gilmore Girls and Phyllis Smith from the Office.
Bishop won a Tony for A Chorus Line and shows shes still got it in the first episode dance with Sutton Foster in Bunheads. Phyllis has been a dancer for many years and shows off some of her talent in the OA. Two people whose most famous characters wouldnt make you think of them as dancers.
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Two people who jumped to my mind that werent on here were Kelly Bishop from Gilmore Girls and Phyllis Smith from the Office.
Bishop won a Tony for A Chorus Line and shows shes still got it in the first episode dance with Sutton Foster in Bunheads. Phyllis has been a dancer for many years and shows off some of her talent in the OA. Two people whose most famous characters wouldnt make you think of them as dancers.
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olivia
I love Good Luck Charlie it's my Family Nostalgia Childhood Dream TV Series and means very very very much to me myself! And also a Top 10 Moments from Good Luck Charlie's Movie Merry Christmas Good Luck Charlie Msmojo Video would be bad or hurt me myself whatsoever at all to me myself!
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I love Good Luck Charlie it's my Family Nostalgia Childhood Dream TV Series and means very very very much to me myself! And also a Top 10 Moments from Good Luck Charlie's Movie Merry Christmas Good Luck Charlie Msmojo Video would be bad or hurt me myself whatsoever at all to me myself!
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Hercules
From a pure surprisingly good standpoint, Nick Offerman should of been #1 and most people know JGL is an excellent dancer. But I always love content like this, keep them coming, always.
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From a pure surprisingly good standpoint, Nick Offerman should of been #1 and most people know JGL is an excellent dancer. But I always love content like this, keep them coming, always.
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Johan
While those movies did feature his dancing more, Christopher Walken has put a dance in every film he's been in. Even in the Deer Hunter, he gets to dance.
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While those movies did feature his dancing more, Christopher Walken has put a dance in every film he's been in. Even in the Deer Hunter, he gets to dance.
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KARDisney
Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) should be in this list! When he danced with Judy & the crew at a black nightclub, his moves were really groovy!
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Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) should be in this list! When he danced with Judy & the crew at a black nightclub, his moves were really groovy!
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Jay
Alonso Ribero aka Carlton should have been further up on the list, like #1. Talk about iconic, the Carlton dance. Who does not know that move?
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Alonso Ribero aka Carlton should have been further up on the list, like #1. Talk about iconic, the Carlton dance. Who does not know that move?
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Jordan
Sarah Jessica Parker literally had a Broadway career before she was on the screen. How does that make her a surprisingly good dancer?
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Sarah Jessica Parker literally had a Broadway career before she was on the screen. How does that make her a surprisingly good dancer?
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ProgressiveHeart
How about Part 2? There are enough other actors/actresses, judging by the comments, to make at least one more video.
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How about Part 2? There are enough other actors/actresses, judging by the comments, to make at least one more video.
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Martin
Not sure if there's some sort of time limit but Fred Berry from What's Happening was an extremely accomplished dancer.
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Not sure if there's some sort of time limit but Fred Berry from What's Happening was an extremely accomplished dancer.
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