| 词条 | Lester Wilson |
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| name = Lester Wilson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|4|13}} | birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1993|2|14|1942|4|13}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Dancer/Choreographer and Actor | years_active = 1964-1993 (his death) | partner = Zak Reed, ?-? }} Lester Wilson (April 13, 1942 – February 14, 1993) was an African-American dancer, choreographer, and actor. Wilson attended the Juilliard School. Bob Fosse cast him in a 1963 revival of Pal Joey at the New York City Center. Wilson toured London with Sammy Davis, Jr. in Golden Boy. Lester's best known choreography was the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever for which he coached John Travolta. Wilson had choreographed for Diana Ross, Dalida, Gladys Knight, Billy Crystal, Liza Minnelli and Ann-Margret, in her Las Vegas stage spectaculars. He also choreographed the 1992 movie Sister Act. In 1991, Wilson was nominated for an American Emmy Award for the choreography in the ABC special American Dance Honors. Lester also choreographed several Broadway musicals, including Grind with Ben Vereen. In February 1993, Wilson died of a heart attack in Los Angeles at the age of 50. Wilson was a major contributor to the fight against AIDS, notably in choreography created for AIDS Project/L.A. He had previously undergone a quintuple bypass in 1979 at the age of 37.[1] Filmography
References1. ^Lester Wilson page at Artists With Aids (.org) {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130226033643/http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/dance/catalogue/wilsonl.html |date=2013-02-26 }} External links
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