Savion Glover (born
November 19,
1973 in
Newark, New Jersey) is an
American actor,
tap dancer and
choreographer. Glover is a graduate of the Newark Arts High School.While a student at Broadway Dance Center in
Manhattan, his teacher arranged an audition for him with
Broadway choreographer Henry LeTang. This led to his Broadway debut at age 10 in The Tap Dance Kid. He made his film debut in 1989's
Tap co-starring with
Gregory Hines and
Sammy Davis, Jr. In 1990, he joined the cast of the
children's television series,
Sesame Street, and stayed on the show until
1995. He came to prominence in 1996, starring in the
George C. Wolfe-produced musical
Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk. He also starred in
Spike Lee's
2000 film
Bamboozled. He also appeared with Barbra Streisand in her "Timeless" tour, and appears on the New Years Eve 1999/2000 DVD of this show.
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