Who is Fred Astaire

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Fred Astaire greatest male dancer of the twentieth century

He started his career in vaudeville in 1905 with his sister Adele.

In 1917 Fred and Adele made it to Broadway in the show Over The Top.

He didn't make it to Hollywood until 1933 when appeared as himself dancing with Joan Crawford in the successful musical film Dancing Lady.

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One of the best male dancer of the 30s,40s, and 50s

Made 10 flims with Ginger Rogers

Most influential dancer in the history of film and television musicals

One of the first actors to place his hand and foot prints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

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Fred and Ginger

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    Yes, a great dancer was Fred Astaire
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“When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman” ~ by turtlemom4bacon
Fred Astaire figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood by Loren Javier
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers figures at Madame Tussauds Hollywood by Loren Javier
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers figures at Madame Tussauds Hollywood by Loren Javier
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers figures at Madame Tussauds Hollywood by Loren Javier
TCM Classic Film Festival at the Mann's Chinese 6 by Loren Javier
Paramount Studios, the only working studio in Hollywood by Loren Javier
Paramount Studios, the only working studio in Hollywood by Loren Javier
Fred Astaire - Red Skelton - Vera Ellen - Arlene Dahl - Three Little Words - 1950 by Nesster
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Things Fred Astaire has said about himself and dance

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Dancing is a sweat job.
Fred Astaire

Disco is just jitterbug.
Fred Astaire

I don't want to be the oldest performer in captivity... I don't want to look like a little old man dancing out there.
Fred Astaire

I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance. I just put my feet in the air and move them around.
Fred Astaire

I just put my feet in the air and move them around.
Fred Astaire

The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
Fred Astaire

The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.
Fred Astaire

This search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn't want to be tracked. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.
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