
Larry Billman
Born
October 23, 1938
Died
May 3, 2017 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hollywood, California, USA
Larry Billman began his life as a musical performer on stage (Hollywood, Broadway, Las Vegas), TV and film, but his writing skills soon led him to Disney live entertainment. From 1969 to the present, he has written, directed and/or produced hundreds of live shows at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, as well as creating touring shows for the Disney Company. As creative director, he opened 7 non-Disney theme parks in Japan but returned as Creative Director for the creation of Tokyo DisneySea in 2001. He also has directed 6 editions of Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and for the legitimate theater in the U.S., Germany and Japan. Author of Film Choreographers and Dance Directors (McFarland) and two Bio-Bibliographies for Greenwood Press about Fred Astaire and Betty Grable. In 1998, he founded the Academy of Dance in Film, a non-profit foundation dedicated to honor the art of film dance and choreography and has been an Associate Professor at Cal State Long Beach, USC and other universities in California on the subject. He recently did the audio commentary for "Top Hat" in the newly released WB "Astaire and Rogers" DVD set.
Known For
Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade'
Self
2007

Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Self
2006

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self
2006

(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
Self
2006

Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
2006
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
2006
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
Himself
2005
The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step
Himself
2005
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Self
2005

Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
Singer (uncredited)
1969

Sweet Charity
Dancer (uncredited)
1969

Live a Little, Love a Little
Dream Sequence Dancer (uncredited)
1968

Carnival Nights
Dancer (uncredited)
1968

Kismet
Singer
1967

The Americanization of Emily
Sailor (uncredited)
1964