Tony Charmoli

Tony Charmoli

Birthdate
June 11, 1921 (103 years old)
Date of Death
August 10, 2020
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
June 11, 1921 (103 years old)
Date of Death
August 10, 2020
Known For
Directing

Biography

Tony Charmoli (June 11, 1921 – August 7, 2020) was an American dancer, choreographer, and director. He began dancing on Broadway in such shows as Make Mine Manhattan but soon began choreographing for television with Stop the Music in 1949. Charmoli then choreographed dance sequences for the popular Your Hit Parade, winning his first Emmy Award in 1955. He went on to direct and choreograph for some of the biggest stars including Dinah Shore, Lily Tomlin, Danny Kaye, Julie Andrews, Cyd Charisse, Shirley MacLaine, Mitzi Gaynor, and others. On Broadway, Tony choreographed Ankles Aweigh and Woman of the Year with Lauren Bacall.

More recently, Charmoli focused his talents on directing for television, where he directed such programs as the famous 1977 production of The Nutcracker starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, which was nominated for two Emmys (neither nomination was for Charmoli, however). He directed and choreographed nearly all of Mitzi Gaynor's television specials in the 1970s as well as two of Shirley MacLaine's. He also worked many times with Sid and Marty Krofft, directing all seventeen episodes of Lidsville and The Bugaloos, respectively, as well as their TV special Fol-de-Rol. He directed the first two years of Star Search, and several years of Circus of the Stars, as well as John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, winning the Directors Guild Award.

Charmoli also directed several Bob Hope specials, more than twenty televised beauty pageants, and the short-lived summer replacement series The Keane Brothers Show.

He was the recipient of three Emmy Awards, plus eight other Emmy nominations.

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Tony Charmoli's LGBTQ+ Titles

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self

Acting (4)

2008
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years as Self
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour as Self (1 episode)
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self (1 episode)

Directing (20)

1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II • Director
• Director
1981
Lily: Sold Out • Director
• Director
1980
From Raquel with Love • Director
• Director
1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together • Director
• Director
1979
Liberace: A Valentine Special • Director
• Director
1978
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! • Director
• Director
1978
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not • Director
• Director
1977
The Nutcracker • Director
• Director
1977
The John Davidson Christmas Special • Director
• Director
1977
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring • Director
• Director
1977
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? • Director
• Director
1976
The Captain and Tennille • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
1976
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s • Director
• Director
1976
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul • Director
• Director
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys • Director
• Director
1975
Doris Day Today • Director
• Director
1974
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife • Director
• Director
1972
Fol-de-Rol • Director
• Director
1970
The Bugaloos • Director (17 episodes)
• Director (17 episodes)
1965
The King Family Show • Director (6 episodes)
• Director (6 episodes)

Crew (7)

1981
Lily: Sold Out • Choreographer
• Choreographer
1976
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul • Choreographer
• Choreographer
1975
Mitzi & 100 Guys • Choreographer
• Choreographer
1974
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife • Choreographer
• Choreographer
1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass • Choreographer
• Choreographer
1960
Around the World with Nellie Bly • Choreographer
• Choreographer
1955
Alice in Wonderland • Choreographer
• Choreographer