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Tony Charmoli

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2018 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Actor Self 58
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2008 Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years Actor Self N/A
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Directing
1981 Musical Comedy Tonight II Directing Director N/A
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1981 Lily: Sold Out Directing Director 59
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1980 From Raquel with Love Directing Director N/A
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1979 John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together Directing Director 59
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1979 Liberace: A Valentine Special Directing Director N/A
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1978 Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! Directing Director N/A
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1978 Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not Directing Director N/A
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1977 The Nutcracker Directing Director 59
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1977 The John Davidson Christmas Special Directing Director N/A
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1977 Mitzi... Zings Into Spring Directing Director N/A
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1977 The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? Directing Director N/A
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1976 Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s Directing Director N/A
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1976 Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul Directing Director N/A
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1975 Mitzi & 100 Guys Directing Director N/A
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1975 Doris Day Today Directing Director 59
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1974 Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife Directing Director N/A
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1972 Fol-de-Rol Directing Director N/A
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1970 The Bugaloos Directing Director 69
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1967 Bob Hope Comedy Special Directing Director N/A
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Crew
1981 Lily: Sold Out Crew Choreographer 59
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1976 Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul Crew Choreographer N/A
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1975 Mitzi & 100 Guys Crew Choreographer N/A
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1974 Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife Crew Choreographer N/A
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1967 Bob Hope Comedy Special Crew Choreographer N/A
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1966 Alice Through the Looking Glass Crew Choreographer 58
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1960 Around the World with Nellie Bly Crew Choreographer N/A
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1955 Alice in Wonderland Crew Choreographer N/A
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