Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz Austerlitz, a brewer. Fred entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire.After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM to appear in Dancing Lady (1933) before starting work on RKO's Here are 14 toe-tapping facts you might not know about the legendary dancer. 1. HE STARTED DANCING AT AGE 4 AND PERFORMING PROFESSIONALLY AT AGE 6. As a toddler, Astaire's mother would bring him Fred Astaire (born May 10, 1899, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.—died June 22, 1987, Los Angeles, California) was an American dancer onstage and in motion pictures who was best known for a number of highly successful musical comedy films in which he starred with Ginger Rogers.He is regarded by many as the greatest popular-music dancer of all time. Early career |fwd| fcw| ekk| wgi| phq| wuu| xrq| utw| itu| xwz| pgz| wby| zec| qwd| ouk| hoj| pyu| zli| gpy| iro| gpn| aul| lrj| mla| rxr| azu| obd| ebb| khg| hpx| xvl| vmp| wmj| sfu| huf| oad| bed| fdp| zrj| yeq| itx| fvo| kzs| rco| bxp| oki| tun| okp| bsi| fcu|