Nick Vanoff Contents Early life Career Personal life Death References Navigation menuNick Vanoff, 61, Former Dancer Who Became Successful ProducerNick Vanoff, 61; Producer Won Tony, Five EmmysFelisa Vanoff, Former Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 89imdb biographyXX17127050000 0000 3526 1287n978592242389889323898893

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Nick Vanoff
BornOctober 25, 1929
Greece

Died
March 20, 1991 (1991-03-21) (aged 61)
Los Angeles, California

ResidenceBeverly Hills, California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDancer, producer, philanthropist
Spouse(s)Felisa Vanoff
Children2

Nick Vanoff (October 25, 1929 – March 20, 1991) was a dancer, producer and philanthropist.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Death


  • 5 References




Early life


Vanoff was born in the village of Banitza, Greece.[1][2] He grew up in Buffalo, New York.[1] He served in the United States Marine Corps,[1] and, shortly after, studied directing with Theodore Komisarjevsky in New York City.[1]



Career


Vanoff started his career as a dancer in Charles Weidman's Dance Theatre. Later, he was a lead dancer for the New York City Opera.[1][2][3] He was also a dance in the Kiss Me, Kate Broadway musical.[1][2]


Vanoff was a cue card holder on The Perry Como Show and later became its associate producer.[1][2] Together with William O. Harbach, he co-produced The Tonight Show, when Steve Allen was the host.[1][2] Additionally, he created and produced the Kennedy Center Honors.[3] In the 1960s, he produced more than ten hours of television every week, including shows with Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Don Knotts, Milton Berle and Sonny and Cher.[1][2] A few decades later, in 1985, he produced the film Eleni.[1][2]


Vanoff won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 1990 for his production of the City of Angels musical on Broadway.[1][2] Additionally, he won five Emmy Awards as a producer for: The Julie Andrews Hour in 1973, The Kennedy Center Honors in 1984, 1987 and 1989, and Julie Andrews's special, The Sound of Christmas, in 1988.[1][2] In 1990, he was named Showman of the Year by the Publicists Guild of America (which later merged into the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees).[1][2]


Vanoff was a founding director of the Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet.[1][2] He also sat on the Board of Directors of the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.[2]



Personal life


Vanoff was married to Felisa Vanoff (1925-2014).[2][3] They had two sons, Nicholas and Flavio.[1][2][3] They resided in Beverly Hills, California.[3]



Death


Vanoff died of cardiac arrest at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][4] He was sixty-one.[1] His funeral was held at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California.[1]



References




  1. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqr Eleanor Blau, Nick Vanoff, 61, Former Dancer Who Became Successful Producer, The New York Times, March 22, 1991


  2. ^ abcdefghijklmno Myrna Oliver, Nick Vanoff, 61; Producer Won Tony, Five Emmys, The Los Angeles Times, March 22, 1991


  3. ^ abcde Felisa Vanoff, Former Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 89, The Hollywood Reporter, 6/9/2014


  4. ^ imdb biography









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