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Gene Kelly‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1912-08-23

Popularity

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Gene Kelly

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gene Kelly

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1912-08-23

Popularity

star6.2

Biography

Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994). His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Kelly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain‌
star8.2
calendar 1952

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind‌
star7.7
calendar 1960

An American in Paris

An American in Paris‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Cover Girl

Cover Girl‌
star6.4
calendar 1944

On the Town

On the Town‌
star7.0
calendar 1949

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal‌
star6.4
calendar 1942

Christmas Holiday

Christmas Holiday‌
star6.4
calendar 1944

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar‌
star6.2
calendar 1958

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Take Me Out to the Ball Game‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

The Pirate

The Pirate‌
star6.4
calendar 1948

Black Hand

Black Hand‌
star6.2
calendar 1950

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers‌
star6.7
calendar 1948

40 Carats

40 Carats‌
star6.0
calendar 1973

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

The Life You Save May Be Your Own

The Life You Save May Be Your Own‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Summer Stock

Summer Stock‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

Les Girls

Les Girls‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Du Barry was a Lady

Du Barry was a Lady‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer‌
star6.4
calendar 1943

Xanadu

Xanadu‌
star5.7
calendar 1980

The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait

The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Invitation to the Dance

Invitation to the Dance‌
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calendar 1956

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh‌
star6.8
calendar 1945

It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

Brigadoon

Brigadoon‌
star6.5
calendar 1954

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera

Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War‌
star10.0
calendar 1982

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk‌
star7.1
calendar 1967

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country‌
star5.3
calendar 1951

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

Viva Knievel!

Viva Knievel!‌
star3.6
calendar 1977

The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine‌
star6.2
calendar 1943

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Pilot #5

Pilot #5‌
star5.8
calendar 1943

The Devil Makes Three

The Devil Makes Three‌
star6.1
calendar 1952

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big Way‌
star5.0
calendar 1947

The Happy Road

The Happy Road‌
star5.6
calendar 1957

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Seagulls Over Sorrento‌
star5.3
calendar 1954

The Young Girls Turn 25

The Young Girls Turn 25‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Ersatz

Ersatz‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies‌
star8.5
calendar 1995

Words and Music

Words and Music‌
star5.8
calendar 1948

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

Easter Parade: On the Avenue‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years‌
star5.0
calendar 1986

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues‌
star7.0
calendar 1988

Hollywood: The Golden Years

Hollywood: The Golden Years‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back

Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered

Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas

Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

A Bing Crosby Christmas

A Bing Crosby Christmas‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Reporters

Reporters‌
star6.9
calendar 1981

An Evening with Gene Kelly

An Evening with Gene Kelly‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer‌
star7.7
calendar 2002

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself‌
star7.5
calendar 2004

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

The Movie Palaces

The Movie Palaces‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Let's Make Love

Let's Make Love‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Combat Fatigue Irritability

Combat Fatigue Irritability‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Lucy Moves to NBC

Lucy Moves to NBC‌
star1.0
calendar 1980

James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years‌
star5.0
calendar 1983

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash‌
star6.6
calendar 1990

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

The Sandy Duncan Special

The Sandy Duncan Special‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

The Julie Andrews Show

The Julie Andrews Show‌
star8.5
calendar 1965

Happy Again

Happy Again‌
star8.0
calendar 2006

The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer‌
star0.0
calendar 1950

Love Is Better Than Ever

Love Is Better Than Ever‌
star6.1
calendar 1952

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town‌
star6.2
calendar 1988

La La La

La La La‌
star7.0
calendar 2018

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

It's Showtime

It's Showtime‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

Mickey's 50

Mickey's 50‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific

The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy‌
star7.6
calendar 2019

Frank Sinatra: Around the World

Frank Sinatra: Around the World‌
star8.0
calendar 2011

The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort‌
star7.7
calendar 1967

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

True Blue

True Blue‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing‌
star6.0
calendar 2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Tv Credits

Omnibus

Omnibus‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Musikalische Unterhaltung

Musikalische Unterhaltung‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show‌
star5.3
calendar 1962

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show‌
star8.0
calendar 1976

Going My Way

Going My Way‌
star5.0
calendar 1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.2
calendar 1978

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts‌
star5.3
calendar 1973

Doug Henning's World of Magic

Doug Henning's World of Magic‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

North and South

North and South‌
star7.4
calendar 1985

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures‌
star5.0
calendar 2013

Sins

Sins‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

MGM Parade

MGM Parade‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

MGM Parade

MGM Parade‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

The Funny Side

The Funny Side‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...‌
star4.5
calendar 1973

Numéro un

Numéro un‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées‌
star7.7
calendar 2022

Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.5
calendar 1982

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

Great Performances

Great Performances‌
star4.9
calendar 1971

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes‌
star0.0
calendar 1954