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Barry Lather
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966 (age 57)
Albany, New York
Occupation(s)Choreographer, Creative Director, Producer
Years active1985-present
Known for"The Pleasure Principle" music video

Barry Lather (born August 16, 1966, in

Los Angeles, California.[1]

Early life

Lather was born on August 16, 1966, in

Atlanta, Georgia.[2][1] His mother Joan was a dance instructor and his father George ran a dancewear business.[3] In 1985, after graduating high school, Lather moved to Los Angeles and trained on scholarship at Joe Tremaine's Dance Center.[1][2]

Career

Lather's first entertainment industry dancing project was the 1985 Michael Jackson 3-D film

MTV Award for Best Choreography.[5][7] Other artists he worked choreography for included Prince, Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, George Michael, Sting, Britney Spears and Sheryl Crow
. In 1996, Barry was co-choreographer for the acclaimed Michael Jackson's short film "Ghost" directed by Stan Winston....and also choreographed the 68th Academy Awards. In 1998, Barry choreographed the Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring superstar Motown artists.

Lather also recorded an album as a solo artist with the label Atlantic Records/WEA in 1990, titled Turn Me Loose.[8]

In the early 2000s, Lather began directing large productions such as world tours and live television performances for artists including P Diddy,

X Factor, and the BET Awards 2010.[9]

In 2011 and 2012, he worked on the

Freestyle Motocross show "Nuclear Cowboyz" tour.[11] In 2014, he was creative director for performances by Echosmith, Nick Jonas, The Vamps, and Meghan Trainor at the Nickelodeon Halo Awards. For the 2016 Grammys, Lather directed Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt's live mashup performance of "Heartbeat" and "Take Your Time." In early 2018, Lather directed & choreographed the grand opening event for Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia and in 2019 the ground breaking ceremony of the ancient city of Diriyah outside of Riyadh. In 2019, Barry was the creative producer for American Idol's season finale show. [9] In 2021, he directed a Celebrity Cruise Line classic rock production called Rockumentary that launched in Greece. Barry directed Robbie Williams Las Vegas Residency Show at The Wynn, and Carrie Underwood's Residency Show "Reflection" at ResortsWorld in Vegas. Recently, Barry worked on Hans Zimmer's European Tour in 2022/2023, directed & designed iconic rocker John Fogerty's Tour and directed Carrie Underwood's The Denim & Rhinestones Tour. [12]

Personal life

Awards

Year Film awards / critics Award Work Result Ref
1988 MTV Video Music Awards Best Choreography "The Pleasure Principle" music video Won [4]
1997 Fosse Awards Best Music Video "Ghosts" - Michael Jackson Won [13][14]
2001
Emmys
 Outstanding Choreography
Miss America 2000
 Nominated [15]
2016 Pollstar Most Creative Stage Production Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round Nominated [16]

Selected Directing & Choreography

TV and Film

Music videos

Live Performances & Award Shows

Tours

  • 1988-1989: The Faith Tour - George Michael
  • 1991: Under My Spell Tour - Paula Abdul
  • 2001-2002: Dream Within a Dream Tour - Britney Spears
  • 2004: The Truth Tour - Usher
  • 2006: PCD World Tour - The Pussycat Dolls
  • 2006: The Emancipation of MiMi Tour - Mariah Carey
  • 2006: L.O.V.E. Tour - Ashlee Simpson
  • 2007: Dancing with the Stars Tour
  • 2007: Girl Gone Bad Tour - Rihanna
  • 2010: OMG Tour - Usher
  • 2012: John Fogerty Tour
  • 2012: Kaleidoscope Dream Tour - Miguel
  • 2014: The Elusive Chanteuse Tour - Mariah Carey
  • 2014: John Fogerty 1969 Tour
  • 2015: Jackie Tour - Ciara
  • 2015: Between the Sheets Tour - Trey Songz
  • 2016: The Storyteller Tour - Carrie Underwood
  • 2017: The Total Package Tour - Paula Abdul
  • 2019: Straight Up Paula Tour - Paula Abdul
  • 2019: The Cry Pretty Tour 360 - Carrie Underwood
  • 2022: Hans Zimmer European Tour
  • 2022: The Denim & Rhinestones Tour - Carrie Underwood

References

  1. ^ a b c d "It's a jungle out there". Deseret News. 2002-03-08. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  2. ^ a b Clayton, Chris (2016-12-05). ""You're funky, where you from?"". Mpls St Paul. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. ^ a b "The Michael Jackson School of Dance". LA Times. 1990-08-26. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. ^ a b Kispert, Amber (2008-10-21). "Bringing rhythm nation to you". PressPubs. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  5. ^ a b "Barry Lather: Credits". Yahoo. n.d. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. ^ "Get the funk up: A tribute to Prince's Batdance". SBS. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  7. ^ Johnson, Robert E. (1987-03-01). "Janet Jackson: 'I'm Not Sexy, I'm Sassy...I Date... And I Will Marry Again'". Jet. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  8. ^ "Barry Lather - Turn Me Loose". AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  9. ^ a b c "Barry Lather". MSA Agency. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  10. ^ Wild, Stephi (2019-12-22). "Choreographers Cris Judd, Bryan Anthony Join FOR THE LOVE OF A GLOVE Michael Jackson Musical". Broadway World. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  11. ^ "Nuclear Cowboys tour takes off". ESPN. 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  12. ^ "Rocumentary". Batwin and Robin. 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  13. ^ Segal, Lewis (1997-11-10). "Fosse Awards Announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  14. ^ Segal, Lewis (1999-11-10). "Fosse Awards Announced". LA Times. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  15. ^ "Awards & Nominations". Emmys. n.d. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  16. ^ "Pollstar Awards Nominees". Pollstar. 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2022-08-05.

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