Brian Friedman
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Brian Friedman | |
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| Birth name | Brian L. Friedman |
| Born | May 28, 1977 Choreographer |
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| Years active | 1988–absent |
Brian L. Friedman (born May 28, 1977)[
Friedman has created the choreography for many popular music artists – such as Britney Spears, Cher, Beyoncé Knowles, and Mariah Carey – as well as for music videos, concert tours, and television and film productions.
Early life
Friedman was born in
Friedman began dancing at the age of 11 in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, and appeared in various dance shows including Newsies, and Kids Incorporated. By the age of 16, he was responsible for his own dance studio.
Friedman trained under Joe Tremaine,
He has been credited for providing choreography for films such as Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, among others.
Friedman also appeared in a singing group, "Blessed With Soul", along with Brittany Murphy, but left to pursue a career in dance.
Friedman also co-owned a dance studio with his mother, Judi Friedman, called The Dance Source. It closed in 2000, so he could focus full-time on choreography.[citation needed]
Career
Choreography
Friedman has choreographed, directed, and performed many music videos and performances, such as
Friedman has also choreographed for various television shows including
From 2004 to 2016, Friedman served as the creative director of The PULSE on Tour, where he toured around the world mentoring students.[2]
In 2011, Friedman re-joined
In 2019, he was responsible for choreographing all musical numbers in
His most recent work is with Itzy, a rising girl group based in South Korea, for their new comeback single, “Icy”.
Television
Friedman appeared as a judge and choreographer on the show
Friedman left the UK show in 2010, and was re-contracted to work on the American version of the show,
Friedman finished his judging duties on MTV's Top Pop Group and directed, choreographed, and danced on Dancing with the Stars, before acting as producer and creative director for America's Got Talent, and as creative director for The X Factor USA.
In 2012, Friedman returned to work on The X Factor UK for the ninth series alongside the judges
Friedman also choreographed the stage performance for Irish pop duo Jedward for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 semi-final.[citation needed] In 2014, Friedman returned to The X Factor UK as creative director.[citation needed]
Friedman took part in the
He resides in Scottsdale AZ and London, with his husband Daniel Porter Friedman.[citation needed]
Personal life
In an early 2015 interview with Attitude magazine for its Love & Marriage commemorative special issue, Friedman and his partner, Daniel Brown, announced plans for their upcoming wedding.[4]
Friedman married his partner in February 2020.
Friedman is a patron of the Urdang Academy.
Awards
Friedman has been nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Music Video Production Awards, and 5 American Choreography Awards.
References
- ^ White, Betty (August 6, 2005). "Five for Fighting". TVgasm. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
The first hip hop choreographer is surprisingly, a gay Jew – Brian Friedman
. - ^ "Brian Friedman". Broadway Dance Center. August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "Britney Spears' Choreographer Responds to 'Haters'". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Bond, Nick (February 8, 2015). "Brian Friedman talks love and marriage". attitude.co.uk. Attitude magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
'After three years I thought we'd be together and get married at some point,' Daniel confesses. And that's exactly what they're now planning – although you'll have to pick up the magazine to find out what they've got planned…
External links
- Brian Friedman at IMDb
- Brian Friedman on Twitter
