Jacques d'Amboise

Jacques d'Amboise

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Jacques d'Amboise was born on Jul 28, 1934 in USA. Jacques d'Amboise's big-screen debut came with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers directed by Stanley Donen in 1954, strarring Ephraim Pontipee. Jacques d'Amboise is known for That's Dancing! directed by Jack Haley Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov stars as Self - Host and Ray Bolger as Self - Host. Jacques d'Amboise has got 2 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Jacques d'Amboise achieved is Christopher Awards. The upcoming new movie Jacques d'Amboise plays is Off Beat which will be released on Apr 11, 1986.

Jacques D'Amboise was trained in the School of American Ballet before joining the New York City Ballet in 1950. He soon went on to become a principal dancer. For over 3 decades, he danced with NYCB. During that time, he also choreographed several ballets. In 1976, D'Amboise founded the National Dance Institute in New York City, teaching children how to dance. NDI has since expanded into other cities and internationally. D'Amboise's efforts with NDI were filmed in documentary form in 1982 -- winning the Academy Award. D'Amboise has four children -- his daughter, Charlotte d'Amboise, has appeared in films, and his son, Christopher d'Amboise, is an accomplished dancer.

  • Birthday

    Jul 28, 1934
  • Place of Birth

    Dedham, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 1 nominations

Christopher Awards
2002
Winner - James Keller Award
The Kennedy Center Honors
1995
Winner - Kennedy Center Honors

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