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Astaire, Fred

  1. A twentieth-century American entertainer who danced in many film musicals with partners such as Ginger Rogers . He was admired for his speed and grace and for his apparently effortless approach to dancing.


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You see, as far as passing the baton down, Michael used to look at Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and James Brown.

He told his nephew Burr Steers he had successfully pursued and had sex with Fred Astaire when he first moved to Hollywood.

There is no Fred Astaire, there is no Gene Kelly or Ann Miller or Cyd Charisse.

Fred Astaire did it, but “A Fine Romance” number would never work in a film of Joyce.

You could see that it was Fred Astaire dancing and not some double doing the tap dancing.

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