Awards & Winners

Danny Daniels

Date of Birth 25-October-1924
Place of Birth Albany
(Albany County, United States of America, New York)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Choreographer, Dancer, Teacher
Danny Daniels is an American choreographer, tap dancer, and teacher. Daniels was a featured dancer in several 1940s Broadway musicals, including Billion Dollar Baby, Street Scene, and Kiss Me, Kate; although he continued performing during the 1950s and after, including a tour with the Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre, Daniels quickly moved into choreography for stage, film, and television. He won a Tony Award and an Astaire Award in 1984 for The Tap Dance Kid and received three more Tony nominations for High Spirits, Walking Happy, and the 1967 revival of Annie Get Your Gun. Notable film and television credits include Pennies from Heaven, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Night They Raided Minsky's, and Zelig, as well as specials featuring performers such as Gene Kelly and Judy Garland. In 1952, he created the Tap Dance Concerto with composer Morton Gould. Daniels' students include Christopher Walken.

Awards by Danny Daniels

Check all the awards nominated and won by Danny Daniels.

1984


Tony Award for Best Choreography
Honored for : The Tap Dance Kid

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Choreography The Tap Dance Kid

1967


Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Choreography Annie Get Your Gun
Tony Award for Best Choreography Walking Happy

1964


Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Choreography High Spirits