Luke Cresswell (born 1 October 1963) is a co-creator (along with Steve McNicholas) of the dance percussion act

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. He is a self-taught

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and one-time member of British busking/cabaret musical group

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. Stomp is famous for using ordinary objects as instruments (dustbins, brooms, etc.)

Early life

His father Peter Cresswell was a painter and the dean of arts at

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and he grew up in Brighton. His older brother

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became a notable comedy

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.Addison Cresswell obituary in ''The Guardian''
Retrieved 24 December 2013

Career

Cresswell starred in the

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TV series ''Stomp'', and writes music extensively for TV. He composed the score for the 1997 film '' Riot''. His session work as a percussionist and programmer include;

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, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello,

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and

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. With Steve McNicholas, he directed the film links for the 1994 Billboard Music Awards and directed three

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commercials in the United States. Also with McNicholas, he helped ''direct'' the HBO special ''

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References

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* * 1963 births Living people English male television actors English buskers English male dancers English choreographers English theatre directors {{dance-bio-stub