Daniel Celebre (born 1984) is a

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Career

Celebre (pronounced "Chellibray"), also known as Da FunkyMystic, was inspired to dance professionally by

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's performances. He started dancing at age 4 and acting at 17 and, besides performing in dances, his credits also include TV commercials and ''

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'' in 2003 and ''

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''. Celebre was hired as a principal dancer for

's This Is It concert residency that was cancelled 18 days before its first show when Jackson died on June 25, 2009. He also appears prominently in the ensuing '' This Is It'' film also released in 2009. He was also featured on ''

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'' with dancer Shannon Holtzapffel and appeared with the Top 10 Michael Jackson dancers Nicholas Bass,

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, Christopher Grant,

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, Shannon Holtzapffel, Devin Jamieson,

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, Dres Reid, Danielle Rueda Watts, Tyne Stecklein, Timor Steffens. In the

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, Celebre alongside

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and Dres Reid took part in a collective dance to "

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" with intro from "

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" with

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's CPDRC Dancing Inmates on January 19, 2010. The dance was specially choreographed by Payne, the Michael Jackson choreographer and associate director of This Is It through an initiative of "Sony Pictures Home Entertainment".Travis Payne, Dres Reid and Daniel Celebre in "They Don't Care About Us" dance with CPDRC dancing inmates in Philippines
/ref> The clip went live on

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and

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and immediately captured more than 3 million views within 1 week of its release online.

Filmography

*2000: '' The Other Me'' as actor/dancer (TV) *2003: ''

'' as dancer *2003: '' ''Honey'''' as dancer *2008: ''

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'' as actor/dancer (TV) *2009: '' This Is It'' as dancer

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Celebre, Daniel Canadian contemporary dancers 1984 births Living people People from King, Ontario Canadian male dancers 21st-century Canadian dancers