Jeffrey Hornaday is an American

choreographer Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A chor ...

and

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. He has choreographed films such as ''Flashdance'', ''Dick Tracy'', ''Captain Eo'' and ''

A Chorus Line ''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is cent ...

'' . Hornaday was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for his direction of the 2011 Disney Channel original movie Geek Charming. He received a second Directors Guild of America Award nomination for his direction of Disney's 2013 movie Teen Beach Movie which is the highest viewed non-sequel movie in cable television history. In 2003 he was nominated for the

MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography The MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography is a craft award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and choreographer of the music video. From 1984 to 2007, the full name of the award was Best Choreography in a Video. The biggest winner ...

for adapting his dance routines from ''Flashdance'' for

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in her

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'' I'm Glad''. Hornaday has also directed multiple world tours for entertainers such as

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and

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. Hornaday created specialized marketing campaigns for companies such as

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and Nike, and has served as creative director for events featuring President

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and President

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Personal life

From 1977 to 1985, Hornaday lived with actress

Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She made her Broadway debut in '' 110 in the Shade'' in 1963. In 1965 she received wide recognition for playing the title role in the television musical product ...

. Hornaday dated Madonna for a short period in early 1989, between Madonna's separation from

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and emerging relationship with

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Filmography

As actor

* ''

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grang ...

'' (1982, as Aggie) * ''

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'' episode ''Double Switch'' (1987, as Choreographer)

As choreographer

* '' Flashdance'' (1983) * '' D.C. Cab'' (1983) * '' Romancing the Stone'' (1984, as Jeffrey D. Hornaday) * '' Streets of Fire'' (1984) * ''

'' (1985) * ''

Captain EO ''Captain EO'' is a 1986 American 3D science fiction short film shown at several Disney theme parks from 1986 until 1998. The film, starring Michael Jackson, was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film was shown as part of an attraction with ...

'' (1986) * '' Tango & Cash'' (1989, as Jeff Hornaday) * ''

Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the '' Detroit Mirror'', and was distributed by the Chicago T ...

'' (1990) * '' The Marrying Man'' (1991) * '' Life Stinks'' (1991) * '' Carlito's Way'' (1993) * ''Bird of Prey'' (1995) * '' Sweet Jane'' (1998)

As choreographer and director

* '' ABC Afterschool Specials'', episode ''Out of Step'' (1984) * '' Teen Beach Movie'' (2013) * '' Teen Beach 2'' (2015)

As director

* ''

CBS Summer Playhouse ''CBS Summer Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season. Overview Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid acted as hosts during th ...

'', episode ''Sawdust'' (1987) * ''Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy'' documentary (1988, concert performances) * '' Shout'' (1991) * '' Geek Charming'' (2011)

Miscellaneous roles

* ''Portrait of a Showgirl'' (1982, as production assistant) * ''Madonna: Ciao, Italia! - Live from Italy'' documentary (1988, as stage director) * ''Madonna: The Girlie Show'' (1993, as production stager, stage producer)

Awards

* ''

'' for '' I'm Glad'' (2003, nominated) * '' Directors Guild of America Award'' for ''Best Director'' for ''Geek Charming'' (2012, nominated)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornaday, Jeffrey Living people American choreographers American contemporary dancers Film directors from Los Angeles Film choreographers Yale University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) American male dancers People from San Jose, California