Viktor Manoel (born 1957) is a Mexican–American dancer, choreographer, writer, and actor.
Manoel was born and raised in Mexico. He worked with such choreographers as
Édouard Lock of Canadian dance group
La La La Human Steps and
Toni Basil. Basil hired him for
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...
's world stadium
Glass Spider Tour
The Glass Spider Tour was a 1987 worldwide concert tour by the English musician David Bowie, launched in support of his album ''Never Let Me Down'' and named for that album's track "Glass Spider". It began in May 1987 and was preceded by a two ...
after she spotted him performing in a
LA nightclub in 1987.
Manoel has performed in numerous shows including ''Open Doors'' and ''Whistle Revisited'' (based on
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. He received Lis ...
's ''Anyone Can Whistle''), as well as with
Grace Jones
Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. She began her Model (person), modelling career in New York State, then in Paris, working for fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent (brand), Yves St ...
, and Canadian singer
Norman Iceberg.
Viktor Manoel has also appeared in film such as ''
Staying Alive''
[ (1983) directed by ]Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone (; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a Sylvester Stallone filmography, film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received List of awards and nominations received by Syl ...
, '' Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo''[ (1984), '']Glass Spider
''Glass Spider'' is a concert film by English singer David Bowie. The release was sourced from eight shows during the first two weeks of November 1987 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia during the last month of the Glass Spider To ...
'' (1988) directed by David Mallet, and ''Female Perversions'' (1997) directed by Susan Streitfeld.
As a cyclist, Manoel has raised significant funds for many organizations taking part in different AIDS rides and marathons of various distances across North America each year.
References
External links
Los Angeles Marathon–1998 Results
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1957 births
Living people
Mexican emigrants to the United States
American male dancers
American artists of Mexican descent
Mexican male film actors
American male film actors
American male actors of Mexican descent
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