# Fred Astaire

> He made dancing on film look like thought made visible - weightless, precise, impossible. For decades the mere promise of watching Fred Astaire move was enough to fill theaters.

*American dancer, actor, and singer (1899-1987)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1899-05-10
- **Died:** 1987-06-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born Frederick Austerlitz in 1899, Astaire drew from tap, classical technique, and the Castles' elevated style to forge what he called "outlaw style" - an instinctive, unpredictable approach that redefined American ballroom dance. His partnership with Ginger Rogers produced ten musicals during Hollywood's golden age, including Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and Shall We Dance (1937). He continued through Holiday Inn (1942), Easter Parade (1948), The Band Wagon (1953), and into the late fifties with Funny Face and Silk Stockings. In 1974 he earned his only competitive Oscar nomination for The Towering Inferno, a disaster film, and won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for the role. He collected an Honorary Academy Award in 1950, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, and in 1999 the American Film Institute ranked him fifth among the greatest male stars in cinema history. Seventy-six years, start to finish.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 71.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 30.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000001/ (@nm0000001)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BtDAwCZhR6nPrJtbVgQNX (@4BtDAwCZhR6nPrJtbVgQNX)

## Topics
#Actors, #Actor, #Movies, #Singer-Songwriter, #Comedy, #Film Directing, #Theatre, #Voice Acting

## Timeline
- **1998** - Grammy Hall of Fame
- **1987** - Died
- **1987** - Capezio Dance Award
- **1978** - Kennedy Center Honors
- **1974** - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
- **1961** - Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- **1960** - Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
- **1959** - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- **1949** - Academy Honorary Award
- **1933** - Dancing Lady
- **1899** - Born

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