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American choreographer, creative director, producer, and dancer
Barry Lather
Born (1966-08-16 ) August 16, 1966 (age 57 ) Occupation(s ) Choreographer, creative director, producer Years active 1985–present Known for "The Pleasure Principle " music video
Barry Lather (born August 16, 1966) is an American creative director , choreographer, producer, and dancer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota , and Los Angeles, California .[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Lather was born on August 16, 1966, in Albany, New York .[citation needed He grew up in a family of five children in Atlanta, Georgia .[2] [1] [3] Los Angeles and trained on scholarship at Joe Tremaine's Dance Center.[1] [2]
Lather's first entertainment industry dancing project was the 1985 Michael Jackson 3-D film Captain EO [4] Fame Dancin' to the Hits Janet Jackson 's "Nasty " and "When I Think of You ."[5] [3] [6] American Music Awards and Grammy Awards , and later for "The Pleasure Principle " music video, which won a Billboard Music Award and an MTV Award for Best Choreography .[5] [7] Prince , Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul , George Michael , Sting, Britney Spears and Sheryl Crow . In 1996, Barry was co-choreographer for the acclaimed Michael Jackson's short film Ghost , directed by Stan Winston, and also choreographed the 68th Academy Awards. In 1998, Barry choreographed the Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring superstar Motown artists.
Lather also recorded an album as a solo artist with the label Atlantic Records /WEA in 1990, titled Turn Me Loose .[8]
In the early 2000s, Lather began directing large productions such as world tours and live television performances for artists including P Diddy, Ashlee Simpson , Seal , Gwen Stefani , Usher, Ciara, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Trey Songz and Miguel. Barry acted as creative director for Usher 's The Truth Tour , The OMG Tour and the Showtime special "One Night One Star" live from Puerto Rico.[9] Paramount Parks [citation needed and Disney and working with Olympic athletes like Kristi Yamaguchi , Scott Hamilton , and Katarina Witt .[1] Donny and Marie Osmond 's Las Vegas Show at the Flamingo Hotel .[10] So You Think You Can Dance Britain's Got Talent X Factor BET Awards 2010 [9]
In 2011 and 2012, he worked on the Freestyle Motocross show "Nuclear Cowboyz" tour.[11] Echosmith , Nick Jonas , The Vamps , and Meghan Trainor at the Nickelodeon Halo Awards. For the 2016 Grammys , Lather directed Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt 's live mashup performance of "Heartbeat " and "Take Your Time ." In early 2018, Lather directed & choreographed the grand opening event for Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia and in 2019 the ground breaking ceremony of the ancient city of Diriyah outside of Riyadh. In 2019, Barry was the creative producer for American Idol's season finale show.[9] Rockumentary that launched in Greece . Barry directed Robbie Williams Las Vegas Residency Show at The Wynn, and Carrie Underwood's Residency Show "Reflection" at ResortsWorld in Vegas. Recently, Barry worked on Hans Zimmer's European Tour in 2022/2023, directed and designed iconic rocker John Fogerty's tour and directed Carrie Underwood's The Denim & Rhinestones Tour.[12]
Personal life [ edit ]
Selected directing and choreography [ edit ]
TV and film [ edit ]
Music videos [ edit ]
Live performances and award shows [ edit ]
1987: 29th Annual Grammy Awards (Janet Jackson)
1987: American Music Awards (Janet Jackson)
1998: Super Bowl Halftime Special / Tribute to Motown
2003: MTV Video Music Awards (P Diddy)
2004: BET Awards (Usher)
2004: MTV Video Music Awards (Usher )
2004: American Music Awards (Usher & Alicia Keys)
2005: Fashion Rocks (Gwen Stefani , Pharrell , P. Diddy )
2007: BET Awards - (Ciara)
2008: BET Awards, American Music Awards, Fashion Rocks (Rihanna)
2008: BET Awards (Usher)
2008: Donny & Marie Osmond Las Vegas Residency Show at the Flamingo
2009: BET Awards (Keri Hilson)
2010: MTV Video Music Awards (Usher "OMG" performance)
2011-2015: Country Music Awards (Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney)
2011: 2011 Latin Grammy Awards (Usher, Romeo Santos )
2011: American Music Awards (Justin Bieber)
2011: American Idol performance (Nicole Scherzinger)
2012: Divas (Ciara)
2012-13: BET Award performances (Miguel)
2013: Grammy Awards (Miguel & Wiz Khalifa)
2013: Dancing with the Stars performance (Demi Lovato)
2013: Billboard Awards (Miguel)
2015: Kid's Choice Awards (Nick Jonas)
2015: CMT Awards (Carrie Underwood)
2016: ACMs, CMA, CMT Award performances (Carrie Underwood)
2017: BET Awards (Trey Songz)
2018: 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards (Carrie Underwood )
2018: "Qiddiya" Live Opening Ceremony in Saudi Arabia
2018: MTV Video Music Awards (Logic)
2018: ACMs, CMT Fest, CMA, American Music Awards - (Carrie Underwood)
2019: Robbie Williams "Live in Las Vegas" Residency show at The Wynn
2019: British Summer Time Hyde Park - Robbie Williams
2019: Nu Skin Corporate Event
2019: "Diriyah" Opening Ceremony Event in Saudi Arabia
2020: "Rockumentary" - Live Show / Celebrity Cruises
2021: American Music Awards - (Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood)
2021: "Reflection" Las Vegas Residency Show at Resortsworld - Carrie Underwood
2021: Gala Live Event Las Vegas / Volo Events
2022: Stagecoach - (Carrie Underwood)
2022: Gala Live Event Los Angeles & Malta / Volo Events
1988-1989: The Faith Tour - George Michael
1991: Under My Spell Tour - Paula Abdul
2001-2002: Dream Within a Dream Tour - Britney Spears
2004: The Truth Tour - Usher
2006: PCD World Tour - The Pussycat Dolls
2006: The Emancipation of MiMi Tour - Mariah Carey
2006: L.O.V.E. Tour - Ashlee Simpson
2007: Dancing with the Stars Tour
2007: Girl Gone Bad Tour - Rihanna
2010: OMG Tour - Usher
2012: John Fogerty Tour
2012: Kaleidoscope Dream Tour - Miguel
2014: The Elusive Chanteuse Tour - Mariah Carey
2014: John Fogerty 1969 Tour
2015: Jackie Tour - Ciara
2015: Between the Sheets Tour - Trey Songz
2016: The Storyteller Tour - Carrie Underwood
2017: The Total Package Tour - Paula Abdul
2019: Straight Up Paula Tour - Paula Abdul
2019: The Cry Pretty Tour 360 - Carrie Underwood
2022: Hans Zimmer European Tour
2022: The Denim & Rhinestones Tour - Carrie Underwood
References [ edit ]
^ a b "The Michael Jackson School of Dance" . LA Times . August 26, 1990. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ a b Kispert, Amber (October 21, 2008). "Bringing rhythm nation to you" . PressPubs. Retrieved August 4, 2022 .
^ a b "Barry Lather: Credits" . Yahoo. n.d. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "Get the funk up: A tribute to Prince's Batdance" . SBS. April 22, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ Johnson, Robert E. (March 1, 1987). "Janet Jackson: 'I'm Not Sexy, I'm Sassy...I Date... And I Will Marry Again' . Jet . Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "Barry Lather - Turn Me Loose" . AllMusic. n.d. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ a b c "Barry Lather" . MSA Agency. n.d. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ Wild, Stephi (December 22, 2019). "Choreographers Cris Judd, Bryan Anthony Join FOR THE LOVE OF A GLOVE Michael Jackson Musical" . Broadway World. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "Nuclear Cowboys tour takes off" . ESPN. November 23, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "Rocumentary" . Batwin and Robin. 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ Segal, Lewis (November 10, 1997). "Fosse Awards Announced" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 4, 2022 .
^ Segal, Lewis (November 10, 1999). "Fosse Awards Announced" . LA Times . Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
^ "Awards & Nominations" . Emmys. n.d. Retrieved August 4, 2022 .
^ "Pollstar Awards Nominees" . Pollstar. November 11, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2022 .
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