Bob Fosse

Robert Louis "Bob" Fosse (English: Robert Louis "Bob" Fosse, June 23, 1927 - September 23, 1987) was a late famous American film, music, and stage actor. His areas of expertise include actors, dancers, musical theater choreographers, musical theater and film directors, screenwriters and editors. He has won the Tony Award for Best Choreography 8 times in total, and to this day (as of 2013) he is still the person who has won the most awards in this category. In terms of film, he has been nominated for Academy Awards 4 times, and won the Director Award at the 45th Academy Awards held on March 27, 1973 for directing "Cabaret", defeating Francis Ford Coppola, the director of the classic gangster film "The Godfather."