Steve Merritt

Not to be confused with Stephin Merritt.
Steve Merritt
Born Steve Thomas Michaels
(1945-01-17)January 17, 1945
San Jose, California, U.S.
Died January 26, 1993(1993-01-26) (aged 48)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Occupation Choreographer
Dancer
Years active mid-1960s–late-1980s
Notable work Dream Street
61st Academy Awards opening number

Steve Merritt (January 17, 1945 – January 26, 1993)[1] was an American dancer and choreographer. Together with Nancy and Ronnie Horowitz and Mark Donnelly, Merritt created the musical Dream Street, which played in Las Vegas from 1983 to 1987. Merritt and Donnelly also conceived the Broadway-style format for the Chippendales show. In 1989 Merritt choreographed the opening number of the 61st Academy Awards presentation.

Steve Thomas Merritt was born Steve Thomas Michaels in San Jose, California, in 1945. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1960s and studied dance under David Winter while working as a dancer on a local TV show called The Farmer John Dance Show. He created the Solid Gold Dancers and performed on Casey Kasem's weekly Top Forty Countdown television show.

Merritt died of AIDS in 1993 at age 48.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Merritt, dancer, noted choreographer" (Obituary), San Jose Mercury News, January 30, 1993, page 6B.
  2. ↑ Obituary, New York Times (Jan. 31, 1993).
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