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Name	Lawrence Leritz
First Name	Lawrence
Last Name	Leritz
Occupation	Stage Actor
Birthday	September 26
Birth Year	1962
Place of Birth	Alton
Home Town	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Virgo
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Father	Not Available
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Spouse	Not Known
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Lawrence Leritz Biography

Lawrence Leritz is one of the most popular and richest Stage Actor who was born on September 26, 1962 in Alton, Illinois, United States. His debut was with the chorus for children in the world premiere from the stage musical State Fair, which starred He made his debut in the children’s chorus in the world stage debut of the musical State Fair, which starred Ozzie and Harriet Nelson. and Harriet Nelson.

Leritz moved to New York City on scholarships to the Harkness Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and School of American Ballet, studying with Alexandra Danilova, Stanley Williams and the Bolshoi’s Māris Liepa. Leritz was invited to work with the dance choreographers George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey, Robert Joffrey, Ruth Page, Frederic Franklin, John Neumeier, Lee Theodore, Joe Layton and Sir Frederick Ashton. Leritz, while dancing in a company class at The New York City Ballet, was discovered by Balanchine ballerina Violette Verdy. Violette invited Lawrence to join The Hamburg Ballet. While performing in Hamburg, his dancing impressed Dance Magazine’s editor-in-chief William Como, who invited Leritz back to the U.S.for photo sessions with famed dance photographer Kenn Duncan for Dance Magazine. Leritz continued his dancing career on the international stages, starring with Ruth Page’s Chicago Ballet, Israel’s Bat-Dor Dance Company and with the Paris Opéra on its U.S. tour to the Metropolitan Opera and DC’s Kennedy Center. Leritz also appeared as guest artist and choreographer for Plácido Domingo’s Los Angeles Music Center Opera and danced in the Joffrey Ballet version of Michel Fokine’s “Petrushka” with Rudolf Nureyev at the New York City Center. Leritz created his own company, Dance Celebration, which represented the United States at the International Choreographic Competitions in Paris, performing his signature ballet, “Worth A Song,” receiving special congratulations from President Jimmy Carter at The White House in 1979. Leritz produced The 50th Anniversary Gala of The American Guild of Musical Artists, featuring over 300 stars of ballet and opera at The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in 1986. The Gala’s hosts, New York City Opera’s Beverly Sills and New York City Ballet’s Peter Martins provided the show’s highlight, dancing together in the restaged opening of Balanchine’s “Vienna Waltzes.” Leritz appeared three times on the cover of Dance Pages Magazine, including the Spring 1989 issue, in which he wrote an article which introduced and encouraged bodybuilding for dancers. Appearing on the cover with bodybuilding champion Rich Gaspari, his article helped to change the look of professional dancers. In 2006, Leritz was included in Harvard University’s George Balanchine Collection of The New York City Ballet at The Harvard Theatre Collection and The Harvard College Library. Leritz appeared Off-Broadway in “Funding The Arts” at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, acting and dancing the role of J. Edgar. Leritz’s television dance appearances include the 2013 Emmy Award winning “Night Of Too Many Stars” on Comedy Central, performing as Keitel’s wise guy in “Call Me Maybe” with Carly Rae Jepsen and Harvey Keitel at the historic Beacon Theatre (New York City). Lawrence was featured in The New York Times dance article, Your First Dance Crush, July 2013. Leritz also co-hosted the Off-Broadway tribute to dance legend Ruth Page, March 2015.

During the 2003–2004 New York theatre season, Leritz was the producer and choreographer of the long running Off-Broadway show, Boobs! The Musical. The New York Times review noted “The six person cast is expertly choreographed by Lawrence Leritz.” Boobs! The Musical was nominated for the 2004 MAC Awards for Best Musical Revue and won New Orleans’ 2005 Big Easy and Ambie Awards. For television, Leritz produced three seasons of the annual event “Day of Compassion”, for which Time magazine honored Leritz as their 1996 Local Hero. He is current producing the upcoming film, Once The Music Played.

He was raised and born at Alton, Illinois. He is the youngest of four children.

He choreographed and produced the hit off-Broadway show Boobs! The Musical that received nominations for the 2004 MAC Award. MAC Award for Best Musical Revue.

Lawrence Leritz (born September 26, 1962) is an American actor, dancer, singer, producer, director, fitness expert and choreographer.

Lawrence Leritz Net Worth

Lawrence is one of the richest Stage Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lawrence Leritz's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was a theatre scholar and dance at Southern Illinois University. He relocated from Illinois to New York City on scholarships from the Joffrey Ballet, Harkness Ballet and School of American Ballet.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Stage Actor
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

On television, Lawrence recently had the honor of leading NBC’s 2017 annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as the Taxi Driver. Additional acting roles include 2018 appearances on Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and NBC’s Saturday Night Live in the Spiritual Rap Choir with Amy Schumer, CBS’s Capitol, ABC’s All My Children, Dick Clark’s Celebrity Boxing with Ron Palillo and in HBO’s Sex And The City; talk shows including The Rosie O’Donnell Show with Liza Minnelli, Maury, CNN’s Showbiz Tonight and Entertainment Tonight. Leritz hosted and created the best-selling DVD Total Stretch! with Lawrence Leritz”.

Leritz choreographed the Motown feature film musical, Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon, the mime duo Shields & Yarnell for Atlantic City, for MTV and various recording artists. He also choreographed the one-act ballet “Alone” for The Hamburg Ballet, receiving its US premiere in 2018. For Goodtimes Entertainment, Leritz choreographed and co-produced two live action children musicals, Treehouse Trolls Birthday Day and The Forest Of Fun and Wonder. Leritz is also known in the fitness world as the choreographer to many bodybuilding stars, which included the NBC Sports television special “Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Bodybuilding Arnold Classic” in 1989 and appears in numerous issues of Joe Weider’s Muscle & Fitness and Men’s Fitness magazines. In “A Broadway Holiday Concert” for Huntington Disease NY, Leritz choreographed songs by Cole Porter and original cast members from Broadway’s Grease.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Leritz was chosen by director/choreographer Jerome Robbins for his second Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof with Herschel Bernardi and Maria Karnilova. Other Broadway appearances include Fonteyn & Nureyev on Broadway and Lee Theodore’s American Dance Machine. Leritz also directed and produced two editions of “Broadway Showstoppers” at NYC’s Hudson Theatre and The Town Hall. Leritz returned to co-star at The Muny with Broadway’s Judy Kaye, John Reardon, John Schuck, Beth Leavel and his dance partner, Lorene Yarnell in Cole Porter’s Can-Can, receiving excellent reviews. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted “Can-Can opened in dazzling style, reminiscent of the Muny glory days, weaving a magic spell. Leritz and Yarnell are teamed in exciting style. Their dancing is fabulous.” Leritz appeared in The Joe Layton Tribute at Off-Broadway’s St Luke’s Theater, October 2014, hosted by Bruce Vilanch and recently in The Madeline Kahn Tribute, singing at New York’s Metropolitan Room, September 2015.

Who is Lawrence Leritz Dating?

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Lawrence’s many feature films include the 2019 award-winning comedy Love in Kilnerry as Deputy Rory, The Con Is On starring Uma Thurman, The Adjustment Bureau opposite Matt Damon, Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, Dummy with Adrien Brody, Easy Money with Rodney Dangerfield, Legs with Gwen Verdon and the HBO feature Stag with Ben Gazzara, Kevin Dillon and Taylor Dayne. Lawrence recently co-starred in the 2017 comedy short film, The Pitch.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Leritz directed and produced a tribute, hosted by Tyne Daly, to honor Welcome Back, Kotter’s Ron Palillo’s life and career at NYC’s The Triad Theatre, October 3, 2012. Lawrence is currently producing Ron Palillo’s play, “The Lost Boy” for the New York stage. Broadway’s Chad Kimball, Matt Doyle, Jennifer Cody, Sheffield Chastain, Mary Beth Peil, Elizabeth Morton and James Lecesne starred in an industry reading of “The Lost Boy,” Sept. 2014, at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios.

Facts & Trivia

Lawrence Ranked on the list of most popular Stage Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lawrence Leritz celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.

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