Biografia
Brian Friedman can be described as a pioneer and entrepreneur having opened his first dance studio at the age of 16. He got his first big break as a dancer when he starred in the 1992 film "Newsies". Soon thereafter, he became one of the breakout stars on the cult classic hit Disney show Kids Incorporated, alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt and the late Brittany Murphy. As one of the most sought-after dancers in the business, his film credits include Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, You Got Served, She's All That, Austin Powers Gold Member and Uptown Girls. Brian has also performed with top music artists such as Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Prince, Paula Abdul and more.
Brian soon became one of the most in-demand choreographers in the business and went on to choreograph such shows as Dancing with The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Will & Grace, The Tonight Show, Late Night, Jimmy Kimmel, The Ellen Show, Oprah, MTV VMA's, VH1 Divas Live, American Music Awards and The Billboard Music Awards. The list of artists he has Creative Directed & Choreographed for include Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Ciara, Mariah Carey, Usher, P!nk, Nicole Scherzinger, Ne-Yo, Christina Aguilera, One Direction, Cher, Todrick Hall, Normani, Melanie Martinez and Sam Smith. He was chosen by Simon Cowell to work on several of his most popular and successful projects, including judging, choreographing, creative directing, and producing The X Factor (US and UK), America's Got Talent, and Britain's Got Talent.
Brian Friedman has received multiple nominations for the MTV VMA's, The MVPA's, and The American Choreography Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography. He has received 2 Universal Dance Awards for Best Choreography in Digital Content for Portugal the Man, Feel It Still, a World of Dance Award in 2016 for Male Choreographer of the Year, an Industry Voice Award in 2011 for Best Choreography in a Music Video for Britney Spears, Till the World Ends, the London Choreographers Carnival Achievement Award in 2006, and Convention of the Year for The Main Event which Brian created and produced. Brian's entrepreneurial spirit remains as vibrant as ever as he continues to work and develop new ideas in the field of dance
