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Fred Tallaksen
is an award winning choreographer whose work can be seen &
recognized all over the world. He is a 2 time Emmy nominee,
has won an American Choreography Award and been nominated for
a second, has won 2 Choreography Media Honor Awards, has won
an Espirit Award, has won several Gala Awards and has been nominated
for an Ovation Award and a Robby Award.
Fred has been a quadruple threat performer since his teens and
performed in musicals such as Cats, Starlight Express, On Your
Toes, Tommy, Pippin and Jesus Christ Superstar. He danced, acted,
tumbled and did skating stunts for commercials including Coke,
Pepsi, HBO and Adidas. Fred has sung jingles for Dr. Pepper,
Sprite, Blue Cross and Pop Tarts. Music videos and television
include Madonna, Black Sabbath, Bobby Womack, General Hospital,
Loving, the Rosie O’Donnell show and the Superbowl halftime
show. Currently Fred has the honor of performing with the amazing
Ann-Margret in her traveling variety show. |
Fred’s vision and work as a
contemporary choreographer are a direct eclectic reflection
of his diverse background. Lending his talents to film, television,
commercials, stage, music videos and the corporate entertainment
field, Fred has not only choreographed dancers, singers, actors
and musicians, but also skaters, bmx & skateboarders, drummers,
aerial artists and gymnasts.
Fred worked one on one with Madonna & created choreography
for her "Sorry" music video. He was then asked to
choreograph a large section of the finale for her Confessions
World Tour. The televised special on NBC earned him a Choreography
Media Honors Award. Fred has also choreographed other music
videos for James Blunt, Junanes, Kellis, Cag Net, the Roller
Girlz and DIVA.
He was the skating consultant for Austin Powers III –
Goldmember, and worked personally with Mike Myers. He choreographed
other films such as No Place Like Home, Circuit, Whiplash and
The Sex Monster.
National Commercials include the American Choreography Award
nominated Mountain Dew spot, 7 spots for Goodyear Tires, Dirt
Devil, 2 Round Table Pizza spots, Shoebuy.com, Domino’s
Pizza, Toshiba, Adidas Men’s Cologne, Hilton Hotels, Mitsubishi
and Chrysler.
For all 7 seasons, Fred was the staff choreographer for the
hit television series, Malcolm in the Middle and choreographed
over 19 episodes. These earned him 2 Emmy nominations, a win
for an American Choreography Award and a second Choreography
Media Honors Award. Fred has also choreographed episodes of
Arrested Development, Blue Collar TV, Living with Fran Drescher,
the Hollywood Christmas Parade, 7 years on Days of Our Lives,
Mad TV, Boy Meets World, Monk, Two Guys and a Girl and Nickelodeon’s
Kids’ Choice Awards.
For the stage, Fred has choreographed Damn Yankees, Music Man,
Songs for a New World, Music of the Night and Miss Desmond Behind
Bars which earned him an Ovation Award nomination. For Universal
Studio’s Summer Movie Drive Inn, Fred choreographed Grease,
West Side Story, Footloose, Xanadu, the Wizard of Oz, Little
Shop of Horrors and Dirty Dancing. For Tokyo Disney Seas, Fred
choreographed an amazing spectacle entitled The Legend of Mythica.
Fred is currently the Show Director for the Pixar Play! Parade,
which is Disney's new parade at California Adventure.
A multi-award winning Director/Choreographer for his work in
the corporate arena, Fred has worked on over 200 events all
over the world for major corporations including Microsoft, Mitsubishi,
Honda, Acura, IBM, FORD, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Goodyear,
AT&T, Rolls Royce, Chrysler, Honeywell, US Sprint, Harley
Davidson, Jaguar, Elizabeth Arden, the Disney Channel, Phillip
Morris and countless others. Fred has also been a staff choreographer
for the past 4 years for the high roller parties on New Years
Eve at the Bellagio and Mirage hotels in Las Vegas. For his
work in the Corporate World, Fred has won an Esprit Award and
several Gala Awards.
In 1999, Fred created “Rhythm Extreme” which is
a high-energy percussion group that has performed at over 300
events all over the world. Two troupes based in Orlando and
Los Angeles, are performing and touring simultaneously throughout
the year in commercials, at corporate events, theme parks, trade
shows and casinos. Fred wrote, directed and choreographed a
full length Rhythm Extreme show entitled “The Beat Goes
On” for the Disney Magic Cruise ship and the Windsor Casino.
Rhythm Extreme also competed and progressed through several
rounds of the hit television show “America’’s
Got Talent.
Along with his many creative talents, Fred is also a songwriter
and has a publishing deal with Sony music. He has recently written
& produced music and jingles for McDonald’s, Cisco,
Honda, Acura, Mary Kay cosmetics, Rhythm Extreme and Mitsubishi.
He has coached and choreographed celebrities such as Madonna,
Mike Meyers, Heather Locklear, David Spade, Lucy Lawless, Fran
Drescher, Jamie Kennedy, Greg Kinnear, Bea Arthur, Kelis, David
Cassidy, Frankie Muniz, Kelly Osborne, Marisa Tomei, Amy Pietz,
Queen Latifah, Rita Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Melissa Joan
Hart, Portia De Rossi, Antonio Sabato Jr., Ben Stiller, Ben
Savage, Jane Kazmerick, Ruben Studdard & Kimberly Caldwell
from American Idol, Mariel Hemmingway, The Osmonds, Paul Lekakis,
Cloris Leachman, Whitney Houston, Bryan Cranston, Wendie Malkin,
Judy Greer, Laura Bell Bundy and Vanessa Hudgens. |
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