Tommy Abbott
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Tommy Abbott was an American
-born actor
, dancer, and choreographer best known for his role as Gee-Tar in the original production of West Side Story
. Abbott was for many years the assistant choreographer to Jerome Robbins. He was the chief choreagrapher for the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof
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People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
-born actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, dancer, and choreographer best known for his role as Gee-Tar in the original production of West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
. Abbott was for many years the assistant choreographer to Jerome Robbins. He was the chief choreagrapher for the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
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