Brian L Friedman was born on May 28,1977 and is an American dancer and choreographer.
16 Facts About Brian Friedman
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Brian Friedman began dancing at the age of 11 in his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, and appeared in various dance shows including Newsies, and Kids Incorporated.
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Brian Friedman trained under Joe Tremaine, Kenny Ortega, Vince Patterson, and Twyla Tharp.
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Brian Friedman has been credited for providing choreography for films such as Charlie's Angels and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, among others.
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Brian Friedman appeared in a singing group, "Blessed With Soul", along with Brittany Murphy, but left to pursue a career in dance.
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Brian Friedman co-owned a dance studio with his mother, Judi Brian Friedman, called The Dance Source.
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From 2004 to 2016, Brian Friedman served as the creative director of The PULSE on Tour, where he toured around the world mentoring students.
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In 2007, Brian Friedman became a judge and the replacement for Louis Walsh on the UK series of The X Factor alongside Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, and fellow new judge Dannii Minogue, as part of a revamp to the show in series 4.
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Brian Friedman finished his judging duties on MTV's Top Pop Group and directed, choreographed, and danced on Dancing with the Stars, before acting as producer and creative director for America's Got Talent, and as creative director for The X Factor USA.
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In 2012, Brian Friedman returned to work on The X Factor UK for the ninth series alongside the judges Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Nicole Scherzinger, and Louis Walsh for the first three weeks of the live shows.
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Brian Friedman left the show after the second season, and Jamie King took his position in the third season.
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Brian Friedman appeared in one episode of Welling Films' dance series Avengers of eXtreme Illusions.
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Brian Friedman choreographed the stage performance for Irish pop duo Jedward for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 semi-final.
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In 2014, Brian Friedman returned to The X Factor UK as creative director.
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Brian Friedman took part in the 2015 series of I'm a Celebrity.
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Brian Friedman has been nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Music Video Production Awards, and 5 American Choreography Awards.