25 Facts About Ron Kellum

Ron Kellum was born on February 1,1965 and is an American producer, director, artist and choreographer known for being a Broadway veteran and the first African-American artistic director for the award-winning Cirque du Soleil.

Ron Kellum was the artistic director for the productions of Kooza from 2015 through 2016 and Volta from 2018 through 2020.

In 2010, Kellum appeared on the seventeenth season of the CBS reality competition The Amazing Race.

Ron Kellum grew up in Denver, Colorado, where he started his career in theater at age 12.

Ron Kellum was raised in the church where his parents gave him the foundation for his spirituality.

Ron Kellum attended and graduated from Manual High School in 1983.

Ron Kellum started his career appearing in theatrical musicals on and off Broadway.

Ron Kellum was cast in the Broadway production of Chicago in 1998.

Ron Kellum appeared in the productions of Fame and Beauty and The Beast at the Shubert Theater in Los Angeles.

In 1998, Ron Kellum was cast as Sergeant Fogarty and The Doctor from 1998 until 2000 in the first national tour of the award-winning musical Chicago.

Ron Kellum appeared in a production of Dreamgirls in 2004.

Ron Kellum then directed and choreographed the production of Dreamgirls in 2008 at the San Diego Musical Theatre.

In that same year, Ron Kellum directed and choreographed the production of Five Guys Named Moe starring Tony and Grammy awards winner Leslie Odom Jr.

In 2010, Ron Kellum directed the production of the musical, Rent at Lewis Family Playhouse in Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

Ron Kellum directed the musical production of Chicago in 2012 at Oklahoma University, the San Diego Music Theater and at the Sacramento Music Circus in 2013.

Also in 2013, Ron Kellum directed the production of The Wedding Singer at the Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham, Al.

Ron Kellum directed the production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 2017 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL.

Ron Kellum's production ran from April 19,2017 - May 28,2017.

Ron Kellum's production featured an all-Black cast, which is a rarity.

Ron Kellum has been the co-producer and co-director for the NFL Pro Bowl Half-time Show in Hawaii and Orlando and the co-executive director for the NFL Pro Bowl Cheerleaders from 2000 through 2020.

Ron Kellum has co-produced the NFL United Way Thanksgiving Day Half-Time Show as well.

In 2012, Ron Kellum co-directed and choreographed the production of The Color Purple at the Red Mountain Theatre Co.

In 2010, Kellum was the choreographer for the motion picture, Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey Jr.

In 2015, Ron Kellum became the first African American artistic director for Cirque du Soleil, with the productions of Kooza, from 2015 through 2016 and Volta, from 2018 through 2020.

In 2010, Ron Kellum appeared on season 17 of the television reality show The Amazing Race with his best friend Tony Stovall.