1. Travis Payne was born on July 5,1971 and is an American choreographer, director, and producer.
25 Facts About Travis Payne
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Travis Payne was the choreographer for Michael Jackson's This Is It until Jackson's death.
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Travis Payne is the youngest inductee into the Gallery of Greats and the recipient of numerous nominations and awards.
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Travis Payne has received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography four times for his work with En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa, as well as Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson on the music video and short film "Scream," which was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most expensive music video ever made.
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Travis Payne received three American Choreography Awards, including honors for his work on "Scream" and Michael Jackson's Ghosts.
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Travis Payne was nominated for an Emmy Award for his choreography work with Michael Jackson on the "Dangerous" performance for the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards opening segment.
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Travis Payne is a two-time recipient of the Music Video Producers Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography for his work with the Brian Setzer Orchestra and Ally McBeal.
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In December 2009, Travis Payne was featured with a write-up in the Michael Jackson Opus and recognized for his choreography and contribution to his work with the King of Pop.
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Travis Payne appeared in a 1993 episode of the TV series Martin.
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On January 26,2011, Travis Payne received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th anniversary show of The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball.
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Travis Payne began dancing at age 4 and began formal training five years later with Norma B Mitchell and her daughter, Djana Bell.
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In 1984, Payne went to Northside School of the Arts, where he studied with William G Densmore and performed in Atlanta's Showbiz Kids.
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Travis Payne later joined the Harrison Dance Company before moving to Los Angeles.
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At 19, Travis Payne was selected for his first professional role, joining Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 World Tour.
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Travis Payne subsequently appeared with Prince, Debbie Allen, En Vogue, TLC, and Michael Jackson on his Dangerous World Tour.
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In 2008, Travis Payne choreographed a tribute segment to Michael Jackson, which included Omarion on the television series Dancing with the Stars.
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In May 2009, Travis Payne started to work with Michael Jackson and Kenny Ortega on This Is It which was a sold-out series of fifty concerts by Jackson to be held at the O2 Arena in London.
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On July 7,2009, Travis Payne helped choreograph the Michael Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, which was broadcast live around the world, from the US to Slovakia to parts of Asia, with an estimated one billion viewers.
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In January 2010, Travis Payne embarked on a peace tour and arranged a surprise visit to the Cebu province of the Philippines to work with the CPDRC Dancing Inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, a maximum security that is featured in the Michael Jackson Opus.
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In October 2010, CBS announced that Travis Payne would join Kimberly Wyatt executive producer, lead judge, and personal idol Paula Abdul on the judges panel for her new dance competition and reality show Live to Dance.
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In November 2010, Travis Payne was seen on Michael Jackson's The Experience at Dance School.
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Travis Payne choreographed her live shows along with directing and choreographing her debut music video, "Just Can't Let You Go," featuring Young Money's Lil Twist.
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In 2022, Travis Payne became a judge of the talent competition show Yoshiki Superstar Project X, airing on Hulu Japan and produced by Japanese musician and composer Yoshiki.