Larry Billman

Larry Billman was born on Oct 23, 1938 in USA. Larry Billman's big-screen debut came with Miracle of the White Stallions directed by Arthur Hiller in 1963, strarring . Larry Billman is known for The Americanization of Emily directed by Arthur Hiller, James Garner stars as Lt. Commander Charles Edward Madison and Julie Andrews as Emily Barham. The upcoming new movie Larry Billman plays is Five the Hard Way which will be released on Jul 11, 1970.

Began his life as a musical performer on stage (Hollywood, Broadway, Las Vegas), TV and film, but his writing skills soon led him to Disney live entertainment. From 1969 to the present, he has written, directed and/or produced hundreds of live shows at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, as well as creating touring shows for the Disney Company. As creative director, he opened 7 non-Disney theme parks in Japan but returned as Creative Director for the creation of Tokyo DisneySea in 2001. He also has directed 6 editions of Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and for the legitimate theater in the U.S., Germany and Japan. Author of Film Choreographers and Dance Directors (McFarland) and two Bio-Bibliographies for Greenwood Press about Fred Astaire and Betty Grable. In 1998, he founded the Academy of Dance in Film, a non-profit foundation dedicated to honor the art of film dance and choreography and has been an Associate Professor at Cal State Long Beach, USC and other universities in California on the subject. He recently did the audio commentary for "Top Hat" in the newly released WB "Astaire and Rogers" DVD set.