Tommy Rall

Tommy Rall was born Thomas Rall on December 27 in Kansas City, Missouri, but the year of birth he claims (1929) would have made him about 11 or 12 when he made his movie debut in 1942.

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December 27 - Kansas City, Missouri

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He is an excellent ballet dancer and has danced on stage, as well as in a number of musical movies. He has appeared in several films, including Kiss Me, Kate, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Merry Andrew and My Sister Eileen. He also had a role in the movie Funny Girl where he appeared as the Prince in a spoof of the ballet Swan Lake. On Broadway he danced to considerable acclaim as "Johnny" in Marc Blitzstein and Joseph Stein's 1959 musical Juno, based on Sean O'Casey's play Juno and the Paycock.

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Ballet dancer - Kiss Me, Kate - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Merry Andrew - My Sister Eileen - Funny Girl - Ballet - Swan Lake - Broadway - Marc Blitzstein - Joseph Stein - Juno - Sean O'Casey - Juno and the Paycock

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Tommy Rall is also a talented opera singer.

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Briefly married to his Juno co-star, Monte Amundsen, although the Internet Movie Database lists his only spouse as Karel Shimoff.

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Monte Amundsen - Internet Movie Database

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