Otis Sallid is a
choreographer, actor, writer, director and producer.
Otis was born on
April 17th 1949 in Harlem New York. He was drew to dancing at an early age and
studied with the Harlem Youth Unlimited, then went to the High School for
Performing Arts and then later Julliard.
He started his career working on Broadway shows like The Wiz and Purlie and also founded The New Art Ensemble Theatre Company where he worked with Debbie Allen.
His varied and distinguished career has found him working on in every field of the entertainment business:
Commercials for products like Coca Cola, Sprite, McDonalds and Ford;
Music Videos for the
likes of Faith Hill, Prince and Aretha Franklin;
Choreography for
Shows like the Super Bowl and Academy Awards;
Film Choreography
for Sister Act 2, School Daze and Malcolm X;
Theatre where he
created the show Smokey Joe’s Café.
TV Shows like
Suddenly Susan, Head of the Class, Living Single and A Different World.
Otis viewed Fame as one of his creative homes. Under Debbie Allen’s tutelage, he learned to direct and choreograph for film.
Otis continues his
work in the Arts as well as running his production company Creative Otis Inc.
He also spends his time speaking and teaching in colleges, universities and
arts programs around the world, The Boston Conservatory, Berklee School of
Music, Pace University in New York City, The Broadway Dreams Foundation and
Perry Mansfield in Steamboat Springs in Colorado just to name a few.
Interview Part 1
Interview Part 2
Director Choreographer Show Reel.
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