Died On This Date (August 29, 1994) Michael Peters / Famed Choreographer
Posted by themusicsover on August 29, 2010
Michael Peters
August 6, 1948 – August 29, 1994
Michael Peters was a much-respected choreographer for such high profile music videos as Lionel Richie’s “Hello,” Donna Summer’s “Love To Love You Baby,” Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A Battlefield,” and of course, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and “Beat It,” in which he portrayed one of the gang leaders. In 1982, Peters won a Tony Award for his choreography work on the Broadway musical Dreamgirls. He died of AIDS related causes at the age of 46.
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Mya said
OMG I kow this guy from beat it and thriller in Michael Jackson videos. This is crazy and a coincdence. Plus he died the same day as Michal jacksons 36 birthday
Karaneh Askari said
CUTE PERSON…FANTASTIC ARTISTIC VIEW…GOD BLESS HIM.
Fabio Arancio said
remember the greatest, Tony Fields.