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Nigel Lythgoe (born July 9, 1949) is an English television and film director and producer. He is noted for being the producer of the shows Pop Idol and American Idol as well as creating, executive producing and being a regular judge for So You Think You Can Dance. is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Bonnie Lythgoe is a British former dancer, who is now a producer/director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... This article is about the British television series. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network, on Fox Japan, on CTV in Canada, on Living in United Kingdom and Ireland and on Network Ten in Australia. ...

Biography

Lythgoe aspired to be a professional dancer from childhood, against the wishes of his longshoreman father.^{[citation needed]} After professional training, he served as a choreographer for and performed as a dancer with the BBC's Young Generation dance troupe from 1969 (to ?), and then as a choreographer for numerous shows, including The Muppet Show, where he later progressed to floor director from 1976.^{[citation needed]} A stevedore is a person who works at loading or unloading a ship. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The Muppet Show was a television program featuring a cast of Muppets (diverse hand-operated puppets, typically with oversized eyes and large moving mouths) produced by Jim Henson and his team from 1976 to 1981. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After working his way through the television industry, Lythgoe held the post of Head of Entertainment and Comedy at London Weekend Television, where he commissioned and produced shows including Gladiators and Blind Date^[1]. LWT redirects here. ... For other uses, see Gladiator (disambiguation). ... A blind date is a date where the people involved have not met each other previously. ...

He moved from London Weekend Television to Bob Geldof's television company Planet 24 to executive produce the UK version of Survivor. Lythgoe then joined Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment group. He came to UK public attention when he was a judge and an executive producer for the ill-fated ITV1 show Popstars. During the show, Lythgoe earned the nickname "Nasty Nigel" for being a tough on the competitors. Most significantly, the show led the way to a host of other singing contests such as the Pop Idol franchise, the template for American Idol. Robert Frederick Xenon Geldof[1], KBE[2], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [3], is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... Planet 24 was a television production company. ... Survivor was a television series. ... Simon Fuller (born May 17, 1960 in Hastings, England) is one of the most important figures in the entertainment business in the world. ... 19 Entertainment, based in the United Kingdom, is a leading creator and producer of entertainment properties, including American Idol in the United States, Pop Idol in the United Kingdom, as well as versions of the Idol series in more than seventy countries around the world and US Television show So... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ... This article is about the British television series. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ...

Lythgoe is now president of 19 Television, where he has brought to the screen, in both Britain and America various "reality/talent" format of Idol; and is producer/judge of So You Think You Can Dance, on the FOX television network. Countries that have their own versions of an Idol series. ... So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network, on Fox Japan, on CTV in Canada, on Living in United Kingdom and Ireland and on Network Ten in Australia. ... FOX redirects here. ...

Personal life

Until early 2007, Lythgoe was married to Bonnie Lythgoe^{[citation needed]}, whom he met while he was choreographer for the BBC's Young Generation dance troupe. ^[2]. Bonnie was also an audition judge on the first and second seasons of So You Think You Can Dance and is now a permanent judge on the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance. The couple have two sons together, Simon Lythgoe and Kristopher and a grandson called George. Bonnie Lythgoe is a British former dancer, who is now a producer/director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes. ... So You Think You Can Dance is an American dance reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network, on Fox Japan, on CTV in Canada, on Living in United Kingdom and Ireland and on Network Ten in Australia. ...

Since their split in early 2007, Lythgoe has been rumoured to be dating Priscilla Presley.^{[citation needed]} Priscilla Ann Beaulieu Presley[1] (born May 24, 1945) is an American model, actress and author. ...

Producer Filmography (partial)

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Director Filmography

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