Gregg Burge

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Gregg Burge (November 14, 1957 - July 4, 1998) was a tap dancer and choreographer.

Burge graduated from New York's prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in 1976. His credits ranged from television's The Electric Company to the stage and film version of A Chorus Line (1985), for which he served as assistant to choreographer Jeffrey Hornaday and performed the role of Richie, as he had on Broadway.

A tap dancer from the age of 7, Burge won a scholarship to study at the Juilliard School when he was 17.

Burge was nominated for two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, won the Fred Astaire Award twice, and also received honors for his Broadway performances in Song and Dance and Oh, Kay!. He also performed as the Scarecrow for four years in the Broadway production of The Wiz.

Burge was also active in the music video industry, choreographing Michael Jackson's Bad music video (directed by Martin Scorsese) with Jeffrey Daniels and another video for the reggae band Steel Pulse.

In addition, Burge ran a dance studio on Long Island.