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Craig Revel Horwood (born January 4th 1965) is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n dancer, choreographer
Choreography

Choreography , is the art of making structures in which movement occurs. The term dance composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures....
, and theatre director in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

in Ballarat, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, Horwood started his career as a dancer in Melbourne
Melbourne

Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
, then moved to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 to take advantage of the greater opportunities available there.

In his new biography, Horwood reveals that at the age of 17 he made money by appearing as a drag queen in bars and clubs, and that his relationship with an unnamed celebrity was akin to prostitution.






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Craig Revel Horwood (born January 4th 1965) is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n dancer, choreographer
Choreography

Choreography , is the art of making structures in which movement occurs. The term dance composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures....
, and theatre director in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

Biography

Born in Ballarat, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, Horwood started his career as a dancer in Melbourne
Melbourne

Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
, then moved to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 to take advantage of the greater opportunities available there.

In his new biography, Horwood reveals that at the age of 17 he made money by appearing as a drag queen in bars and clubs, and that his relationship with an unnamed celebrity was akin to prostitution. Horwood claims he is bisexual, and is currently in a relationship with his partner, Rover.

Theatrical career

Horwood's West End
West End theatre

West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English language world....
 credits include Spend Spend Spend
Spend Spend Spend

Spend Spend Spend is a musical theatre with a book and lyrics by Steve Brown and Justin Greene and music by Brown.In 1961, Yorkshire housewife Viv Nicholson won ?152,319 in the football pools....
 and My One and Only
My One and Only

My One and Only is a musical theatre with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer and music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin....
, both of which garnered him Laurence Olivier Award nominations for Best Choreography. He was associate director/choreographer of West Side Story
West Side Story

West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet....
, assisted Bob Avian
Bob Avian

Bob Avian is an United States choreographer and a theatre producer and theatre director.Avian's early career was divided between dancing in such Broadway theatre shows as West Side Story, Funny Girl , and Henry, Sweet Henry and working as a production assistant on projects like I Do! I Do! and Twigs ....
 with Martin Guerre
Martin Guerre (musical)

Martin Guerre is a musical theater with a book by Claude-Michel Sch?nberg and Alain Boublil, lyrics by Boubil, Edward Hardy , Stephen Clark , and Herbert Kretzmer, and music by Sch?nberg....
, and was resident director of Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon

Miss Saigon is a West End theatre musical theatre by Claude-Michel Sch?nberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr....
. He also choreographed Hard Times - The Musical, Calamity Jane, Tommy Cooper - Jus' Like That, and directed and choreographed Beautiful and Damned
Beautiful and Damned

Beautiful and Damned is a musical theatre with a book by Kit Hesketh Harvey and music and lyrics by Les Reed and Roger Cook .Drawing its title from F....
.

Regional theatre choreography credits include Pal Joey, Arcadia
Arcadia

Arcadia, Arkad?a , or Arcady is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas....
, On the Razzle
On the Razzle

"On the razzle" is a euphemism often used in the British press to describe the actions of a celebrity who has drunk, or is about to drink, a considerable amount of alcohol....
, and My One and Only
My One and Only

My One and Only is a musical theatre with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer and music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin....
 at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre

Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, and opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Martin in 1962....
, Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls is a musical theater, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon....
 in Sheffield
Sheffield

Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. It is so named because of its origins in a field on the River Sheaf that runs through the city....
, Anything Goes
Anything Goes

Anything Goes is a musical theater with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, revised by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse....
 and South Pacific
South Pacific (musical)

South Pacific is a 1949 in music#Musical theater with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan....
 for Grange Park Opera, and Hot Mikado
Hot Mikado

Hot Mikado is a musical comedy, based on Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, adapted by David H. Bell and Rob Bowman . After researching the 1939 Broadway musical, The Hot Mikado , Bell and Bowman created a new adaptation, Hot Mikado....
 at the Watermill Theatre
Watermill Theatre

The Watermill Theatre is a privately owned repertory theatre. It is a converted watermill with gardens beside the River Lambourn, in Bagnor, near Newbury, Berkshire, Berkshire, England....
 in Newbury
Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings....
.

International productions include Crazy for You
Crazy for You

Crazy for You is a musical theater with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as ?The New Gershwin Musical Comedy?, it is largely based on the songwriting team?s 1930 production, Girl Crazy, but interpolates songs from several other productions as well....
 (South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
), Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
 and Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity is a Musical theater with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria....
 (Amsterdam
Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the Capital of the Netherlands and List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people of the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands of North Holland in the west of the country....
 and Holland
Holland

Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
 national tour), Chess
Chess (musical)

Chess is a musical theater with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Bj?rn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other....
 (Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
), Bonheur
Bonheur

For the artist, see Rosa BonheurBonheur is a Norway holding company for the Olsen family. The company is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange and has ownership in numerous companies within energy, shipping and other sectors....
 (Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
), Copacabana
Copacabana

Copacabana is a borough located in the southern zone of the city Rio de Janeiro, known for its 4 km beach which is one of the most famous of the world....
 (Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
, Der Kuhhandel
Der Kuhhandel

Der Kuhhandel is an operetta by Kurt Weill. The German libretto was written by Robert Vambery....
 (Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
), and Glanzlichter (Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
).

Horwood directed the opening ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations....
 in Manchester
Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
 and staged Once Upon a Time - The Life of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen , also known as simply H. C. Andersen ); was a Denmark author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Red Shoes "....
, a live concert in Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
 to mark the author's bicentenary that was televised worldwide.

Horwood recently choreographed the play Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, starring Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom is an England film and stage actress....
 and Billy Zane
Billy Zane

William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. is an American actor and film director. He is best recognized for his role as List_of_characters_in_Titanic_#Fictional_characters in the 1997 Blockbuster film Titanic , as the deranged psychopath Hughie Warriner in Dead Calm , John Justice Wheeler in Twin Peaks, as The Phantom in the 1996 The Pha...
 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.

He is also directing the Welsh Premiere Concert Production of My Land's Shore which will premiere in Cardiff soon.

In the summer of 2008, he premiered a new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an England composer of musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber and also the brother of the renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber....
 musical Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (musical)

Sunset Boulevard is a Musical theater with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the Sunset Boulevard , the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street....
 at the Watermill Theatre
Watermill Theatre

The Watermill Theatre is a privately owned repertory theatre. It is a converted watermill with gardens beside the River Lambourn, in Bagnor, near Newbury, Berkshire, Berkshire, England....
, which has now transferred to the London stage at the Comedy Theatre
Comedy Theatre

The Comedy Theatre, is a West End Theatre, and opened on Panton Street in the City of Westminster, on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre....
, running from 4th December 2008 to 18th April 2009.

Television career

Horwood is familiar to British television audiences as a member of the judging panel on both the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom dance and Latin dancing dances....
 and Comic Relief does Fame Academy
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities sing as students of the Academy. The programme was launched in 2003 to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief , with the final of the show occurring on Red Nose Day....
. He has a reputation for being the harshest of the Strictly Come Dancing judges and is often the recipient of good-natured booing from the studio audience. On top of all this, he attracted widespread criticism for his apparent bias towards Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton

Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop music singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Bunton is best known for being a member of the successful '90s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as "Baby Spice" as she was the youngest member and often wore revealing "babydoll" dresses....
 in the fourth series of the competition. Craig's harsh comments came back to haunt him on one occasion when contestant Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor is a retired snooker player, and current BBC snooker commentator. Taylor is well known for his sense of humour and his trademark over-sized glasses....
 announced that he intended to give Craig a snooker cue and see what he could do with that in five days. True to his word on Monday night's edition of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two is a United Kingdom television programme, the companion show to the popular BBC One programme Strictly Come Dancing....
 Dennis handed Craig a snooker cue and challenged him to learn how to play snooker in 5 days. Craig accepted the challenge and spent the week being tutored by Willie Thorne
Willie Thorne

William Joseph Thorne , best known as Willie Thorne, is a former English people professional snooker player and now a Sportscaster....
 and then on the Friday was given a minute to pot as many red balls as possible with his performance being judged by Dennis along with John Virgo
John Virgo

John Virgo is an English people former professional snooker player and more recently a snooker sports commentator and television personality. He is also a life long Manchester United F.C....
, Clive Everton
Clive Everton

Clive Everton , is a Wales veteran BBC snooker Sportscaster, journalist and author. He began his BBC career on the radio, but has been commentating on the television from the World Snooker Championship 1978 through to the present....
 and former World Champion Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon

Ray Reardon, MBE is a retired Wales snooker player. He dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Snooker Championship in that decade....
. Craig failed to pot a single ball.

Horwood was a judge on Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, along with Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett

Lesley Garrett Order of the British Empire is an England soprano, broadcaster and media personality....
 and Richard Park
Richard Park (broadcaster)

Richard Park is Executive Director of Global Radio. He was previously a media consultant and broadcaster in the UK and has also made appearances as the 'Headmaster' of BBC TV's Fame Academy programmes....
. In May and June 2007 he appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Masterchef
Masterchef

Masterchef is a BBC television cookery game show. It ran initially from 1990 to 2001, and was revived in a different format as Masterchef Goes Large from 2005 onwards....
, reaching the final alongside Nadia Sawalha
Nadia Sawalha

Nadia Sawalha is an England actor and television presenter of Jordanian, British people, and French Huguenot descent.Sawalha is perhaps best known for her role as Annie Palmer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders during the 1990s, although most of her television work is now as a presenter rather than an actress....
 and Midge Ure
Midge Ure

Midge Ure Order of the British Empire is a guitarist, singer, Keyboard instrument, and songwriter. He had particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in a number of bands, including Slik, Thin Lizzy, The Rich Kids, Visage and most notably as frontman of the band Ultravox....
.

He is a judge on Dancing with the Stars in New Zealand
Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series)

Dancing with the Stars is a New Zealand television series based on the United Kingdom series Strictly Come Dancing. The show introduces eight local celebrities paired with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges and the viewing public in order to survive pote...
, along with Brendan Cole
Brendan Cole

Brendan Cole is a ballroom dancer specialising in Latin dance. He has appeared on the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, a dance contest in which a professional ballroom dancer is partnered with a celebrity amateur dancer....
: it is common for the two men's opinions and scores to be markedly different.

He can also be seen in Episode 5 of Series 2 of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends

Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends is a television show television documentary series, in which Louis Theroux gives viewers the chance to get brief glimpses into the worlds of individuals and groups that they would not normally come into contact with or experience up close....
 during which Theroux investigates the trials and tribulations of struggling New York actors. He is introduced as Craig Horwood at an audition for a musical on a Norwegian cruise ship, for which he is the choreographer.

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