Jamie King

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Jamie King
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Verona, Wisconsin, U.S. [1]
Occupation(s) Creative director, choreographer, writer, producer
AgentMcDonald Selznick Associates [2] [3]
Website www.jamiekingofficial.com

Jamie King (born 1972) [4] is an American creative director, choreographer, and producer. His work directing concert tours for pop stars has grossed over $2 billion as of 2011. [2]

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Early career

King started his career in entertainment as a dancer. He appeared on the Cher video for "Love And Understanding" and went on tour with Michael Jackson on his Dangerous World Tour in 1992. [1] Afterwards he worked as a director and choreographer in Prince's Glam Slam West nightclub in Los Angeles. [1] While there, King created a new show every week using songs that Prince was unable to commercially release due to legal obligations to Warner Bros. Records. It was during this time that King learned staging. [1] After seeing a performance by Prince at the American Music Awards of 1995 (that King directed and choreographed), Madonna called King to talk about the two of them working together. [1] The first time they worked together was when he choreographed her 1995 music video "Human Nature". [4]

Fitness ventures

In 2004, King teamed up with Nike to create the Nike Rockstar Workout for use in Crunch Fitness gyms across the United States. [5] In 2007, he released his Rock Your Body fitness DVD which sold 100,000 copies. [5]

Cirque du Soleil, Super Bowl, and Q'Viva

In 2011 King wrote and directed a touring show by Cirque du Soleil dedicated to Michael Jackson called Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour . [6] In 2012, he co-created the boy band IM5 with Perez Hilton and Simon Fuller [3] [7] and directed Madonna's Super Bowl XLVI halftime performance. This performance marked the third time he appeared at Super Bowl for work. His first appearance was in 1993 as a dancer in Michael Jackson's performance at Super Bowl XXVII. [3] He returned in 1996 as a choreographer for Diana Ross' performance at Super Bowl XXX.

Also in 2012, he produced the Latin-themed entertainment show Q'Viva! The Chosen with Simon Fuller, Marc Anthony, and Jennifer Lopez. [8] The show was King's first experience working in television rather than stage; [8] however, the singers, instrumentalists, and dancers scouted from the show did give a one-time sold-out performance at the Mandalay Bay Events Center which King also directed. [3] King was the producer for Madonna's 2012 MDNA Tour which marked the first time since Madonna's 2001 Drowned World Tour that he had not been her tour's creative director. [9]

In 2013, King directed another Cirque Du Soleil Michael Jackson-themed show called Michael Jackson: One . [10] Unlike the touring show Immortal, Michael Jackson: One is a resident stage show housed at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Later in the year, King was the creative director for the third season of The X Factor . [11]

In 2014, King directed Bruno Mars' Super Bowl XLVIII halftime performance which marked the fourth time he had appeared at Super Bowl for work. [11]

Tours

King was the director for the following tours/productions:

Sources: [2] [11] [17] [18]

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  4. 1 2 "Helping Madonna Hit Her Marks". The New York Times . June 20, 2004. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Hill, Shelby (July 21, 2011). "Expanding the King brand into the fitness realm". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ Webster, Andy (April 2, 2012). "Singing Pageant of Pop, With a Circus Atmosphere". The New York Times . Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ Tyrell (February 22, 2012). "Perez Hilton, Simon Fuller & Jamie King Reveal New Boy Band: IM5". Homorazzi.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. 1 2 Young, Susan (July 21, 2011). "Playing Kingmaker in the manner of 'Idol'". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ MDNA Tour book (Media notes). Madonna. Boy Toy Inc., Live Nation Merchandise. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  18. ↑ "The Madame X Tour Credits". 19 September 2019.
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