Gene Kelly

Eugene Curran Kelly (23 Agustus 1912 – 2 Februari 1996) adalah seorang aktor, penari, penyanyi, pembuat film, dan koreografer Amerika. Dia dikenal karena gaya menarinya yang energik dan atletis, ketampanannya, dan karakter menyenangkan yang dia mainkan di layar. Dia membintangi, membuat koreografi, atau ikut menyutradarai beberapa film musikal paling terkenal pada tahun 1940-an dan 1950-an, hingga film tersebut ketinggalan zaman pada akhir tahun 1950-an. Kelly terkenal saat ini karena penampilannya dalam film seperti Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), di mana ia dinominasikan untuk Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik, On the Town (1949), yang merupakan debut penyutradaraannya, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), dan It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly membuat debut filmnya dengan Judy Garland di For Me and My Gal (1942), dan diikuti oleh Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), dan Les Girls (1957). Setelah musikal ia membintangi dua film di luar genre musik: Inherit the Wind (1960) dan What a Way to Go! (1964). Pada tahun 1967, ia muncul dalam komedi musikal sutradara Prancis Jacques Demy The Young Girls of Rochefort berlawanan dengan Catherine Deneuve. Kelly menyutradarai film komedi A Guide for the Married Man (1967) yang dibintangi Walter Matthau, dan kemudian musikal mewah Hello, Dolly! (1969) dibintangi Barbra Streisand, mendapat nominasi Oscar untuk Film Terbaik. Kelly menjadi co-host dan muncul di Ziegfeld Follies (1946), Itu Hiburan! (1974), Itu Hiburan, Bagian II (1976), Itu Menari! (1985), dan Itu Hiburan, Bagian III (1994). Banyak inovasinya mengubah musikal Hollywood, dan dia dianggap berhasil membuat bentuk balet dapat diterima secara komersial oleh penonton film. Kelly menerima Penghargaan Kehormatan Akademi pada tahun 1952 atas pencapaian kariernya; pada tahun yang sama, Seorang Amerika di Paris memenangkan enam Academy Awards, termasuk Film Terbaik. Dia kemudian menerima penghargaan pencapaian seumur hidup di Kennedy Center Honors (1982) dan dari Screen Actors Guild dan American Film Institute. Pada tahun 1999, Institut Film Amerika juga menempatkannya sebagai legenda layar pria terhebat ke-15 dalam Sinema Hollywood Klasik.

Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s. Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994). His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema.