Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe is an English television and film director and producer, and former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He is noted for being the producer of the shows Pop Idol and American Idol as well as being a creator, executive producer and a regular judge for So You Think You Can Dance. He was also creator of the 2009 competition Superstars of Dance. Born in Wirral, England to dockworker, George Percival Lythgoe and mother Gertrude Emily Lythgoe, he became interested in dance at the age of 10. He began with tap and then went on to become a student at the Hylton-Bromley...
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Birthdate:July 9, 1949
Birthplace:Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Age:62
Also known as:Nasty Nigel

TV appearances by Nigel Lythgoe

So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance
Series Aired: January 2, 2010 - June 11, 2011
Number of seasons:1
Genre:Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
Network:BBC One
Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes
Corkscrewed: The Wrath of Grapes
Series Aired: November 29, 2006
Number of seasons:1
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
Series Aired: 1966
Genre:Telethon, Variety show

TV shows created or produced by Nigel Lythgoe

TitleRoleFirst AiredLast AiredGenre
So You Think You Can Dance Created & Produced 2005 Interactive television, Reality television, Game show, Talent show
Superstars of Dance Created & Produced 2008 2009 Reality television
So You Think You Can Dance Created & Produced 2007 2007 Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
So You Think You Can Dance Created & Produced 2010 2011 Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
So You Think You Can Dance Created Interactive television, Reality television, Game show, Talent show
So You Think You Can Dance Created Interactive television, Reality television
So You Think You Can Dance Created 2007 Interactive television, Reality television, Game show
So You Think You Can Dance Created 2010 Reality television, Interactive television
So You Think You Can Dance Canada Created 2011 Interactive television, Reality television, Game show
Can You Duet Created 2008 Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
So You Think You Can Dance Created Interactive television, Reality television, Game show
Superstars of Dance Created 2009 Reality television
So You Think You Can Dance Created 2007 Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
So You Think You Can Dance Created 2011 Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
So You Think You Can Dance Created Interactive television, Reality television, Game show
American Idol Produced 2002 Game show, Interactive television, Reality television, Talent show, Music
American Juniors Produced 2003 2003
Pop Idol Produced 2001 2003 Talent show, Reality television
So You Think You Can Dance Produced 2005 Interactive television, Reality television, Game show, Talent show
Deutschland sucht den Superstar Produced 2002 2010 Reality television, Interactive television, Talent show
All American Girl Produced 2003 2003 Reality television
Don't Try This At Home Produced 1998 2001 Game show
The Next Great American Band Produced 2007 2007 Reality television, Game show, Interactive television
Deutschland sucht den Superstar Produced 2008 Reality television
Superstars of Dance Produced 2008 2009 Reality television
So You Think You Can Dance Produced 2007 2007 Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
So You Think You Can Dance Produced 2010 2011 Game show, Reality television, Interactive television
Popstars (AU) Produced 2000
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Personal relationships of Nigel Lythgoe

Bonnie Lythgoe
Bonnie Lythgoe
Relationship type:Marriage
Together:1974 - 2007

Bonnie Lythgoe is a former British dancer who, since the 1990s and 2000s, has been the producer and director of various theatre productions, including pantomimes. In 1969, Bonnie Lythgoe auditioned for the BBC's Young Generation dance troupe, which included her future husband Nigel among its...
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