Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta; September 22, 1943) is an American musician, video artist, actress and choreographer. Basil is best-known for her #1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.
Basil was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a vaudevillian and her father was an orchestra leader.
Basil is a prolific choreographer who began as assistant choreographer on Shindig! an American music variety show which was broadcast on the ABC ne...
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Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta; September 22, 1943) is an American musician, video artist, actress and choreographer. Basil is best-known for her #1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.
Basil was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a vaudevillian and her father was an orchestra leader.
Basil is a prolific choreographer who began as assistant choreographer on Shindig! an American music variety show which was broadcast on the ABC network from September 16, 1964, to January 8, 1966. She appeared in the 1964 concert film The T.A.M.I. (Teen-Age Music International) Show, where she was quite prominent as one of the go-go dancers, along with fellow dancer and friend Teri Garr. In addition, she is frequently credited with bringing street dance to prominence with The Urban Campbellocking group, The Lockers. She choreographed David Byrne's memorable, marionette-style dance from the music video for the Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime." She worked with Talking Heads again...
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