American dancer, actor, and choreographer who played the role of Gee-Tar in the 1957 production of West Side Story.
He started out working as an assistant choreographer to Jerome Robbins.
He worked as the chief choreographer in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof.
He grew up with his family in Waco, Texas.
He was an assistant choreographer to Jerome Robbins for many years.