Astaire

[ uh-stair ]

noun

1. Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.

Astaire

/ əˈstɛə /

noun

1. AstaireFred18991987MUSDANCE: dancerMUSIC: singerTHEATRE: actor Fred, real name Frederick Austerlitz . 1899–1987, US dancer, singer, and actor, whose films include Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and The Band Wagon (1953)

Example Sentences

Esquire magazine, in 1960, listed him as one of the best-dressed men in America, along with Clark Gable, Fred Astaire and Cary Grant.

From Los Angeles Times

The film is famous for her and Astaire spoofing the newfangled movie gimmicks in the Cole Porter number “Stereophonic Sound,” including swinging from a chandelier.

From Seattle Times

While headlining at that hotel’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Paige was offered a starring role in the 1957 Fred Astaire musical “Silk Stockings.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was Irish dancing, but with influences of ballet, flamenco and Fred Astaire.

From BBC

“The concept I had in my mind was people partnering in movement, like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, where there’s a give-and-take related to what you’re going to do.”

From Los Angeles Times