| Jeff Kutash | |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Field: | Dance and choreography |
| Movement: | Street dance |
Jeff Kutash (born 1945) is an American dancer and choreographer.
Jeff was born in Cleveland, Ohio. As a teen, he was a middleweight Golden Gloves boxer.[1]
Jeff Kutash began his entertainment career in Cleveland, Ohio, as a dancer/choreographer of the musical variety show Upbeat, which was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2013.[2] [3] He has choreographed for James Brown, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, John Travolta, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Bette Midler, Cher and Jerry Lewis. He served as a Live Show Attraction Director for Elvis Presley, Dick Clark, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tom Jones.[4]
Kutash created Las Vegas' first water show, Splash, which was a long-running hit for 20 years and paved the way for O.[5] His unique brand of "Street Dancing" is credited with invigorating Las Vegas' shows for a younger audience, innovating a format that had been held by French-themed revues that filled the nightclubs.[6]
Jeff currently resides in Las Vegas, NV. In September 1997, he testified in a trial denying accusations of bribing a judge for a favorable outcome concerning his show Splash in Las Vegas.[7] He is divorced with one daughter, and has a long term girlfriend.