| Leslie Segar | |
| Other Names: | Big Lez |
| Birth Place: | Jackson Heights, Queens |
| Alma Mater: | Springfield College |
| Occupation: | Dancer, choreographer, actress, producer, radio host |
Leslie Segar also known as "Big Lez", is a dancer, choreographer, actress, radio and television personality, and fitness specialist. She is known as a host of Rap City and as the dancer in the opening credits of Living Single.
Segar is from Jackson Heights, Queens. As a young teen she was a gymnast.[1] She has a bachelor's degree in physiology and sport medicine from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2] [3]
Segar has worked as a dancer, choreographer, on-air radio and television personality, producer, fitness specialist, and actress,[4] [5] and is noted for her athletic style[6] and ability to backflip. Her first audition was for the production of Club XXII, a Hip Hop twist of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night produced by Randy Weiner and Rob Hanning and starring Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, and Wyclef Jean. She has danced with LL Cool J, Bobby Brown, Salt n' Pepa, Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Michael K. Williams,[7] and was a dancer in the opening credits of Living Single.[8] [9] [10] She is most known for her time on Rap City[11] from 1994 to 1999. Segar has choreographed for Sean Combs on Mary J. Blige's first album.
In 2019, she co-hosted a weekly internet radio show Tha Spin Room.[12]
As of 2020, Segar was living in Los Angeles.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | House Party 2 | Dancer | ||
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Dancer | ||
| 1993 | Who's the Man? | Sheneequa | ||
| 1995 | New Jersey Drive | Angry Resident | ||
| 1997 | Hav Plenty | Jane | ||
| Herself | ||||
| 1999 | The Breaks | Janealle | ||
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Newstand Woman | ||
| 2005 | The Fabric of a Man | Gayle | Video | |
| 2008 | 142 John Street | Latrice Warren | Short | |
| 2022 | A Miracle Before Christmas | Valerie Jenkins |