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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Akron, Ohio, USA

Homepage: https://www.paultazewelldesign.com

Movie Involvements: 10

TV Involvements: 0


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Biography

Paul Tazewell is an American costume designer for the theatre, dance, and opera and television. After training at New York University Tisch School of the Arts he started his career on Broadway. He went on to win a Tony Award and a Emmy Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. Tazewell made his Broadway debut as a costume designer with Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk in 1996. He went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2016). His other Tony-nominated works include The Color Purple (2006), In the Heights (2008), Memphis (2010), A Streetcar Named Desire (2012), Ain't Too Proud (2019), MJ (2022), and Suffs (2024). He is also the first African American male costume designer to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for his work on Steven Spielberg's 2021 film version of West Side Story. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on The Wiz Live! (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Tazewell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

West Side Story
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West Side Story

(2021) Costume Design
Hamilton
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7

Hamilton

(2020) Costume Design
Harriet
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7

Harriet

(2019) Costume Design
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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7

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

(2017) Costume Design
Wicked
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7

Wicked

(2024) Costume Design
Elaine Stritch At Liberty
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10

Elaine Stritch At Liberty

(2004) Costume Design
Memphis
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8

Memphis

(2011) Costume Design
Mr. Saturday Night
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Mr. Saturday Night

(2022) Costume Design

Acting

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Costume & Make-Up


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