Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe
Nigel Lythgoe is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer. He is noted for being the producer of the shows Pop Idol and American Idol and creator and executive producer of, and a regular judge on So You Think You Can Dance. He also created the 2009 competition Superstars of Dance...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth9 July 1949
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