Matt Lee (dancer)

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Matt Lee
Matt Lee in July 2013
Born	Australia
Occupation(s)	Dancer Actor TV personality Choreographer
Years active	1994 – present
Career
Former groups	Tap Dogs

Matt Lee is an Australian dancer and actor. He has starred in Bootmen, We Will Rock You, Rent, Grease,^[1] and Mary Poppins for which he won a Helpmann Award for Best Actor in a Musical.^[2] He was a motion capture principal for the Oscar winning film Happy Feet where he brought to life the loveable tap dancing penguin Mumble. He has choreographed for, and worked alongside Paula Abdul, Ricky Martin, Human Nature, Samantha Jade, Hilary Duff and Christine Anu.^[3] He was also a judge and choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance.

Lee appeared at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June 2014, performing a new show Swing on This together with Ben Mingay, Luke Kennedy, and Michael Falzon. Swing on This is a collection of classic swing songs reworked with a more contemporary style, as well as more recent popular music arranged for an 18 piece big band.^[4]