Fred Savage stopped by to talk with Ellen about the second season of his Netflix series “Friends from College,” for which he had to learn how to confidently do body rolls for a dance scene. Plus, the actor gushed about his handsome onscreen partner, Billy Eichner.
By Gregory Ellwood
On a nondescript Sunday morning in early April, rehearsals were underway for musical numbers on par with the spectacle of a live Grammy or MTV Video Music awards number. Tom Holland and Zendaya wanted to outperform the other and win the crown on the season finale of Spike TV's "Lip Sync Battle." The two "Spider-Man: Homecoming" stars were going to extraordinary measures to make it happen, which wasn't that surprising to "Battle" producer Casey Patterson, considering the competitive performances of previous participants in its three seasons, such as Channing Tatum and Anne Hathaway.
By Vicki Hyman
It just came full circle for Lip Sync Battle choreographer Danielle Flora. The dancer-turned-choreographer credits her career to Ricky Martin, with whom she shimmied at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. A Saturday Night Live director caught the performance and called on her to help Chris Kattan spoof Martin's moves, which led her to a new career choreographing comedy bits for SNL, The Tonight Show, Inside Amy Schumer, and Lip Sync Battle, whose return to Spike last Thursday night featured Kate Upton and Ricky Martin.
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Before it was a viral sensation and a ratings boon for Spike TV, "Lip Sync Battle" was just a segment on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon." So, why would any A-List star sign on for a full show dedicated to celebrities pretending to sing?
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