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Jacqueline Cutler Strip away the millions, the titles, the credits, and what’s left is a dancer.Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” Officer of the British Empire and philanthropist, remains, at his essence, a hoofer. Lythgoe feels the music and needs nothing more than the rhythm and a floor on which to express it.

Jacqueline Cutler For someone who enjoys working into a conversation that he once dated Raquel Welch and Priscilla Presley, Nigel Lythgoe leaves little doubt that he is a straight man. He is, though, that rarest of straight men: a dancer and a true ally of the LGBTQIA-plus community.As a boy who started taking dance class in 1959, he came of age when people openly mocked male dancers.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterTV super-producer Nigel Lythgoe is partnering with Triller Fight Club on a new unscripted competition series called “So You Think You Can Fight,” Variety has learned exclusively.“So You Think You Can Fight” will follow in a similar format to “So You Think You Can Dance.” The weekly, hour-long series will pair a celebrity action star with a pro fighter, each who will select an amateur boxer through a global talent search and competition, along with audience voting and

Also Read: Here's the Complete Fall 2020 TV Schedule for All 5 Broadcast NetworksFox had previously picked up a 17th season of the dance competition show back in February, before COVID-19 put all film and TV production on hold.In an interview last month, host and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said the show was scheduled to begin shooting this spring and summer, with live episodes airing in August.

Televised talent show tycoon Nigel Lythgoe has slung his posh and pedigreed, circa-1930s residence in L.A.’s tony Bel Air neighborhood up for sale with an asking price of $13 million.

The dance community is mourning the tragic loss of Danny Tidwell, who sadly passed away on March 6 at the age of 35. His brother Travis Wall confirmed the news on Instagram today. “My heart is broken,” he wrote.