Leslie Segar
American dancer
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Leslie Segar also known as "Big Lez", is a dancer, choreographer, actress, radio and television personality, and fitness specialist. She is known as a host of Rap City and as the dancer in the opening credits of Living Single.
Leslie Segar | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Other name | Big Lez |
| Alma mater | Springfield College |
| Occupations | Dancer, choreographer, actress, producer, radio host |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Segar is from Jackson Heights, Queens.[1] As a young teen she was a gymnast.[2] She has a bachelor's degree in physiology and sport medicine from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.[3][4]
Career
Segar has worked as a dancer, choreographer, on-air radio and television personality, producer, fitness specialist, and actress,[5][6] and is noted for her athletic style[1] and ability to backflip.[2] Her first audition was for the production of Club XXII, a Hip Hop twist of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night produced by Randy Weiner and Rob Hanning and starring Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, and Wyclef Jean.[2] She has danced with LL Cool J, Bobby Brown, Salt n' Pepa,[3] Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Michael K. Williams,[7] and was a dancer in the opening credits of Living Single.[8][9][10] She is most known for her time on Rap City[11][8] from 1994 to 1999. Segar has choreographed for Sean Combs on Mary J. Blige's first album.[4]
In 2019, she co-hosted a weekly internet radio show Tha Spin Room.[12]
Personal life
As of 2020, Segar was living in Los Angeles.[13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | House Party 2 | Dancer | |
| 1992 | Malcolm X | Dancer | |
| 1993 | Who's the Man? | Sheneequa | |
| 1995 | New Jersey Drive | Angry Resident | |
| 1997 | Hav Plenty | Jane | |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Herself | ||
| 1999 | The Breaks | Janealle | |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Newsstand Woman | |
| 2005 | The Fabric of a Man | Gayle | Video |
| 2008 | 142 John Street | Latrice Warren | Short |
| 2022 | A Miracle Before Christmas | Valerie Jenkins | |
| 2024 | Trope | Tracey |