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Paul Tazewell

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Paul Tazewell is an American costume designer for the theatre, dance, and opera and television. After training at New York University Tisch School of the Arts he started his career on Broadway. He went on to win a Tony Award and a Emmy Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.

Tazewell made his Broadway debut as a costume designer with Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk in 1996. He went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2016). His other Tony-nominated works include The Color Purple (2006), In the Heights (2008), Memphis (2010), A Streetcar Named Desire (2012), Ain't Too Proud (2019), MJ (2022), and Suffs (2024).

He is also the first African American male costume designer to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for his work on Steven Spielberg's 2021 film version of West Side Story. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on The Wiz Live! (2016).

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Known For

  • Wicked
  • Wicked: For Good
  • West Side Story
  • Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
  • The Wiz Live!

Filmography

2025
The Oscars · as Self - Winner
2025
2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Winner
2024
2023
Jeopardy! Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver
2022
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
2021
2020
GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Costume Designer
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2019
Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self
2016
The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner
2012
CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Costume Designer
2008
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Project Runway (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Mentor
1996
Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
1996
The 50th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee
1984
Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Self - Clue Giver
1973
Fantástico (TV Series) · as Self
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

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