Yanis Marshall
Yanis Marshall is a French dancer and choreographer. He was born on November 11, 1989 in Grasse, France.[1][2] He specializes in a style of dance choreography in which dancers of all genders wear high-heeled shoes.
Career
In 2014, he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent with two backup male dancers and ended up becoming a finalist. Marshall also has spent time working as a coach and choreographer on Dancing with the Stars and the Ukraine's version of So You Think You Can Dance. He is also the choreographer for Cirque du Soleil's Las Vegas Zumanity show.[3][4]
In 2018, he appeared as the dancing Deadpool in Céline Dion's video "Ashes", while Ryan Reynolds appeared as Deadpool in the speaking part.[5][6] In 2019, he appeared in the 4th episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11[7] "Trump: The Rusical".
Personal life
Marshall is openly gay[8] and has spoken about the role dancing plays in the coming out of people [9]
References
- "Yanis Marshall : biographie, news, photos et videos - Télé-Loisirs". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "Yanis Marshall : biographie, news, photos et videos". Télé-Loisirs.
- "Meet The Man Behind The Deadpool Mask And Heels". Instinct. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "Le danseur Yanis Marshall a vécu un cauchemar dans le costume de Deadpool". HuffPost Québec (in French). May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "The surprising identity of Deadpool's dancing doppelgänger has been revealed and his fans are freaking out". INSIDER. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "Choreographer Yanis Marshall talks dancing in high heels, meeting Pinoy fans". Rappler. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Make Season 11 Great Again". www.vulture.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- Marshall, Yanis. "Yes, I am gay. Very gay". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
- Osenlund, Kurt. "Globe-Strutter: Choreographer Yanis Marshall, in heels and in demand". Out.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.