Jamal Sims

Jamal Sims is an American choreographer, executive producer, and director.^[1][2][3][4]

Jamal Sims
Born	Pomona, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	director choreographer executive producer

Career

Sims created the choreography for Miley Cyrus' 2009 promotional single "Hoedown Throwdown" for Hannah Montana: The Movie. He also served as the director and choreographer for Cyrus' 2009 Wonder World Tour.^[5]

Since 2014, Sims has regularly appeared in RuPaul’s Drag Race as a choreographer and guest judge. His directorial debut, When the Beat Drops, premiered on Logo TV in 2018.^[6]

In 2022, Sims becomes a choreographer for season 2 of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race.^[7] It was announced to the public that Sims would be serving as executive producer and choreographer for the Beauty and the Beast television special on ABC, starring Shania Twain and Martin Short.^[8]

Personal life

Sims is of African descent and he identifies as gay. His biggest influence is Michael Jackson. He spent most of his childhood in Atlanta, Georgia.^[9][10]

In 2019, Sims and his life partner Octavius Terry-Sims ended their marriage.^[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Vanilla Sky	Himself	Choreographer
2004	After the Sunset	Himself	Choreographer
	Garfield: The Movie	Himself	Dance choreographer
2005	Beauty Shop	Himself	Choreographer
2006	Step Up	Himself	Choreographer
2007	Hairspray	Himself	Associate choreographer
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Himself	Assistant choreographer
2008	Get Smart	Himself	Choreographer
	Step Up 2: The Streets	Himself	Choreographer
	Soul Men	Himself	Choreographer
2009	17 Again	Himself	Choreographer
	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Himself	Choreographer
	Year One	Himself	Choreographer
2010	Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour	Himself	Choreographer; Concert film
	Miley Cyrus: Live at the O2	Himself	Choreographer; Concert film
	Step Up 3D	Himself	Supervising choreographer
2011	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son	Himself	Choreographer
	Footloose	Himself	Choreographer
	Jack and Jill	Himself	Choreographer
2012	Step Up Revolution	Himself	Choreographer
	VeggieTales: The Princess and the Popstar	Himself	Choreographer
2013	The Best Man Holiday	Himself	Choreographer
	Shoshana Bean: Cold Turkey	Himself	Director; Short film
2014	Step Up All In	Himself	Choreographer; associate producer
2018	When the Beat Drops	Himself	Director
2019	Aladdin	Himself	Choreographer; dance double
	Descendants 3	Dr. Facilier	Also choreographer
2021	Encanto	Himself	Choreography
	He's All That	Himself	Choreographer
2022	13: The Musical	Himself	Choreographer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Six Feet Under	Himself	Choreographer; "The Rainbow of Her Reasons"
2009	Teen Choice Awards 2009	Himself	Choreographer
2010	82nd Annual Academy Awards	Himself	Choreographer
	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010	Himself	Choreographer
	Teen Choice Awards 2010	Himself	Choreographer
2011	RuPaul's Drag U (season 2)	Himself	Choreographer; "Nominated by Loved Ones" and "Mama Mia, I Need Help!"
2012	S2udio City	Himself	Consulting producer - 10 episodes Director - 5 episodes
2015	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)	Himself	Choreographer; "Glamazonian Airways"
2016	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8)	Himself	Guest Judge/Choreographer; "Bitch Perfect"
2019	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 11)	Himself	Choreographer: "Grand Finale"
2020	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 12)	Himself	Choreographer; "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" and "Grand Finale" Guest Judge/Choreographer; "Viva Drag Vegas"
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue	Himself	Choreographer
2021	Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams	Himself	Choreographer; TV Movie
	RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)	Himself	Guest Judge; "Condragulations" and "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" Choreographer; "Gettin' Lucky"
	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 6)	Himself	Guest Judge; "Halftime Headliners" Choreographer; "This Is Our Country"
2022	Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration	Himself	Choreographer and co-executive producer; TV special
	Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl	Himself	Director; TV special
	RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (season 2)	Himself	Choreographer
2023	Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies	Himself	Choreographer
2024	RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars	Himself	Main judge

References

1. Street, Mikelle (October 4, 2018). "Choreographer Jamal Sims Talks Directorial Debut With Queer Underground Dance Documentary 'When the Beat Drops'". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
2. Tangcay, Jazz (January 31, 2020). "RuPaul and Choreographer Jamal Sims on Bringing 'Drag Race' to Vegas". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
3. Idelson, Karen (August 8, 2019). "'Descendants 3' Choreographer Mixed Dancing, Acting and Sword Fighting". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
4. Stephenson, Cassidy (September 23, 2022). "Beauty and the Beast: Shania Twain and Martin Short in Talks to Join ABC Special". CBR. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
5. Beck, Michael A. (January 2010). "Miley Cyrus: Queen of Gags" (PDF). Mobile Production Monthly. 3 (1). Tour Guide Publications: 36. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
6. Shea, Ryan (August 9, 2018). "World-Renowned Choreographer Jamal Sims Discusses His New Documentary". Instinct. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
7. Eakin, Marah (August 12, 2022). "RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race Recap: Here We Go Again". Vulture. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
8. Malkin, Marc (September 22, 2022). "Martin Short and Shania Twain in Final Talks to Join 'Beauty and the Beast' TV Special (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
9. "When The Beat Drops Bucking Movie". The Root. August 22, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
10. August 09, Joseph Longo; EDT, 2018 at 03:02 PM. "'When the Beat Drops' honors a queer dance world beyond 'Pose'". EW.com. Retrieved September 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. "Gay Power Couple Jamal Sims and Octavius Terry-Sims Announce They Are Splitting Up". www.aazios.com. December 20, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
12. Kozma, Leila (July 9, 2021). "Who Is 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Jamal Sims Dating Now? He and His Hubby Broke up in 2019". Distractify. Retrieved September 25, 2022.

External links

• Jamal Sims at IMDb
• Article about Sims in The Root
• Article about Sims in Queerty