Al gilbert tap biography of christopher

STAGE NAME: Al Gilbert
BIRTH NAME: Allesandro Zicari
NICK NAME: "Pied Piper of Dance"
YEAR OF BIRTH: July 12,
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rochester, New York, United States
BROTHERS:: Charlie and Pat (known as Pat Rico)
SISTER: Rose
MILITARY SERVICE: (14th Air Corps Division)
YEAR OF DEATH: February 3, (died of cancer at age 81)

One story about the family using the stage name "Gilbert" was that Al's brother Charlie looked so much like actor John Gilbert that he started using the name Charlie Gilbert, and later the other siblings started using it also.

Al Gilbert appeared for about 30 seconds in the film "The Al Jolson Story". He was also an assistant to the assistant choreographer for that film.

Al Gilbert opened his first dance studio in Hollywood, Southern California in

He owned the dance instruction recording label "Stepping Tones" beginning in
Discography of Al Gilbert

He taught at Al Gilbert's Hollywood Theatrical Dance