Anthony Scott Teague (born Edwin Ardell Teague, January 4, 1940 – June 2, 1989), also known as Scooter Teague, was an American

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Biography

Born to Herman Charles Teague and Oleta Jones Teague in Jacksboro, Texas, Teague graduated from North Hollywood High School, class of Summer 1958. Teague first appeared on

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on '' The Danny Thomas Show'', '' Alcoa Theatre'', and '' The Donna Reed Show''. In film he appeared as "Big Deal", one of the Jets, in '' West Side Story'' (1961), as Bud Frump in '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1967), and as Clarence in the

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film '' The Trouble with Girls'' (1969). On Broadway Teague played Jimmy Curry in the original cast of the musical '' 110 In The Shade'', and Billy Early in '' No, No, Nanette''.Internet Broadway Database
/ref> He also appeared as Zach, the audition director, in two national touring companies of '' A Chorus Line''. Teague died in 1989 from

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. He had two children: a son, Christian (born 1972), and a daughter, Kendall (born 1975), as well as a brother, Charles A. Teague.

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* * 1940 births 1989 deaths American male dancers American male film actors 20th-century American male actors People from Jacksboro, Texas 20th-century American dancers North Hollywood High School alumni {{US-film-actor-1940s-stub