Nigel Lythgoe Net Worth
Famous British director and producer Nigel Lythgoe is best known as the TV dance competition judge and Young Generation’s former dancer and choreographer. He has produced the Pop Idol and the American Idol TV shows. As of 2016, Nigel Lythgoe’s net worth is estimated to be amazing $110 million.
Nigel Lythgoe was born on July 9th, 1949, in Wirral, United Kingdom. His passion for a dance began when he was only ten years old. He started tap dancing and attended the Perry Cowell School of Dance and the Hylton-Bromley School of Dance and Drama.
In 1971, he became the BBC’s The Young Generation’s choreographer after performing with them since 1969. Altogether, he choreographed over five hundred TV shows. That’s an amazing number. Nigel is also known as So You Think You Can Dance’s producer and regular judge, and a creator of the Superstars of Dance competition in 2009.
Nigel Lythgoe was married to a former British dancer Bonita Shawe from 1974 to 2010. However, they were separated since 2007. Right after this separation, rich TV star started dating Priscilla Presley (yes, Elvis Presley’s ex-wife). This relationship lasted few years. Most recently, Lythgoe was seen dating Cheryl Shuman that herself proclaims to be Beverly Hills Cannabis Queen. In 2003, Nigel suffered a heart attack and also almost died from a burst appendix. He’s an owner of a vineyard in California.
