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| birth_place = Grasse, France| death_date = | death_place = | nationality = French| other_names = Dancer|choreographer}}| years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}Yanis Marshall (born 11 November 1989) is a French dancer and choreographer. He was born in Grasse, France.WEB, Yanis Marshall : biographie, news, photos et videos,weblink 2018-05-31, Télé-Loisirs, fr, 2018-05-27,weblink live, 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.NEWS,weblink Meet The Man Behind The Deadpool Mask And Heels, 2018-05-05, Instinct, 2018-05-31, en, NEWS,weblink Le danseur Yanis Marshall a vécu un cauchemar dans le costume de Deadpool, 2018-05-14, HuffPost Québec, 2018-05-31, fr-CA, 2018-08-11,weblink live, In 2018, he appeared as the dancing Deadpool in Céline Dion's video "Ashes", while Ryan Reynolds appeared as Deadpool in the speaking part.NEWS,weblink The surprising identity of Deadpool's dancing doppelgänger has been revealed and his fans are freaking out, INSIDER, 2018-05-31, 2018-06-09,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180609015632weblink">weblink live, NEWS,weblink Choreographer Yanis Marshall talks dancing in high heels, meeting Pinoy fans, Rappler, 2018-05-31, en, 2019-01-27,weblink live, In 2019, he appeared in the fourth episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11WEB,weblink RuPaul's Drag Race Recap: Make Season 11 Great Again, www.vulture.com, 21 March 2019, 2019-03-29, 2019-03-22,weblink live, "(Trump: The Rusical)".In 2022, he appeared in the fifth episode of Season 1 of Drag Race France.{{Cn|date=August 2022}}In 2022, he became dance teacher in the 10th season of French TV show Star Academy (France)

Personal life

Marshall is openly gayWEB, Marshall, Yanis, Yes, I am gay. Very gay.,weblink Facebook, 31 May 2019, 17 August 2022,weblink live, and has spoken about the role dancing plays in the coming out of people.WEB, Osenlund, Kurt, Globe-Strutter: Choreographer Yanis Marshall, in heels and in demand,weblink Out.com, 9 July 2015, 31 May 2019, 31 May 2019,weblink live,

References

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