Paul Tazewell
Paul Tazewell is an American costume designer for the theatre, dance, and opera and television. After training at New York University Tisch School of the Arts he started his career on Broadway. He went on to win a Tony Award and a Emmy Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.
Tazewell made his Broadway debut as a costume designer with Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk in 1996. He went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2016). His other Tony-nominated works include The Color Purple (2006), In the Heights (2008), Memphis (2010), A Streetcar Named Desire (2012), Ain't Too Proud (2019), MJ (2022), and Suffs (2024).
He is also the first African American male costume designer to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for his work on Steven Spielberg's 2021 film version of West Side Story. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on The Wiz Live! (2016).
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Tazewell made his Broadway debut as a costume designer with Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk in 1996. He went on to receive the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton (2016). His other Tony-nominated works include The Color Purple (2006), In the Heights (2008), Memphis (2010), A Streetcar Named Desire (2012), Ain't Too Proud (2019), MJ (2022), and Suffs (2024).
He is also the first African American male costume designer to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for his work on Steven Spielberg's 2021 film version of West Side Story. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on The Wiz Live! (2016).
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Filmography
| 2025 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner |
| 2025 | 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Jeopardy! Masters · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | CBS Mornings · as Self - Costume Designer |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self - Costume Designer |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall · as Self |
| 2016 | The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2008 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle · as Self |
| 2004 | Project Runway · as Self - Guest Mentor |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood · as Self |
| 1996 | The 50th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! · as Self - Clue Giver |
| 1973 | Fantástico · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 2026 | Disclosure Day · as Costume Design |
| 2025 | Wicked: For Good · as Costume Design |
| 2024 | Wicked · as Costume Design |
| 2022 | Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy · as Costume Design |
| 2021 | West Side Story · as Costume Design |
| 2020 | Hamilton · as Costume Design |
| 2019 | Harriet · as Costume Design |
| 2018 | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert · as Costume Designer |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks · as Costume Design |
| 2015 | The Wiz Live! · as Costume Designer |
| 2011 | Gounod: Faust · as Costume Designer |
| 2011 | Memphis the Musical · as Costume Design |
| 2010 | The Tempest · as Costume Designer |
| 2006 | Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD · as Costume Designer |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues · as Costume Designer |
| 2002 | Elaine Stritch at Liberty · as Costume Design |
| 1992 | Sleeping Beauty · as Costume Designer |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Costume Designer |