Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 10, 1899. [1] His real name was Frederick Austerlitz and he lived with his parents Frederic Astaire, and Ann Gelius Austerlitz, and his sister Adele. His parents sent him to dancing school at age four to join his older sister. Together they showed tremendous talent and the family moved to New York to further their education of singing, dancing, and acting. They later began performing together as a brother sister act in vaudeville. By 1917 they worked alongside each other in many musicals and hit Broadway in London, England, there they performed many shows together including Lady, Be Good, in 1924, Funny Face, in 1927, and The Band Wagon, in 1931. After those three musicals made a hit Adele