Randy was born, Charles R. Masoner, on May 6th 1965, son to Hap and Joan Masoner. He grew up as an All American boy in Twin Falls, Idaho. He is an Eagle Scout. He played all different sports and ran t ...Show More
Randy was born, Charles R. Masoner, on May 6th 1965, son to Hap and Joan Masoner. He grew up as an All American boy in Twin Falls, Idaho. He is an Eagle Scout. He played all different sports and ran track. He was selected All State and All Conference "offensive center" for Idaho in American high school football. Found his love of dance during the disco era, and decided to pursue dance in his first year of college, going from football pads and cleats to tights and ballet shoes. Finding his mentors in ballet, Larry and Sarma Rosenberg who are the directors of the Anaheim Ballet in Southern California, they took him under their wings and Randy shot right up to being a principle ballet dancer. Randy had danced professionally as a classical ballet principle as well as jazz for 10 years in California and teaching both ballet and jazz for 7 years, choreographing, acting and even dabbling in modeling. While dancing Randy did take time to go to school and became a certified massage therapist and nutritionist. He has had the pleasure of working with Jenna Elfman in the Kirks Ballet. He had an amazing opportunity to take classes with Mikhail Baryshnikov, worked with Rudolf Nureyev before his passing, on his version of Cinderella with the Paris Opera Ballet. Randy was couched by ballet legends such as Jillana, Rosemary Valaire, Yvonne Mounsey, Andris Liepa, and Robert La Fosse. Besides an extensive repertoire in ballet, Randy played the part of Detective Dick Tracy, in the stage show of "Dick Tracy" co-production to the movie. He has done commercial work with Pepsi, as the Pepsi Cool Cans, and was the guest Gun Starter for the Bay to Breakers Run in San Francisco. Randy was the lead dancer for "The Glory of Christmas" for many years. He has also done music videos and a dance episode of Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansberry, "Danse Diabolique". While on tour with Chippendales, Randy performed in the music video of Chippendale's "Give Me Your Body", which in the UK made one of the top dance singles and also appeared on the Top of the Pops performing "Give Me Your Body", as well as getting to participate in the 1992 Turkish Earthquake Relief Album with the singers from Chippendales.Randy did have a whirlwind romance with the Essex Girl Natalie, making the tabloids "Chippendale does splits over Essex Girl". They did marry after the proposal in Valentines Park in Ilford, Essex on Valentines Day and married in England in 1993. They moved back to the United States later that summer. They are still happily married. The happy couple can always be seen still holding hands, kissing, and laughing at each other's bad jokes. They are still loving life and pursuing their dreams. Chippendale and the Original Essex Girl, a match made in the West End and now they reside in the bright lights of Las Vegas. Hide
