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Joffrey

American  
[jof-ree] / ˈdʒɒf ri /

noun

  1. Robert Abdullah Jaffa Bey Khan, 1930–1988, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and dance company director.


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Joining Galligan is Niamh McCormack, whose character is part of the rebellious Fenian Brotherhood, and Jack Gleeson, who is best known for playing Joffrey Baratheon in Game of Thrones.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

She first came to shocking fame by using the Beach Boys in a ballet for Robert Joffrey.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

The other is that of Joffrey Lonmouth in "House of the Dragon."

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023

The Joffrey Ballet has cracked open “Anna Karenina” for choreographer Yuri Possokhov’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s 1870s masterpiece.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2023

"They loved Renly, clearly, but Renly is slain. Perhaps we can give them good and sufficient reasons to prefer Joffrey to Stannis ... if we move quickly."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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