Don Lurio

Donald Benjamin Lurio, better known by his stage name of Don Lurio (15 November 1929 – 26 January 2003) was an American-born Jewish Italian dancer, choreographer, actor, singer and television presenter for RAI, the Italian radio and television public service.

Biography

Born in the United States in a family of Italian Jewish origin, Lurio operated a dance studio on Broadway theatre with Bob Fosse and Jack Cole. In 1957 the group toured Europe and Lurio decided to settle in Italy. He appeared in several Italian films and TV shows in the 1960s and 1970s. He also appeared in a handful of British films. He choreographed the interval act for the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with his ensemble, The Don Lurio Dancers. One of his most popular number, the song Testa, Spalla (Head, Shoulder), was premiered on the show Hai visto mai? in 1973 when performed in a duet with showgirl Lola Falana.^[1]

Openly

Lurio died in Rome in 2003 from respiratory failure. As his will, the National Academy of Dance in Rome has a grant named after him.

Selected filmography

• Casinò de Paris (1957)
• Rocco e le sorelle (1961)
• Pugni pupe e marinai (1961)
• Toto's First Night (1962)
• Canzoni a tempo di twist (1962)
• Il magnifico Bobo (1967)
• "FF.SS." - Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?"
  (1982)
• Arrivano i miei (1982)
• Quo vadiz? (1984)
• The Fish in Love (1999)

References

External links

• Don Lurio at
  IMDb