Actor, Dancer, choreographer. Born Donald Benjamin Lurio in Bronx, New York. Lurio worked with choreographer Jerome Robbins and on Broadway before moving to Italy in the 1950s. He created many of the dance numbers in the "Saturday Evening" variety shows that were popular in the 1960s and are still a mainstay of Italy's showgirl-filled television fare today. The legendary American-italian-adopted choreographer Lurio, who helped define the style of Italy's televised variety shows died of respiratory failure.
Actor, Dancer, choreographer. Born Donald Benjamin Lurio in Bronx, New York. Lurio worked with choreographer Jerome Robbins and on Broadway before moving to Italy in the 1950s. He created many of the dance numbers in the "Saturday Evening" variety shows that were popular in the 1960s and are still a mainstay of Italy's showgirl-filled television fare today. The legendary American-italian-adopted choreographer Lurio, who helped define the style of Italy's televised variety shows died of respiratory failure.
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