Michael DeLorenzo is an American actor, director, writer, producer,
dancer, and musician. He is known for his work in television and
film.DeLorenzo was raised in The Bronx, New York. His late father,
Arthur DeLorenzo, was of Italian descent and his late mother, Carmen
DeLorenzo, was from Puerto Rico. DeLorenzo is the second eldest of
four children. He has one sister and two brothers.DeLorenzo first
began performing at a young age as a dancer with Tina Ramirez's Ballet
Hispanico. DeLorenzo went on to receive various scholarships from the
School of American Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and the New York School
of Ballet. He danced alongside Rudolph Nureyev and the National Ballet
of Canada. DeLorenzo performed with Mikhail Baryshnikov and the
American Ballet Theatre. He went on to attend the Manhattan-based High
School of Performing Arts, made famous by the movie and television
series Fame. He danced with Richard Thomas' U.S. Terpsichore Ballet
Company, but suffered a serious dance injury forcing him to leave a
career in professional ballet.One of DeLorenzo's first acting roles
was on stage in the Broadway revival of West Side Story, appearing as
one of the members of the Sharks street gang. He then moved on to
appear in the 1980 movie Fame and the television show Fame (1982-1987)
as a series regular. DeLorenzo appeared in television shows such as
Miami Vice and A Different World. and appeared in movies such as Fast
Forward (1985) directed by Sidney Poitier. DeLorenzo continued to work
on Broadway appearing in the musical Streetheat in 1985. DeLorenzo
worked with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and appeared in
Jackson’s music video "Beat It". He appeared in other music videos
and dance performances such as Alexander O'Neal's "Fake". He danced in
Chaka Khan's performance of "I Feel for You" at the 1985 Grammy
Awards.
dancer, and musician. He is known for his work in television and
film.DeLorenzo was raised in The Bronx, New York. His late father,
Arthur DeLorenzo, was of Italian descent and his late mother, Carmen
DeLorenzo, was from Puerto Rico. DeLorenzo is the second eldest of
four children. He has one sister and two brothers.DeLorenzo first
began performing at a young age as a dancer with Tina Ramirez's Ballet
Hispanico. DeLorenzo went on to receive various scholarships from the
School of American Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet and the New York School
of Ballet. He danced alongside Rudolph Nureyev and the National Ballet
of Canada. DeLorenzo performed with Mikhail Baryshnikov and the
American Ballet Theatre. He went on to attend the Manhattan-based High
School of Performing Arts, made famous by the movie and television
series Fame. He danced with Richard Thomas' U.S. Terpsichore Ballet
Company, but suffered a serious dance injury forcing him to leave a
career in professional ballet.One of DeLorenzo's first acting roles
was on stage in the Broadway revival of West Side Story, appearing as
one of the members of the Sharks street gang. He then moved on to
appear in the 1980 movie Fame and the television show Fame (1982-1987)
as a series regular. DeLorenzo appeared in television shows such as
Miami Vice and A Different World. and appeared in movies such as Fast
Forward (1985) directed by Sidney Poitier. DeLorenzo continued to work
on Broadway appearing in the musical Streetheat in 1985. DeLorenzo
worked with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and appeared in
Jackson’s music video "Beat It". He appeared in other music videos
and dance performances such as Alexander O'Neal's "Fake". He danced in
Chaka Khan's performance of "I Feel for You" at the 1985 Grammy
Awards.
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