Bruno Tonioli

Birth Name:

Bruno Tonioli

Birth Place:

Ferrara, Italy

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Art director

Was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in the category of Choice TV: Personality for "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007
Early in his career, he was part of La Grande Eugene, a Paris-based dance company
Choreographed such music videos as Sheena Easton's "Giving Up, Giving In," Wycliffe and Bono's "New Day United Nations Video for Kosovo," Elton John's "Please," Sting's "This Cowboy Song" and Michael Jackson's "Give in to Me․"
Did choreography for such films as "Ella Enchanted," "What a Girl Wants," "Enigma" and "Blow Dry․"
Has worked with such music icons as Elton John, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Tina Turner and Paul McCartney as a choreographer
Known as an exuberant judge on "Strictly Come Dancing," and other countries' versions of the series
Worked on Tina Turner's Foreign Affairs concert and Duran Duran's World Tour
Fluent in Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French
Appeared in a Dole commercial as a mariachi singer and dancer
Published his autobiography, "Bruno Tonioli: My Story," in 2012

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