Michael DeLorenzo

Biography

Michael DeLorenzo is an American actor, director, and musician raised in The Bronx. He began performing as a dancer with Ballet Hispanico and studied ballet on scholarships before moving to the stage in a Broadway revival of West Side Story. He appeared in the 1980 film Fame and as a regular on the television series Fame, then took roles in Miami Vice and A Different World. His films include Fast Forward (1985), Alive (1993), and The Employer (2013), the last earning him a Best Supporting Actor award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards. On television, he starred as Alex Torres on Head of the Class and as Detective Eddie Torres on New York Undercover, winning ALMA Awards in 1996 and 1998, and later played Carlos Santiago on Resurrection Blvd., which brought him an Imagen Award. He directed episodes of Resurrection Blvd., belongs to the Directors Guild of America, and released the album Rescue Me in 2009.

66years old

Turns 67 on October 31in 17 days

Born October 31, 1959The Bronx
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 28 years1985 to 2013

Genres

Drama42%, 5 films
Action33%, 4 films
Comedy25%, 3 films
Crime25%, 3 films
Thriller25%, 3 films

First and latest

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Own stunts
DeLorenzo performed with the American Ballet Theatre and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and he also danced with the National Ballet of Canada alongside Rudolph Nureyev.
First role
DeLorenzo appeared as one of the Sharks street gang in the Broadway revival of West Side Story, which was among his first acting roles on stage.
A first
DeLorenzo played Detective Eddie Torres in 1994, a brooding cop with a heart, on Dick Wolf's New York Undercover. The prime time drama was the first in American television history to star two people of color, DeLorenzo and Malik Yoba.
Behind the award
DeLorenzo won a Drama-Logue Award for Best Actor at the Mark Taper Forum for Stand Up Tragedy, a play in which he portrayed five different roles.
Beyond film
DeLorenzo can be seen in the "Beat It" music video for Michael Jackson, plus Lionel Richie's videos for "Running with the Night," "Ballerina Girl" and "Dancing on the Ceiling."
About the name
Under the name "Valentino," DeLorenzo partnered with the R&B girl group Teen Dream and put out the single "Get Busy" in 1987.