Leonard Charles "Lee" Curreri (born January 4, 1961) is an American actor and musician, most known for his work in the film, Fame (1980) and its television spinoff, Fame (1982–1987).
Lee Curreri | |
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| Born | Leonard Charles Curreri January 4, 1961 |
| Education | Fordham Preparatory School |
| Alma mater | Manhattan School of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Known for | Bruno Martelli in Fame |
| Website | https://leecurreri.com/ |
Life and work
editCurreri was born in New York City, in the Bronx, and attended high school at Fordham Preparatory School. He attended the Manhattan School of Music.[1][2]
Curreri played the role of Bruno Martelli, the keyboard virtuoso, in the film Fame and also in its spinoff TV series, also called Fame. He obtained the role in the movie after auditioning in New York City. He appeared on an episode of The New Love American Style.
He played piano with In Vitro, and the Iona College Singers. He is a songwriter and has worked with performers such as Natalie Cole[1] and Phil Perry. He released a CD, Aquabox, which has a booklet on the inside containing pictures of one of Curreri's sons, Joey, in a pre-birth picture contained in the leaflet).
Partial filmography
edit- Fame (1980) - Bruno Martelli
- Crystal Heart (1986) - Christopher Newley
Soundtracks
edit- The Deep and Dreamless Sleep (2006) – with Peter Freeman and Jeff Rona
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Lee Curreri: an eclectic artist in search of his Italian origins". 2015-07-29. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "The 'Fame' gang: Lee Curreri". USA Today. September 22, 2009.