Lee Curreri

Lee Curreri
Born Leonard Charles Curreri
(1961-01-04) January 4, 1961
Bronx, NY, United States
Occupation Actor, musician

Leonard Charles "Lee" Curreri (born January 4, 1961) is an American actor and musician.

Lee Curreri is an American actor and musician, most famous for his work in the film, Fame (1980) and its television spinoff, Fame (1982-1987).

He was born in The Bronx, New York and attended high school at Fordham Preparatory School. Curreri also attended the Manhattan School of Music.[1][2]

Career

Curreri played the role of Bruno Martelli (the keyboard maven) in the film Fame and its spinoff TV series, also known as Fame, after auditioning for the film in New York.

He played piano with In vitro musical group, and the Iona College Singers. He is a songwriter and has worked with a number of performers, including Natalie Cole[1] and Phil Perry.

In December 2008, he appeared on Channel 4's Bring Back... series when Justin Lee Colins managed to get some of the original series cast together.

He released a CD, Aquabox, which has a booklet on the inside containing pictures of one of Curreri's sons, Joey, shortly before his son was born (a pre-birth picture contained in the leaflet).

Partial filmography

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lee Curreri: an eclectic artist in search of his Italian origins". 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  2. ↑ "The 'Fame' gang: Lee Curreri". USA Today. September 22, 2009.
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