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Adolfo Quinones

Actor / Film Director | * 05/11/1955 († 65, 12/30/2020) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Adolfo Quiñones (May 11, 1955 – December 29, 2020), known professionally as Shabba Doo, was an American actor, break dancer, and choreographer. Of African American and Puerto Rican descent, Quiñones was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1970s his family moved to Los Angeles, where he took a liking to dancing and started to perform in clubs. At the time breakdancing was growing in popularity and started to compete. He adopted the pseudonym Shabba Doo and joined the dance group The Lockers, who were responsible for popularizing the locking style of street dance. In the 1984, Quiñones played one of the lead in the breakdancing-themed musical film Breakin', the film was a success at the box-office grossing $38,682,707 domestically, and spawned a sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. Moving forward Quiñones continued acting in films and television. Throughout his career, Quiñones continued to perform and choreograph dancing for major musical act such as Lionel Richie, Madonna, Luther Vandross, Three Six Mafia, and Chaka Khan. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Music | Comedies

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Movies with Adolfo Quinones as Actor(11)

as Deacon1995 Steel Frontier
as Nick (as Shabba-Doo)1991 The Sitter
as Tony Penter (as Shabba-Doo)1990 Deadly Dancer
as Ramone (as Shabba Doo)1990 Lambada
as Dancer1989 Tango & Cash
as Ozone1984 Breakin'

TV Shows/Series with Adolfo Quinones as Actor(3)

Movies with Adolfo Quinones as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1993 Rave, Dancing to a Different Beat

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Adolfo Gutiérrez
Born: Wednesday, 05/11 1955 (May) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 12/30 2020 (December) in Los Angeles (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: American Film Institute
Spouses (current/former): Lela Rochon
Other names for Adolfo Quinones (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Shabba Doo"
"Adolfo Gutierrez Quiñones"
"Sir Lance-a-Lock" (Pseudonym)
"Shabba-Dabba-Do-Bop" (Pseudonym)
"Shabba-Doo" (Pseudonym)
Adolfo Quinones frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (4x, Crew)
Joel Surnow (4x, Crew)
Yoram Globus (4x, Crew)
Joel Silberg (4x, Crew)
Mitchell Sinoway (4x, Crew)
Mark Hartley (4x, Crew)
Ice-T (3x, Actor)
Jeffrey Hornaday (3x, Crew)
Menahem Golan (3x, Crew)
Lucinda Dickey (3x, Actress)
Allen DeBevoise (3x, Crew)
Joe Hart (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:156816, Added: 07/05/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024