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Paul Joseph Mercurio AM (born 31 March 1963) is an Australian actor, choreographer, dancer, TV presenter and politician. Mercurio is best known for his lead role in the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom and his role as a judge on TV series Dancing with the Stars.
Paul Mecurio (born Paul Mercurio) is a comedian, actor, writer and producer. Mecurio has dozens of TV and film appearances and has won an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award.
Paul Mercurio. Actor: Strictly Ballroom. Blame it on Elvis. It was the lusty gyrations of The King in Jailhouse Rock that inspired nine-year-old Paul Joseph Mercurio to dance. His mother, Jean, responded with her usual supportive posture and enrolled Paul in a local ballet school.
Jun 30, 2023 · The actor, dancer and presenter, 60, is best known for starring in Strictly Ballroom and judging Dancing with the Stars. He was also elected into the Victorian State Parliament in 2022 as the Labor member for Hastings. Paul Mercurio: “People will see you on the TV and then in the street the next day, but they don’t get the 31 years in between.”
Mar 30, 2018 · Paul Mercurio was appointed principal dancer with the Sydney Dance Company, while still a teenager, and held the position for a decade. He went on to found the Australian Choreographic Ensemble, but cast in his film debut in the leading role of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom he swept to fame in 1992.
Australian actor Paul Mercurio has opened up about his “wake up call” after being taken to the hospital critical care unit for a heart issue. In March, the Strictly Ballroom actor and former Dancing with the Stars judge turned Victorian Labor MP was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular and often rapid heartbeat.
Nov 13, 2022 · For most Australians, Paul Mercurio is best known for his role as boisterous Scott Hastings in the cult Baz Lurhmann classic Strictly Ballroom. But now, the star of stage and screen is attempting to entering another arena that may be just as theatrical – Victorian state politics.
To say Paul has built an impressive list of credits in a variety of roles is an understatement. Through the 90s and 00s he appeared in most of the Australian made TV dramas, went on to be a judge on 13 series of Dancing with the Stars – in Australia and New Zealand.
Paul Mercurio MP. 7,563 likes · 1,184 talking about this. State MP for Hastings Authorised by P Mercurio, Shop 1/13 Eramosa Road West, Somerville, VIC 3912.
Dec 15, 2021 · Strictly Ballroom star Paul Mercurio has stepped away from the silver screen and is instead heading onto the political stage but hopes he’ll never be considered a “politician”.
