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Al Burgo, who grew up in Gravesend Houses in Coney Island's West End, shares memories of street games and streetwise hijinks in the 1960s. As a boy, he earned 15 cents per shine while apprenticing with a shoe shine pro on the Boardwalk, an experience that he made into the 2013 film Shoe Shine Chicken .
Al Burgo, who grew up in Gravesend Houses in Coney Island's West End, shares memories of street games and streetwise hijinks in the 1960s. As a boy, he earned 15 cents per shine while apprenticing with a shoe shine pro on the Boardwalk, an...
Actor: In Search of Myster Ey. Al Burgo is known for In Search of Myster Ey (2008), Saturday (2006) and Searching for Bobby D (2005).
- Actor, Producer, Writer
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Al Burgo, who grew up on West 33rd St. in Coney Island in the 1960s, shares stories of street games and streetwise hijinks in this #OralHistory with...
Al Burgo is known as an Actor. Some of their work includes Brutal, Love, The Emerging Past Director's Cut, New York Murder, and The Expediter.