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Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers (born November 13, 1967) is an American dancer and actor, known for his role as "Turbo" in the 1984 film Breakin' and its sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, in which he is credited as "Boogaloo Shrimp".
Boogaloo Shrimp Documentary. 2019. A documentary film about Michael Chambers, the American dancer, and actor also known as “Boogaloo Shrimp.”. Michael is most renowned for his role as “Turbo” in the 1984 cult movie “Breakin’” and its sequel “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.”. He also worked one-on-one with superstar Michael ...
Apr 16, 2019 · The movies’ youngest star was Michael Chambers, a teenage dancer from Los Angeles best known under his performing name: Boogaloo Shrimp. Although he was only 16 when Breakin’ was shot, Chambers had already been dancing on a professional level, appearing in music videos for Lionel Richie’s “ All Night Long ” and Chaka Khan’s “ I ...
Jul 14, 2020 · Michael Chambers, also known as Boogaloo Shrimp, played the role of "Turbo" in the movie "Breakin" and his dance moves have forever been etched into the heart of every breakdancer from that era. Even now, he is still dancing at 52. Dancer Boogaloo Shrimp performs at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in October 1985. | Photo: Getty Images.
Michael’s father worked for Van de Kamp’s seafood and Chicken of the Sea, and he used to call Michael, his youngest, “Shrimp,” which also ties right into the whole seaport thing too — Michael is Afro-Creole American — because the “Boogaloo” part of his name originally comes from the New Orleans area, but it also became one of the buzzwords used in a new type of dancing, pop ...
