Strictly Ballroom
1993
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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 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.
- Actor, Additional Crew, Editorial Department
- March 31, 1963
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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. Mecurio worked as an investment banker and mergers and acquisitions lawyer before he turned to stand-up comedy full time.
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.”
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Nov 13, 2022 · NCA NewsWire. 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.
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Paul Mercurio. Highest Rated: 88% Strictly Ballroom (1992) Lowest Rated: 5% Exit to Eden (1994) Birthday: Mar 31, 1963. Birthplace: Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia. Handsome, muscular Australian...
Excerpt from NFSA interview with Paul Mercurio about life after filming Strictly Ballroom. Following the phenomenal success of Strictly Ballroom , Mercurio split with SDC to launch his own dance company, the Australian Choreographic Ensemble, and continue his acting career.
