Strictly Ballroom
1993
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Feb 12, 1993 · Strictly Ballroom: Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson. A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Baz Luhrmann
- 1993-02-12
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.
Mar 30, 2018 · Yes, it’s Strictly Ballroom star Paul Mercurio. The fact that the now 54-year-old father of three and affable cooking show host is largely unrecognisable was blatantly pointed out when Rove’s “Show Me The Movies” featured on Gogglebox on Easter Thursday.
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- Candace Sutton
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
- 3 min
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.”
- Benjamin Law
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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.
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.
