Ramon Del Barrio (

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Ramon G. del Barrio, May 9, 1964 in

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

); also known as Raymond Del Barrio, is an American performer, choreographer, dancer and singer.

Career

Barrio has worked as a director and a choreographer for an American boy-band

O-Town O-Town is an American boy band formed from the first season of the reality television series '' Making the Band'' in 2000. As of 2015, the group consists of Erik-Michael Estrada, Trevor Penick, Jacob Underwood, and Dan Miller. The original lin ...

(

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) on

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’s primetime hit ''

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.'' Barrio has performed in

Chita Rivera Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero (January 23, 1933 – January 30, 2024), known professionally as Chita Rivera, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Rivera received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awa ...

’s ''A Legendary Celebration on Broadway'' for BC/EFA, creating the role of

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in the Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls. He also performed in the Las Vegas production of

Jersey Boys ''Jersey Boys'' is a jukebox musical with a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and breakup of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group The Four Seasons. The mus ...

. Among his tours are Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life and the 30th-anniversary tour of

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

, in which he played Chino, and

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’s

Moment of Truth World Tour The Moment of Truth World Tour was the second worldwide tour by American recording artist Whitney Houston and supported her multi-platinum hit album '' Whitney''. The trek started on July 4, 1987 in North America and continued overseas during 1988 ...

. His film and television appearances include co-star on

Rob Schneider Robert Michael Schneider ( ; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor and comedian. He rose to prominence as a cast member on NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' (1990–1994), where he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Following ...

’s CBS sitcom ''Rob'', ''

The Mambo Kings ''The Mambo Kings'' is a 1992 musical film, musical Drama (film and television), drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was direc ...

'', ''

Sister Act 2 ''Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'' is a 1993 American musical comedy film, directed by Bill Duke, and released by Touchstone Pictures. A sequel to the 1992 film '' Sister Act'', it is loosely based on the life of Crenshaw High School choir inst ...

'', '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'', ''

Footloose ''Footloose'' is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn a b ...

'', '' Solid Gold Hits'', the Academy, Grammy, and American Music awards shows. He also appeared on NBC Palm Springs for NBCare tapings.

References

External links

*
Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Del Barrio, Ramon 1964 births Living people American choreographers American male dancers American male television actors American male musical theatre actors