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Adolfo Quiñones (May 11, 1955 – December 29, 2020), known professionally as Shabba Doo, was an American actor, break dancer, and choreographer. Of African American and Puerto Rican descent, Quiñones was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.Herguth, Bob (1987) "Shabba Doo", Chicago Sun-Times, July 31, 1987 In the 1970s his family moved to Los Angeles, where he became interested in dancing and began performing in nightclubs. He adopted the pseudonym Shabba Doo and joined the dance group The Lockers, who were responsible for popularizing the locking style of street dance.
In 1984, Quiñones played one of the lead characters in the breakdancing-themed Musical film film Breakin',. The film was successful at the box-office, grossing $38,682,707 domestically, and spawned a sequel . Quiñones continued acting in films and television.
Throughout his career, Quiñones performed and choreographed dance for musical acts such as Lionel Richie, Madonna, Luther Vandross, Three Six Mafia, and Chaka Khan.
In 1980. Quiñones acted on stage in David Winters's rock musical Goosebumps.
In May 1984, Joel Silberg's breakdancing-themed Musical film film Breakin' opened in cinemas, where Quiñones was cast as a lead playing Ozone. The film opened at number one in the box office, earning $6,047,686. and eventually grossed $38,682,707 in the domestic box office, making it the eighteenth highest-grossing film of 1984.
In December, 1984, premiered, directed by Sam Firstenberg with Quiñones returning as Ozone. The film grossed $15.1 million in the United States and Canada.
Also in 1984, he danced in Chaka Khan's music video "I feel for you"
In 1987, Quiñones was a primary dancer and main choreographer for singer Madonna's Who's That Girl? Tour in 1987. He would later choreograph for other singers, such as Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson.
In 1989, Quiñones appeared in the film Tango & Cash.
In 1990, Quiñones acted in Deadly Dancer and Lambada.
Quiñones also appeared in Rave - Dancing to a Different Beat, which he also directed. He made guest appearances on TV shows including The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Married... with Children, Miami Vice, What's Happening!!, Saturday Night Live and Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure. Quiñones was writing A Breakin’ Uprising.
He served as choreographer for Jamie Kennedy's MTV sitcom, Blowin' Up. He choreographed Three Six Mafia's performance at the 78th Academy Awards; the group won the Academy Awards for best original song for "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp".
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Adolfo ‘Shabba-Doo’ Quiñones, street-dance star of ‘Breakin’’ movies, dies at 65, Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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| Episode: "My Three Tons" |
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| Episode: "The Maze" |
| Episode: "A Lad and His Lamp" |
| Episode: "Dance" |
| Episode: "Rock and Roll Girl" |
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