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Raised in Titusville, Florida, [2] Terrio achieved fame as the dance coach and choreographer for John Travolta in the movie Saturday Night Fever (1977). During his heyday with Dance Fever, he appeared in a number of films, including The Idolmaker (1980), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), A Night in Heaven (1983) and Knights of the City (1986), and guest starred on popular television ...
Merv's vision was to have frequent Griffin guest Deney Terrio as the host, and to have celebrities dancing with professional disco dancers. (In a sense, it was very similar to Dancing with the Stars.) But pilot show producer Ernest Chambers had no success convincing the stars who were approached to consent to the format.
Murphy then talks about white people out on the town, criticizing their embarrassing dance moves, leading onto Italian-Americans being inspired by Rocky, then culminates to a bit about fighting in a discotheque with Deney Terrio, eventually starting a large-scale brawl after which "everybody sued me" for millions of dollars.
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For others, inspiration came from “Soul Train,” Detroit’s “The Scene” and, beginning in January 1979, “Dance Fever,” with Deney Terrio. Girodat loved moving to The Jacksons ...
The band will be back at Soundcheck Studios for New Year’s Eve, and then on Jan. 6 it will be part of a big show at Florian Hall in Dorchester, with disco-era star Deney Terrio. That show also ...
The story, which was originally titled Ladies' Night, was conceived by choreographer Deney Terrio and was said to be set in the world of male exotic dancers. [3] In 1981, it was announced Joan Tewkesbury would write the screenplay. [3] As part of her research, Tewkesbury spent time at male strip clubs in Florida. [3]
Deney Terrio, host of the Griffin-created Dance Fever, sued Griffin, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him, which was dismissed. That same year, Brent Plott, a former employee who had worked as a bodyguard, horse trainer, and driver, filed a $200 million palimony lawsuit, which was also dismissed.