Tony Mordente (born December , ) is an American dancer, choreographer,
actor, and television director.Born in New York City, Mordente
attended the High School of Performing Arts and made his professional
dance debut at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts.
Soon after he joined the ballet company at Radio City Music Hall,
where he was discovered by Michael Kidd, who cast him in the Broadway
musical adaptation of the Al Capp comic strip Li'l Abner.Mordente was
then featured in the Broadway () and West End productions and film
version of West Side Story. He played different roles; in the stage
version he played A-Rab and in the film he played Action.He was the
voice of Oliver Cool on the rpm single recording, "Oliver Cool" b/w
"I Like Girls" by Oliver Cool (Roulette R-). The record did not chart
nationally in the US but was a big hit in Australia in .
actor, and television director.Born in New York City, Mordente
attended the High School of Performing Arts and made his professional
dance debut at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts.
Soon after he joined the ballet company at Radio City Music Hall,
where he was discovered by Michael Kidd, who cast him in the Broadway
musical adaptation of the Al Capp comic strip Li'l Abner.Mordente was
then featured in the Broadway () and West End productions and film
version of West Side Story. He played different roles; in the stage
version he played A-Rab and in the film he played Action.He was the
voice of Oliver Cool on the rpm single recording, "Oliver Cool" b/w
"I Like Girls" by Oliver Cool (Roulette R-). The record did not chart
nationally in the US but was a big hit in Australia in .
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