Full Name Donald Correia Movies Parade of Stars | Role Actor Name Don Correia | |
Occupation DancerActorChoreographerSinger Years active Theater and stage(1975-present)Film and television(1976-present) Children Michael Correia, Jeffrey Correia Nominations Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical | ||
Don Correia & Sandy Duncan, The Castle Walk (Vernon & Irene Castle)
Donald "Don" Correia (born August 8, 1951 in San Jose, California) is an American dancer, actor and choreographer of American stage, film and television. He has been married to actress Sandy Duncan since July 21, 1980. He was nominated in 1986 for the Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) for Singin' in the Rain.
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- Don Correia Sandy Duncan The Castle Walk Vernon Irene Castle
- Honi Coles Don Correia My One Only 1986
- Biography
- Personal life
- Broadway Productions
- Filmography
- References
Honi Coles - Don Correia - My One & Only 1986
Biography
Correia was born in San Jose, California on August 8, 1951. Correia has worked in theater, film and television as an actor, dancer, singer and choreographer since 1976.
In 1983 he played Vernon Castle on TV Parade of Stars, teaming with his wife Sandy Duncan who played Irene Castle .
He also served as the choreographer for the 1988 film My Stepmother Is an Alien, starring Kim Basinger. He also appeared in a cameo role in the reception scene in the Woody Allen film Everyone Says I Love You.
On Broadway, he starred in several musicals, including the 1986 critically acclaimed stage version of Singin' In The Rain playing the part of Don Lockwood. Directed and choreographed by Twyla Tharp, Don Correia was nominated for a Tony Award in 1986 for Best Actor in a Musical.
Personal life
Correia has been married to actress and producer Sandy Duncan since July 21, 1980, They have two sons, Jeffrey (born October 5, 1982) and Michael (born March 19. 1984). Both Jeffrey and Michael appeared with their mother in her now famous Wheat Thins commercial campaign of the late 1970s and 1980s. Correia and Duncan reside in New York City.