Lee Curreri

Leonard Charles "Lee" Curreri (born January 4, 1961) is an American actor and musician, most known for his work in the film, Fame (1980) and its television spinoff, Fame (1982–1987).

Life and work
Curreri was born in New York City, in the Bronx, and attended high school at Fordham Preparatory School. He attended the Manhattan School of Music.

Curreri played the role of Bruno Martelli, the keyboard virtuoso, in the film Fame and also in its spinoff TV series, also called Fame. He obtained the role in the movie after auditioning in New York City. He appeared on an episode of The New Love American Style.

He played piano with In Vitro, and the Iona College Singers. He is a songwriter and has worked with performers such as Natalie Cole and Phil Perry. He released a CD, Aquabox, which has a booklet on the inside containing pictures of one of Curreri's sons, Joey, in a pre-birth picture contained in the leaflet).

Partial filmography

 * Fame (1980) - Bruno Martelli
 * Crystal Heart (1986) - Christopher Newley

Soundtracks

 * The Deep and Dreamless Sleep (2006) – with Peter Freeman and Jeff Rona