Tyce Diorio

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birth_date = August 22, 1970 (age 38)
birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, USA
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occupation = Choreographer
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Tyce Diorio (also known as Keith Diorio) is an American dancer and choreographer. He is a choreographer and guest judge on the Fox television series "So You Think You Can Dance", directing Broadway, jazz and contemporary dance numbers, and he has choreographed and performed with Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, among others. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Tyce Keith Diorio | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.bwydance.com/faculty/bios/diorio_tyce_keith.shtml | work =Broadway Dance Center | pages = | accessdate = 2008-03-09 | language = ] Diorio was also a featured lead in the broadway show "Fosse", and has appeared in a number of feature films.

Early life

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Diorio has been performing on television since age 17 when he won "Star Search", setting a record with perfect 4-star ratings each week for the time in the history of the series.

Diorio attended New York City's famed High School of the Performing Arts before moving to Los Angeles to work with Paula Abdul on her "Under My Spell" world tour. He has also worked with Abdul on her videos, commercials and award show appearances.

Career

Diorio is a featured judge on the TLC competition program, Master of Dance, which aired its first six-episode season during the summer of 2008 (credited as Keith Diorio). He has also appeared as himself in various episodes over three seasons of the Fox smash hit, So You Think You Can Dance.
Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Mya, *NSYNC, Kelly Osbourne, Céline Dion and Toni Braxton are just a few of the artists Diorio has traveled the world with and performed with onstage. Diorio has also worked on numerous feature films including ", "Showgirls", "Starsky and Hutch", 13 Going on 30, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and "Epic Movie". "In addition to" "So You Think You Can Dance", "his television credits include "That '70s Show", "The Tyra Banks Show", "The Academy Awards", "The American Music Awards", "The Billboard Music Awards", "Fame", The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as "Annie" and "Cinderella". [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228055/] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3070240/] Diorio also had the privilege of starring in "Chicago" and the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit "Fosse". [http://www.fox.com/dance/bios.htm]

Diorio has choreographed routines for Paulina Rubio and Tobey Maguire; commercials for iPod, McDonald's, Sylvania and Road Runner DSL; and a musical entitled "Just Another Man". Diorio works privately with Katie Holmes and Tobey Maguire. He also choreographed the music video for Paula Abdul's single Dance Like There's No Tomorrow. [http://www.fox.com/dance/bios.htm]

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