Crazy Legs

Crazy Legs

American breakdancer
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Richard Colón (born January 11, 1966), better known by his stage name Crazy Legs, is a Puerto Rican American b-boy from The Bronx, New York. He was featured in the earliest stories on hip hop dancing to appear in mainstream press, and as president of the Rock Steady Crew brought the form to London and Paris in 1983. Today he is also involved in community outreach, dance instruction, and dance theater productions. His pioneering status is reflected in his appearances in fiction films and documentaries. Crazy Legs is the most well known and commercially successful of the few original members remaining of the Rock Steady Crew, and is its current president.

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Crazy Legs was born on Saturday, 1 January 1966 in The Bronx, New York. He is best known as a dancer. Legs' country of citizenship (nationality) is American. He is 5' 10" (178 cm) tall. Crazy Legs is 59 years old and his zodiac star sign is Capricorn.

You can find people similar to Crazy Legs by visiting our lists Entertainers from the Bronx and American hip hop dancers.

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Crazy Legs is known for his role in the film Flashdance (1983) as Crazy Legs (as Richard Colon).

He is also known for his role in the TV series The Daily Show (1996) as Self.

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