From left: Adolfo Quiñones (Shabba-Doo) with Jamie Kennedy in 2007
He played Ozone in the two Breakin films and worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra and Bette Midler to Madonna and Three 6 Mafia.
Adolfo Quiñones, the admired actor, dancer and choreographer known as Shabba-Doo who specialized in the art of locking and portrayed the street artist Ozone in the two
Breakin movies of the 1980s, has died. He was 65.
Dubbed hip-hop s first matinee idol by
Dance Magazine, Quiñones died late Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles. In an interview with
The Hollywood Reporter, his publicist, Biff Warren, noted that the dancer had tested negative for COVID-19, but the next day he s dead. It opens up all kinds of questions.
Born and raised in Chicago, Shabba-Doo was a dancer of Puerto Rican and African American descent and joined up with Basil, Don âCampbellockâ Campbell and Fred âRerunâ Berry as one of the members of The Original Lockers. The group was formed in 1971 and was active throughout the â70s, introducing hip-hop to the locking style of funk dance of freezing in place and continuing at the same previous speed.
Shabba-Doo was best known as Ozone in MGMâs 1984 film âBreakin’â and in its sequel, âBreakinâ 2: Electric Boogaloo.â He also appeared in âXanaduâ and âTango & Cash,â among others, and heâs known for cameo appearances and performances on âSaturday Night Live,â âMarried With Childrenâ and more.
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Breakin Star Adolfo Shabba Doo Quiñones Dead at 65
Dec 30, 2020 3:05 PM
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Legendary breakdancer Adolfo Shabba Doo Quiñones, who starred in the 1984 movie Breakin and the sequel, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, has reportedly passed away at 65.
Quiñones was also a member of the dance group The Original Lockers, who pioneered the dance move Locking along with members Fred Rerun Berry, Don Campbellock Campbell, and Toni Basil. Quiñones worked with various A-list artists, including Madonna, Lionel Richie, and Luther Vandross. He also choreographed Three 6 Mafia s performance at the 78th Academy Awards, where the group won an Oscar for best original song for their track It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp from the movie Hustle & Flow starring Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard.