Bruno Tonioli

About

Bruno Tonioli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruno tonˈjɔli]; born 25 November 1955) is an Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer. He has judged on the British television talent shows Strictly Come Dancing (2004–2019), DanceX (2007) and Britain’s Got Talent (2023–2025), and the American television talent shows Dancing with the Stars (2005–present) and Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann (2008).

In 1980, as part of the group Duke and the Aces, Tonioli performed in but did not win the United Kingdom’s competition to select an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Tonioli has worked in the music business as a choreographer for music videos, stage shows, and tours for artists such as Tina Turner, Sting, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Camel, Freddie Mercury, Sinitta, Boy George, Dead or Alive, Bananarama, and Duran Duran. He danced in the Elton John video for “I’m Still Standing” (1983).
Tonioli choreographed the band Arcadia’s music video for their song “Election Day”, as documented in a 1980s documentary entitled The Making of Election Day. He was Anne Hathaway’s choreographer in the film Ella Enchanted (2004).
In November 2016, Tonioli lent his name to an album…