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Deney Terrio

Deney Terrio

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Born June 15, 1950

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Denis George Mahan (born June 15, 1950), better known as Deney Terrio, is an American choreographer, former film actor and one-time host of the television musical variety series Dance Fever from 1979 to 1985. In 1991, he sued Merv Griffin, the show's producer, for sexual harassment; the US$11.3 million case was later dismissed.

Terrio achieved fame as the dance coach and choreographer for John Travolta in the movie Saturday Night Fever. During his heyday with Dance Fever, he appeared in a number of films, including The Idolmaker, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, A Night in Heaven and Knights of the City and guest starred on popular television series of the time including The Love Boat. Throughout the 1990s, he toured nightclubs, performing with Motion and judging dance contests. Terrio was referred to in the popular Steve Martin movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels where Martin posed as a crippled veteran. Martin claimed that he lost use of his legs after he found his girlfriend having sex with Terrio.

In recent years, he has appeared on several VH1 specials and co-hosted the 2004 PBS special Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion which featured many popular disco artists from the 1970s and actress Karen Lynn Gorney. During the show, Terrio and Gorney danced to Tavares’ live performance of “More Than a Woman”, as Gorney had with John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.

Currently Deney is hosting his own disco radio show on the Sirius satellite radio network and is a choreographer and competitor at regional Dancing with the Stars competitions.

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Dance Fever 1981 TV promo

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Mr. Saturday Night Poster

Mr. Saturday Night Feature Film2021Self

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie Poster

Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie TV Movie2017Self

The Joy of Disco Poster

The Joy of Disco Documentary2012Self

When Disco Ruled the World Documentary2005Self

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion Poster

Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion Documentary2004Self

Star Dates Poster

Star Dates TV Series2002Self

VH-1 Where Are They Now? Poster

VH-1 Where Are They Now? TV Series1999Self

Behind the Music Poster

Behind the Music TV Series1997Self

The Howard Stern Show Poster

The Howard Stern Show TV Series1990Self

Knights of the City Poster

Knights of the City Feature Film1986Self

The Oprah Winfrey Show Poster

The Oprah Winfrey Show TV Series1986Self

A Night in Heaven Poster

A Night in Heaven Feature Film1983Tony

Battle of the Video Games Poster

Battle of the Video Games TV Special1983Self - Red Team Member

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Poster

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Feature Film1982Khan's Crewman #11

The Idolmaker Poster

The Idolmaker Feature Film1980Jerry Martin

Dance Fever Poster

Dance Fever TV Series1979Self - Host

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977Floyd

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Dance Insturctor

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A Night in Heaven Poster

A Night in Heaven Feature Film1983

The Idolmaker Poster

The Idolmaker Feature Film1980

Saturday Night Fever Poster

Saturday Night Fever Feature Film1977

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast Poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast TV Series1994

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