Bruno Tonioli is an Italian dancer, choreographer and television personality who presently features as one of the judges of the popular British television dance contest ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and in its US version ‘Dancing with the Stars’. His expansive career in showbiz spanning over several decades has seen him working as choreographer for stage shows, music videos and tours of several renowned artists like Boy George, Elton John and Sting and bands like the ‘Rolling Stones’ and ‘Duran Duran’. He has also featured in the music video of ‘I'm Still Standing’ by Elton John. He co-created the BBC reality television series ‘DanceX’ and featured in it as well as in its US version ‘Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann’. He has also worked on several big-screen flicks like ‘The Parole Officer’ and ‘Ella Enchanted’; in television productions like ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ and ‘Blonde Bombshell’; and on-stage productions such as ‘Godspell’ and ‘La Vie Parisienne’. He featured in many talk shows in the US including in ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ and ‘Lopez Tonight’. On the personal front he is a gay and has no qualms in divulging about his sexual orientation.