THE 1980s breakdancing star Adolfo Shabba-Doo Quinones passed away on December 30, 2020.
The Original Lockers member was 65-years-old at the time of his death.
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Who was Adolfo Shabba-Doo Quinones?
Born on May 11, 1955, Adolfo Gutierrez Quiñones, better known as Shabba-Doo, is of Puerto Rican and African-American descent.
A native of Chicago, Illinois, his mother raised him as a single parent when he was just three-years-old.
His younger sister, Fawn Quinones, is also a dancer like Shabba-Doo, and was frequently featured on the musical television program Soul Train.
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Shabba-Doo is a member of The Original Lockers, a dance group formed by Toni Basil and Don "Campbellock" Campbell in 1971.
The 65-year-old became one of the innovators of the dance style commonly known as locking, a funk dance, which is associated with hip hop.
How did he die?
Shabba-Doo's cause of death has yet to be announced.
On December 29, 2020, Shabba-Doo posted a photo on his Instagram page of him laying in bed, thrilled that he tested negative for Covid-19.
“Good news y’all! I’m feeling all better,” he wrote.
“I’m just a wee bit sluggish from my cold, but the good news is I’m Covid 19 negative! Woo hoo!!!”
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When did Shabba-Doo play Ozone in Breakin'?
Shabba-Doo was best-known by his role as Ozone in the 1984 hit film Breakin'.
The '80s hit is an American breakdancing-themed comedy drama film directed by Joel Silberg.
The film's setting was inspired by a 1983 documentary titled Breakin 'n' Enterin', which was set in the multi-racial hip hop Radio-Tron, based out of MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.
Shabba-Doo was also featured in the films sequel Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, which released later that same year.
What else did Shabba-Doo appear in?
Aside from Breakin', Shabba-Doo appeared in several TV shows including, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Married... with Children, Miami Vice, What's Happening!!, Saturday Night Live and Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure.
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The break-dancer also served as a choreographer for Jamie Kennedy's MTV sitcom, Blowin' Up and choreographed Three Six Mafia's performance at the 78th Academy Awards.
Shabba-Doo was featured in the music video for Chaka Khan's 1984 song I Feel for You.
The father of two was formerly married to Gwendolyn Powell Smith and actress Lela Rochon.
