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Richard Barrios

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The story of Vito Russo, founding father of the gay liberation movement, author of "The Celluloid Closet," and vociferous AIDS activist in the 1980s.
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Vito (2011)
Richard Barrios was born on 2 July 1954 in Houma, Louisiana, USA.
BornJuly 2, 1954
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    • Known for

    Joan Crawford in Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008)
    Tough Baby: Torch Song
    2.4
    Video
    • Self
    • 2008
    Vito Russo in Vito (2011)
    Vito
    8.1
    • Self
    • 2011
    Do I Sound Gay? (2014)
    Do I Sound Gay?
    6.0
    • Self
    • 2014
    The Lullaby of Broadway: Opening Night on 42nd Street (2001)
    The Lullaby of Broadway: Opening Night on 42nd Street
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Thanks

    • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
      5.9
      Video
      • special thanks
      • 2006
    • Gold Diggers: FDR's New Deal... Broadway Bound
      6.4
      Video
      • special thanks
      • 2006

    Self

    • Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Self - Author, Dangerous Rhythm: Why Movie Musicals Matter
      • 2016
    • Do I Sound Gay? (2014)
      Do I Sound Gay?
      6.0
      • Self
      • 2014
    • Vito Russo in Vito (2011)
      Vito
      8.1
      • Self
      • 2011
    • Jack L. Warner in Crawford at Warners (2008)
      Crawford at Warners
      2.2
      Video
      • Self
      • 2008
    • Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in Gable and Crawford (2008)
      Gable and Crawford
      2.5
      Video
      • Self
      • 2008
    • Joan Crawford in Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008)
      Tough Baby: Torch Song
      2.4
      Video
      • Self
      • 2008
    • Lorenz Hart in A Life in Words and Music (2007)
      A Life in Words and Music
      6.0
      Video
      • Self
      • 2007
    • Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, June Allyson, and Jane Powell in Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007)
      Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane
      1.7
      Video
      • Self
      • 2007
    • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (2007)
      The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
      5.8
      Video
      • Self
      • 2007
    • Something Wonderful: The Story of 'The King and I'
      7.2
      Video
      • Self
      • 2006
    • Turns on the Carousel
      8.6
      Video
      • Self
      • 2006
    • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm (2006)
      Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
      7.8
      Video
      • Self
      • 2006
    • 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
      5.9
      Video
      • Self - Film Historian
      • 2006
    • Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
      7.3
      Video
      • Self
      • 2006
    • Donna Mae Roberts in Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades (2006)
      Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
      6.3
      Video
      • Self
      • 2006

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    Vito
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    Vito
    Vito
    Trailer 2:25
    Vito

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    • Born
      • July 2, 1954
      • Houma, Louisiana, USA
    • Other works
      A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film (Oxford University Press)

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