Met Chita Rivera during the run of "West Side Story" in 1957 (she
played Anita) and married her in December of that same year.
American dancer and choreographer who played Action, a Jet gang member, in
the original Broadway version of "West Side Story." Later turned TV
director.
Played A-Rab in the stage version of "West Side Story" before playing
Action in the film version (West Side Story (1961)).
The voice of Oliver Cool on the 45-rpm single recording "Oliver Cool" b/w "I Like Girls" by Oliver Cool (Roulette R-4292). The record did not chart nationally in the US but was a big hit in Australia in 1961.