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'''Sal Piro''' is the president of The ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' Fan Club, a position he's held since 1977. <br>Piro was a part of the original [[Waverly Theatre]] audience, from which the unique [[Audience#Audience participation|audience participation]] elements and much of the film's [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following|cult following]] were born. This following has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rockyhorror.com/history/howapbegan.php| title=It Was Great When It All Began| accessdate=2007-06-18 | publisher= The Rocky Horror Picture Show Official Fan Club Site}}</ref>
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|name=Sal Piro
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|birth_name = Salvatore Francis Martin Piro
|birth_date = {{birth date|1950|6|29}}
|birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2023|1|22|1950|6|6}}
|death_place=New York City, U.S.
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|known_for=President of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' Fan Club
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'''Salvatore Francis Martin Piro''' (June 29, 1950 – January 22, 2023) was an American actor who was the president of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' Fan Club, a position he held from 1977 until his death.<ref>{{cite news |title=Among Records, A Record Holder (Published 1988) |work=The New York Times |date=May 11, 1988 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025115536/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/11/garden/among-records-a-record-holder.html |archive-date=October 25, 2016 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/11/garden/among-records-a-record-holder.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Curtain Up! A New Season For Hedonism (Published 2000) |work=The New York Times |date=May 28, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213134016/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/nyregion/long-island-journal-curtain-up-a-new-season-for-hedonism.html?_r=0 |archive-date=February 13, 2017 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/nyregion/long-island-journal-curtain-up-a-new-season-for-hedonism.html|last1=Fischler |first1=Marcelle S. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=After 40 Years, 'Rocky Horror' Has Become Mainstream |date=September 26, 2015 |website=[[The Atlantic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628155849/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/after-40-years-rocky-horror-has-become-mainstream/407491/ |archive-date=June 28, 2023 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/after-40-years-rocky-horror-has-become-mainstream/407491/}}</ref>


Piro has also appeared as himself in the film ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' as well as a number of documentaries, and had a nonspeaking, unnamed cameo – as a man using a payphone – in ''Rocky Horror''{{'}}s pseudo [[sequel]], ''[[Shock Treatment]]''. He also cameos as The Photographer in the television remake of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," first aired 10/21/2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685226/| title=IMDB Sal Piro filmography | accessdate=2007-06-18 | publisher= Internet Movie Database Inc.}}</ref> As an actor, he has performed in both film and television.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685226/| title=IMDB Sal Piro filmography | accessdate=2007-06-18 | publisher= Internet Movie Database Inc.}}</ref>
Piro was a part of the original [[Waverly Theatre]] audience, from which the unique [[audience participation]] elements and much of the film's [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following|cult following]] were born. He was later instrumental in getting the venue moved to the 8th St. Playhouse. The Rocky Horror following has become a worldwide phenomenon.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rockyhorror.com/history/howapbegan.php| title=It Was Great When It All Began| access-date=June 18, 2007 | publisher= The Rocky Horror Picture Show Official Fan Club Site}}</ref>


Piro appeared as himself in the film ''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'' as well as a number of documentaries, and had a nonspeaking, unnamed cameo as a man using a payphone in ''Rocky Horror''{{'}}s pseudo sequel ''[[Shock Treatment]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockyhorror.com/shocktreatment/introduction.php|title=TRHPS Official Fan Site: Shock Treatment: Introduction by Sal Piro|website=rockyhorror.com}}</ref> He also cameoed as The Photographer in the [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again|2016 television remake]] of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''.<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685226/| title=Sal Piro filmography | accessdate=June 18, 2007 | publisher= [[IMDb]]}}</ref> As an actor, he performed in both film and television.<ref name=IMDB/>
He is also the author of two books on the ''Rocky Horror'' cult following, ''[[Creatures of the Night (non-fiction book)|Creatures of the Night]]'' and ''Creatures of the Night II''.


Piro wrote two books on the ''Rocky Horror'' cult following, ''[[Creatures of the Night (book)|Creatures of the Night]]'' and ''Creatures of the Night II''.<ref name = Sandomir>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/19/movies/sal-piro-rocky-horror-picture-show-superfan-dies-at-72.html|title = Sal Piro, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Superfan, Dies at 72|last = Sandomir|first = Richard|date = February 19, 2023|accessdate = February 19, 2023|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}</ref>
As described in an article in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', he also plays competitive tournament [[Scrabble]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Hack Attack | url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/19/090119fa_fact_thurman | accessdate=2009-01-13 | publisher= The New Yorker }}</ref>


==External links==
==Personal life==
Salvatore Francis Martin Piro was born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], in 1950.<ref name = Sandomir/> He attended [[Seton Hall University]]. In the mid-1970s, he was a theology teacher and theater director at Catholic schools in New Jersey.<ref name = Sandomir/>
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In [[Cherry Grove, New York]], on [[Fire Island]], Piro managed the Ice Palace and Grove Hotel for 23 years and executive produced the [[Miss Fire Island Pageant]], Mr. Fire Island Leather, and the Miss Grove Hotel contest.<ref name = Sandomir/> He also played competitive tournament chess and [[Scrabble]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=January 19, 2009|title=Spreading the Word|author=Thurman, Judith|url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/19/090119fa_fact_thurman|accessdate=January 13, 2009|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]}}</ref>
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Piro died from an aneurysm at his home in Manhattan on January 22, 2023, at the age of 72.<ref name = Sandomir/><ref>{{cite news |title="Rocky Horror Picture Show" Fan Icon Sal Piro Dies |url=https://rue-morgue.com/rocky-horror-picture-show-fan-icon-sal-piro-dies/ |access-date=January 23, 2023 |publisher=Rue Morgue |date=January 22, 2023}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:06, 9 December 2024

Sal Piro
Born
Salvatore Francis Martin Piro

(1950-06-29)June 29, 1950
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 2023(2023-01-22) (aged 72)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theatre director
  • teacher
Known forPresident of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club

Salvatore Francis Martin Piro (June 29, 1950 – January 22, 2023) was an American actor who was the president of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club, a position he held from 1977 until his death.[1][2][3]

Piro was a part of the original Waverly Theatre audience, from which the unique audience participation elements and much of the film's cult following were born. He was later instrumental in getting the venue moved to the 8th St. Playhouse. The Rocky Horror following has become a worldwide phenomenon.[4]

Piro appeared as himself in the film Fame as well as a number of documentaries, and had a nonspeaking, unnamed cameo as a man using a payphone in Rocky Horror's pseudo sequel Shock Treatment.[5] He also cameoed as The Photographer in the 2016 television remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.[6] As an actor, he performed in both film and television.[6]

Piro wrote two books on the Rocky Horror cult following, Creatures of the Night and Creatures of the Night II.[7]

Personal life

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Salvatore Francis Martin Piro was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1950.[7] He attended Seton Hall University. In the mid-1970s, he was a theology teacher and theater director at Catholic schools in New Jersey.[7]

In Cherry Grove, New York, on Fire Island, Piro managed the Ice Palace and Grove Hotel for 23 years and executive produced the Miss Fire Island Pageant, Mr. Fire Island Leather, and the Miss Grove Hotel contest.[7] He also played competitive tournament chess and Scrabble.[8]

Piro died from an aneurysm at his home in Manhattan on January 22, 2023, at the age of 72.[7][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Among Records, A Record Holder (Published 1988)". The New York Times. May 11, 1988. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Fischler, Marcelle S. (May 28, 2000). "LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; Curtain Up! A New Season For Hedonism (Published 2000)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "After 40 Years, 'Rocky Horror' Has Become Mainstream". The Atlantic. September 26, 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "It Was Great When It All Began". The Rocky Horror Picture Show Official Fan Club Site. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
  5. ^ "TRHPS Official Fan Site: Shock Treatment: Introduction by Sal Piro". rockyhorror.com.
  6. ^ a b "Sal Piro filmography". IMDb. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
  7. ^ a b c d e Sandomir, Richard (February 19, 2023). "Sal Piro, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Superfan, Dies at 72". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Thurman, Judith (January 19, 2009). "Spreading the Word". The New Yorker. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  9. ^ ""Rocky Horror Picture Show" Fan Icon Sal Piro Dies". Rue Morgue. January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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