Sal Piro

Sal Piro

Birthdate
June 29, 1950 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Date of Death
January 22, 2023
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
June 29, 1950 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Date of Death
January 22, 2023
Known For
Acting

Biography

Salvatore Francis Martin Piro 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.

He attended Seton Hall University, but did not receive a degree. In the mid-1970s, he served as a theology teacher and theater director at Catholic schools throughout New Jersey.

Piro was a part of the original Waverly Theatre audience of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, from which the unique audience participation elements and much of the cult following were born. This following has become a worldwide phenomenon.

He appeared as himself in Fame (1980) as well as a number of documentaries, and had a silent cameo as a man using a payphone in the Rocky Horror pseudo-sequel Shock Treatment (1981); he also appeared as The Photographer in The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016).

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

Sal Piro's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Photographer

Acting (11)

2022
Love and Love Not as Andrew
2021
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
2002
Four Deadly Reasons as Uncle Leo
2001
Hey Paisan! as Carmine Carbone
1999
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Self
1999
Third Watch as Store Owner (1 episode)
1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show as Self
1981
Shock Treatment as Man on Payphone (uncredited)
1981
The Rocky Horror Treatment as Self
1980
Fame as Rocky Horror M.C.