Bruno ‘Pop N Taco’ Falcon dead at 58: Hip hop star and Michael Jackson’s choreographer passes away after ‘heart attack’
BRUNO Falcon, a legendary hip-hop choreographer who worked with Michael Jackson, has tragically passed away.
Bruno died on Saturday at the age of 58, according to those closest to the artist.
TMZ was first to report the news as his sister, Diana Wolgamott, told the publication that Bruno died at his Long Beach home.
The cause is believed to be a possible “heart attack,” and no autopsy will be conducted.
Famed rapper Ice-T, who worked alongside Bruno for the 1984 classic film, Breakin’, confirmed his pal’s passing in a tweet.
He wrote: “Yep, just got a text. He was to young. Smh.”
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Bruno was most notably known as one of the dancers in Michael Jackson’s iconic music video, Smooth Criminal.
The California native was the mastermind behind the popular lean dance performed in the video.
He also choreographed much of the Man in the Mirror singer’s HIStory tour in the 1990s.
Other well-known names who worked under Bruno’s direction were Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan, and other members of the Jackson family.