Luke Kenny

Luke Kenny is an Indian ex-video jockey, critic, musician, director, producer and actor.

Early life

Born in Calcutta on 14 June, Kenny moved to Bombay when he was a small child. His great-grandparents were Irish. They moved to Burma, where his grandfather was born. After World War II, his grandfather came to Delhi where he met his wife, Luke's grandmother, who was British. Luke's father was subsequently born in Delhi.The family then moved to Calcutta, where Luke's father met his wife, Luke's mother's parents were Italian. Luke's parents separated when he was young, and subsequently his grandparents and father moved to Bombay in the early 1970s. Luke's heritage is Irish-Italian-British by blood, yet Indian by birth and territory. Brought up by his grandparents and father, who were all musicians, his musical education began very young.

As a child, living in a suburb of Bombay called Thane, he attended kindergarten and primary education at Bharat English High School. He later enrolled in St John The Baptist High School, where he finished his secondary education. After school, Kenny enrolled at Elphinstone College.but then he had to leave his college education in the midway due his earnestness of pursuing music and performing culture.

Early career

Kenny started his career as a solo dancer in 1989. Spotted at one college dance competition, he joined Arshad Warsi's dance team as a chorus dancer and associate choreographer from 1990 to 1992.

In 1991 he dropped out of college to...
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