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 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. He also cameoed as The Photographer in the 2016 television remakeofThe Rocky Horror Picture Show.[5] As an actor, he performed in both film and television.[5]
Piro wrote two books on the Rocky Horror cult following, Creatures of the Night and Creatures of the Night II.[6]
Salvatore Francis Martin Piro was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1950.[6] He attended Seton Hall University, but did not receive a degree.[6] In the mid-1970s, he was a theology teacher and theater director at Catholic schools in New Jersey.[6]
InCherry 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.[6] He also played competitive tournament chess and Scrabble.[7]
Piro died from an aneurysm at his home in Manhattan on January 22, 2023, at the age of 72.[6][8]
