Donald Benjamin Lurio, better known by his stage name of Don Lurio (15 November 1929, in New York City – 26 January 2003, in Rome) was an American-born Jewish Italian dancer, choreographer and presenter for RAI, the Italian national television. Openly gay (which was considered scandalous given the morals of the time), Lurio had a long-term relationship with Livio Costagli, who died in 1994 at the age of 44 years from complications caused by AIDS. Lurio died in Rome in 2003 from respiratory failure. As per his will, the in Rome has now a grant named after him.