Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Bruce Cuccurullo (born December 8, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock musician who first worked with Frank Zappa during the 1970s, then, he was a founding member of Missing Persons in the 1980s, finally in 1986, he joined Duran Duran, becoming a long term member of the band until 2001.
Personal life
Warren Cuccurullo is the son of Jerry and Ellen Cuccurullo, the oldest child of four. He has two brothers, Jerry and Robert and a sister, Stephanie. His Italian American heritage has its roots in Nocera Inferiore in Campania, Italy, and he also has some Greek ancestry. He grew up in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, and began playing drums and guitar as a young child. He graduated from Canarsie High School in 1974.
Cuccurullo has one adopted child, Mayko Cuccurullo (born 1983) who lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who is actually the son of Claudia Bueno (Warren's former longtime girlfriend). Mayko is featured in the Duran Duran video Breath After Breath, filmed in Argentina in 1993 and contributed some minor vocal work on the N'Liten Up project.