Vinnie Medugno is known as a triple threat. To define the term it means actor, dancer, and singer all in one person. If you want to see some entertaining and impressive performance skills, you have to witness this one-man show in his act. At the age of 8, Medugno began his singing. He often mocked the styles of major Motown groups, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and even some female high ranged singers. Today his voice is polished as a high tenor and he could still sing just about any tune he puts his hands on.At the age of 11, Vinnie made his first on stage appearance singing "That's All I Ask Of You", from the musical Phantom Of The Opera. Since that night he knew that the energy within himself, and from the audience would be the positive drive that was to keep him striving forward to become an entertainer. All throughout his middle school years he entertained in Talent shows singing songs of Frank Sinatra and other classic oldies singers. At the age of 13, Vinnie made his musical debut in his lead role as Tevye the milkman, in the time honored classic Broadway show, "Fiddler On The Roof."In the summer of 2000, Vinnie's voice took him to a higher plateau as he sang the National Anthem for the Staten Island Yankees and a sold out 2500 plus people capacity crowd. This ambition and excitement from the ovation of that crowd lead Vinnie into high school as he took on many tasks of running and starring in various roles.Sing is a student run production written, directed and produced solely by the students in the school. With that said, from Freshman year until Junior year, Medugno starred as a lead role in both shows written by his peer students in the annual Sing competition. In 2003, Vinnie wrote, directed, and produced his own original piece called "A Blast From The Past". He played one of the lead roles and that year lead his cast into a victory for the contest. He did a repeat performance of that the following year when he wrote a holiday comedy titled "Little Saint Nick". His musical appearances in Port Richmond High School include Mr. Applegate in "Damn Yankees", Dandy Dan in "Bugsy Malone", and his last performance on the stage was that of a dynamic one. He was cast as the Emcee in the heart throbbing story of the rise to fascism in Germany, none other than "Cabaret".In the summer of 2002, Vinnie made another appearance at the brand new St. George Ball Park built specially for the Staten Island Yankees. He sang God Bless America in the seventh inning stretch. Many say that Vinnie has evolved for the better as each year continues with his performances. He puts out all stops and makes each performance his best.Within these recent years, Vinnie sings and emcees for the local party scene as a disc jockey or "DJ". He enjoys interacting with crowds and singing and being the life of the party.As a Freshman at the College of Staten Island in the Fall of 2005, Vinnie took a major interest in being a Disc Jockey on the radio. He joined the WSIA family at the college and hooked up with an "old timer" named Carl Sabitino, who was the featured name on the Morning Show for four years. Vinnie joined Carl and took over the show as Carl left in the summer of 2005. The show is still a success titled “Medugno In The Morning†and can be heard to this day every Friday Morning from 7am-10am. Medugno's on-air charisma and personality was so natural and enthusiastic that the figureheads at the station asked him to host his own afternoon dance show titled "Three Decades of Dance with Vinnie Da Ginnie." He plays all of the best dance classics from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and even the dance music of today every Saturday evening from 4pm-7pm. He also hosts all sorts of specials that take place on the radio. Every holiday season he hosts the 30 hour “WSIA Yule Log“, playing all holiday favorites as well as sharing great memories of family times and holiday traditions.Vinnie went onward and upward to the big stage. Big it is as he headlined in the newly renovated St. George theatres 2005 Christmas Spectacular. He headlined in a scene written around New York City during the holidays, he sang the Andy Williams tune "Happy Holidays, It's the Holiday Season," on stage in New York City's famous "Rainbow Room." He then appeared at the end of the show in the nativity scene with the Gospel astounding performance of “Go Tell It On the Mountain.†He also appeared in various choral scenes throughout the show. Vinnie was asked to be apart of this amazing holiday tradition after ranking First Runner Up in the theaters "Staten Island Idol" Contest. He sang "Mack The Knife", made popular by the remarkable Bobby Darrin. Since than, Vinnie takes the stage every Christmas for this spectacular.With his exceptional skills of performing and keeping a crowd going, he created an amazing tycoon business called VINNIE MEDUGNO ENTERTAINMENT. He rules the private party scene and continues to emcee and perform for all kinds of events, affairs, occasions and much more. His love for charity is undying, and he supports all causes. He has performed and appeared for Breast Cancer, Victims of Fires, American Cancer Society, Organ Donors, and the MDA’s Jerry’s Kids.At the same time, he works with many local singers and artists. He assists in road managing for the incomparable number one hit recording artist Angelo Venuto. He promotes and helps with publicity for artists such as the legendary Freestyle Queen, Judy Torres, Dance Music Queen Reina, Amuka and Andrea Carnell. With the help of his morning show, he works on promotion for Doo-Wop singers The Expressions. When he is not busy with all of these wonderful people, he can found managing the Venuto girls Maria and Concetta following in their fathers footsteps and aspiring to be successful singers.Recently, Medugno has recorded a successful CD self titled Vinnie Medugno. It features some of his favorite tunes from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. his range and love for the music pours out through his vocals on all tracks. He is now working on a second CD soon to be released.As this beginning of a long lasting career takes off Vinnie is grateful to all those along the way who have helped him become the person and performer that he is today. His message of love is one for people of all ages. He hopes to continue doing what he does, because he loves it and thanks God for giving him the gift to share with all!
