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About Me

First of all I'm proud to be an Italian-American. I am in the movie industry as a producer/director/actor. I started as a fitness model, signed with a talent agent. She sent me out on some auditions and I landed a national commercial. After that I was eligilble for the actors union so I joined screen actors guild. I started to take acting classes. I went to Second City Training Center and a bunch of other acting schools and studied. I did some plays at Victory Gardens Theater and Elmhurst College etc, etc. Then I moved to LA got a west coast agent. I interned at a casting agency while I went to film school and learned how to direct movies, music videos and commercials. I was cast in a few speaking roles in some films and never looked back. You can see me in movies like "Groundhogday" "Only the Lonely" and my latest film "Voices from the Graves". I also teach acting in Chicago, so if any of you would like to take acting classes let me know. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ I manage some star talent (Emmy nominated William Smith (Conan the Barbarian),Clem Caserta (who has co-starred in 10 movies with Robert DeNiro including, Goodfellas, Casino, Bronx Tale. Nick Celozzi (The Lost Angel, Nightmare Blvd.) Robet Zdar (Tango & Cash, Maniac Cop) Christina Santiago - Playboy's Playmate of the year 2003, Joe Estevez(from the legendary Sheen/Estevez family), Miguel Nino from "Above the Law" and many more.) so if you're a film director or producer you may want to look through the pictures on my "myspace" account and see if there's anyone you want in your movie. They can help your movie get distribution. Email me or call 630-351-1400 to negotiate for any talent. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- Because my job is so fun, I'm a workaholic! I love to travel and with my job I do often. I was an athlete prior to acting so I love going to the gym. I reside in Chicago and Los Angeles simultaneously! Log on to the web site www.thevagrant.com. or www.avoicefromthegrave.com A trailer of the films will be on here soon.

My Interests

Networking with other artists, film makers, producers, directors, actors, actresses, extras, musicians, singers, rappers, models, dancers as well as all crew in the industry. Independent Films, commercials, music videos, televisions sitcoms, television series and soaps.

I'd like to meet:

Models, Actors, Producers, Directors, Singers, Musicians, Rappers, Athletes, Bodybuilders and Dancers to network with. Hey, Im already friends with Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Kathy Griffin, Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Michael Madsen as you can see ! LOL. It's always nice to have many friends and associates to network with !

Movies:

I love all movies and genre's. I'm inspired by and especially proud of the following Italian-American actors/directors/producers..... Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, John Travolta, Nick Cage, Leo DiCaprio, Danny DeVito, Sly Stallone, Marissa Tomei, Dennis Farina, Burt Reynolds (yes Burt is half Italian) and directers Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian DePalma, Quentin Tarantino, Sergio Leonne, Sophia Coppola.......My favorite movies are The Godfather, Scarface, Taxi Driver, American Beauty, Casino, In The Heat Of The Night, Some like It Hot, Resevoir Dogs, El Mariachi, The Wizard Of OZ, Casblanca, A Streetcar Named Desire, Midnight Cowboy, Tootsie, West Side Story, The Shining, The 6th Sense, Back To The Future, Serpico, Scent Of a Woman, And Justice For All. Too many to list!

Heroes:

GOD, Jesus, My parents, Abraham Licncoln, Martin Luther King, JFK, Ronald Reagan. Firemen, Cops and our military. Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Francis Ford Copola, Oprah Winfrey, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Tony Curtis, The Three Stooges, Mel Gibson, Oprah Winfrey, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and all my Chicago mentors Jim Belushi, Michael Madsen, Vince Vaughn, Billy Zane, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Bonnie Hunt, Shelly Long, Tim Kazurinsky, George Wendt, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sands,Denise Richards, Bernie Mac, John Mahoney, Catherine O'Hara, William Peterson, John Malkovich and Gary Sinese.

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Posted by Tony D-Actor on Sun, 28 May 2006 12:01:00 PST