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Birthday: Dec 26, 1954
Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Tony Rosato

Antonio Rosato (26 December 1954 – 10 January 2017) was an Italian-Canadian actor and comedian who appeared in television and films. He was best known as a cast member on both SCTV and Saturday Night Live. In fact, Rosato is one of only three actors (along with Robin Duke and Martin Short) to be cast members of both SCTV and SNL and the first not born in either the United States or Canada. Celebrities impersonated by Rosato on SCTV include: Lou Costello (whom he also impersonated when he was a cast member on SNL), William Conrad, Danny Thomas, Woodstock co-organizer Chip Monck, SNL cast member John Belushi, Tony Orlando, Don Ho, and Ella Fitzgerald. His characters on SNL, despite his short tenure, were memorable as well, and included Ed Asner (in character as Lou Grant), Captain Kangaroo, and U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese. He also voiced Luigi in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World. From Wikipedia.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
The Haunting of Lisa Dr. Perry Azzaro 1996
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book Mr. Lopez 1987
Seeds Of Doubt 1998
Hog Wild Bull 1980
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics Mat's Boss 1989
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star Joe DeVito (uncredited) 1986
Sugartime Frank Ferraro 1995
It Was You Charlie Gus 2013
Nothing Personal Pickup Truck Driver 1980
Mafia Doctor Det. Ralph Disanti 2003
Real Gangsters Mario 2013
Improper Channels Dr. Arpenthaler 1981
The Christmas Switch Salesman 2014
In the Doghouse Tom Cheehak 1998
The Conspiracy of Fear Raintree 1996
City of Shadows Rosie 1987
Sicilian Vampire Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's 2015
No Deposit Detective Tony Charkoff 2015
The Big Fat Stone Morrie Goldstein 2014
Mystery Date Sharpie 1991
The Diamond Fleece 1992
Separate Vacations Harry Blender 1986
Coming Unglued Marty 1999
Popeye Doyle Wise-ass Reporter 1986
In Defense of a Married Man Frank Ticelli 1990
The Good Fight Philip Brown 1992
Rent-a-Kid Cliff Haber 1995
One Police Plaza Sol 1986
The Red Maple Leaf Vincent Marcella 2017
You Belong to Me Ernie 2002
Switching Channels Joker 1988
Family Plan Cliff Haber 1997
Kissinger and Nixon Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President) 1995
Busted Up 1986
Series Cast Year
L.A. Law Richard Cruz 1986
Due South Clifford 1994
George and Martha 1999
Second City Television 1976
Relic Hunter Stewie Harper 1999
Pelswick 2000
Wiseguy 1987
Doc 2001
Diamonds 1987
Amanda's Aldo 1983
FX: The Series Sammy Valenzuela 1996
Monster by Mistake 1999
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Luigi (voice) 1990
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension 1998
Super Mario World Luigi (voice) 1991
The Littlest Hobo Samuels (uncredited) 1979
The Littlest Hobo Cab driver 1979
Second City: First Family of Comedy Self 2006
Highlander: The Series Benny Carbassa 1992
Hollywood Off-Ramp Ben Harvey 2000
Atomic Betty Additional Voices 2004
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