Tony Rosato

Tony Rosato

Nacimiento : 1954-12-26, Naples, Campania, Italy

Muerte : 2017-01-10

Historia

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.

Perfil

Tony Rosato

Películas

The Red Maple Leaf
Vincent Marcella
A detective, who is deeply grieving over the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, becomes determined to find the kidnapped daughter of the U.S. Ambassador, no matter what the cost.
Sicilian Vampire
Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's
Equal parts Goodfellas and Dusk till Dawn, Sicilian Vampire tells the story of reputed mobster Sonny Traficante who was hoping to get away to the family hunt lodge for a little rest and relaxation and create some memories. Instead, what he got was a night he will never forget. Once there, Sonny is bitten by a bat released from a container of bananas they brought up to the lodge. The bat takes a vicious bite of Sonny's neck and then flies off into the night. From that moment on Sonny is entrusted with powers beyond that of any mortal - supersonic hearing, enhanced sight, and superhuman strength - even the ability to speak to the dead. Because of these heightened senses Sonny now feels a responsibility to right the wrongs in his life, and protect those he loves. At first, he resists these new found powers but in the end he welcomes his fate.
No Deposit
Detective Tony Charkoff
Mickey Ryan falls from grace due to a series of downward spiraling events beyond his control. With his life turned upside down, Mickey tries valiantly to resolve his issues but hooks up with the wrong people who blind him with anger and hate.
The Big Fat Stone
Morrie Goldstein
Frank D'Angelo's drama about a homeless man's roller coaster ride of success and failure.
It Was You Charlie
Gus
A once accomplished sculptor, a former college art teacher, but now a lonely graveyard shift doorman, Abner Roth is sadly a mere shadow of his former self. Having lost the love of his life and haunted by the death of a woman in a terrible car accident a year ago, he is desolate and suicidal but amusingly so. Step in Zoe, a free spirited taxi driver with a large hart and persuasive disposition. Zoe's energy and outlook help Abner look at life anew and try to reconcile his conflicted past.
Real Gangsters
Mario
Real Gangsters tells the story of the Lo Giacamo family, one of the most successful crime syndicates in New York City. Run by cousins Vincent Lo Giacamo and Jack Lo Giacamo, Real Gangsters shows how these two men maintain control of their dangerous extended family and volatile business ventures by very different means.
Mafia Doctor
Det. Ralph Disanti
Growing up poor on the streets of New Jersey, Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) has little hope of realizing his dream of becoming a doctor. But "fate" has a way of intervening. Now a brilliant, successful cardiac surgeon, Frank seems to have it all, except for one terrible secret: Before he swore to save lives and do no harm, Frank took another oath... to mob boss Nicola Delarusso (Paul Sorvino), who paid his way through medical school in exchange for absolute loyalty. And when Delarusso demands payment in full Frank suffers a crisis of conscience that could cost him his job, his wife... and his life!
Los misterios de Mary Higgins: Mia para siempre
Ernie
Después de que la locutora de un programa de radio trate el tema sobre los recientes asesinatos de mujeres solitarias en cruceros, recibirá una información que la llevará a creer que conoce al asesino y que podría ser la siguiente. Protagonizada por Lesley-Anne Down y Daniel Morgenroth.
Persiguiendo a papá
Marty
Jason tiene 12 años y sospecha de que sus padres se están separando cuando su padre anuncia que se va a Chicago para una entrevista de trabajo. En el intento equivocado y divertido de salvar a su familia, Jason y su hermana de catorce años de edad, le siguen a Chicago para arruinarle el día a papá.
In the Doghouse
Tom Cheehak
A family dog is pushed into show business and into taking on the role of breadwinner, as the man of the house loses his job and takes the dog to auditions secretly while his family is unaware of this unemployment.
Seeds Of Doubt
Jennifer Kingsley, a newspaper journalist, believes a man has been falsely convicted of murder, and becomes set on proving his innocence.
Acampa como puedas
Cliff Haber
Cada verano, un grupo de huérfanos va a pasar las vacaciones a un campamento. Sin embargo, este año podría ser la última vez, porque un empresario inmobiliario se ha propuesto transformar el bonito campamento de vacaciones en un lujoso complejo vacacional. No había contado con la banda de pilluelos, dirigida por el estrafalario Harry Haber, que le van a poner las cosas difíciles a este industrial, a la sazón, prometido de la hija del director del campamento.
Mente tortuosa
Dr. Perry Azzaro
Una niña con facultades psíquicas extrasensoriales experimenta visiones recurrentes y perturbadoras de una tragedia que tuvo lugar 30 años atrás. Su madre, desesperada, pide ayuda a un parapsicólogo. Poco a poco descubren que dichas visiones también están relacionadas con un reciente crimen que todavía está sin resolver. Sin embargo, madre e hija desconocen que sus vidas corren un serio peligro. ¿Será Lisa la siguiente víctima?
The Conspiracy of Fear
Raintree
The shocking, tragic death of his father propels Chris King into a nightmare. Running for his life, Chris fights off street thugs, a homicidal psychopath, and the CIA. He teams up with a beautiful but rough petty thief to uncover why he has become the hunted. Together, they discover that a valuable piece of information his father left behind is worth killing for-they just have to stay alive to find it.
Kissinger and Nixon
Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President)
A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the Vietnam War and Nixon was grandstanding politically.
Sugartime
Frank Ferraro
The true story of a love affair between mob boss Sam Giancana and singer Phyllis McGuire.
Familia de alquiler
Cliff Haber
Brandon, Kyle y Molly son tres hermanos que están acogidos en un hogar para niños de Mid Valley en espera de ser adoptados. Con motivo del día de Acción de Gracias, el director del centro se va de vacaciones y deja a cargo de toda la organización del hogar a su alocado padre, quién, acostumbrado a hacer negocio de todo, alquila a los tres niños a un matrimonio sin hijos.
The Good Fight
Philip Brown
Grace Cragin is a bright young lawyer who has a passion for the fight against injustice. Her ex-husband Henry is a lawyer too, but his passion is only to win. The two were divorced ten years earlier when Henry's lust for conquest led him to other women. Now, Grace has a case she cannot win alone and, although she hates to admit it, she needs Henry's help.
La piel del diamante
El joyero Phillippe Golden compra uno de los diamantes más grandes vistos en una subasta. El ladrón de diamantes Rick Dunne sale de la cárcel; sin embargo, el inspector Outlaw sospecha que Rick pueda volver a las andadas.
Cita misteriosa
Sharpie
El amable Tom (Hawke) está obsesionado con su hermosa vecina Geena (Polo), pero es demasiado tímido para pedirle que salga con él. Por suerte el hermano mayor de Tom acude en su ayuda para organizar la cita y echarle una mano, además de prestarle dinero, su coche, su tarjeta de crédito y su traje. Pero antes de que la pareja haya podido pedir los entrantes, una confusión de identidades convierte la cita de ensueño de Tom y Geena en una pesadilla. Muy pronto, un malvado jefe criminal, un transportista trastornado y un par de policías corruptos persiguen a Tom, dispuestos a acabar con algo mucho más serio que el romántico ambiente de velada... (FILMAFFINITY)
In Defense of a Married Man
Frank Ticelli
When a defense lawyer's adulterous husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the woman he was cheating with, his wife chooses to defend him. Can she overcome his betrayal while searching for the truth?
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Mat's Boss
An artist fired from his job comes home and discovers that his wife is having an affair and that she is leaving with her lover. He then sets off in pursuit of them, but in the process runs into another woman who is on the run from her crazed lover who is chasing her as much to get his stolen motorcycle back as he is to actually find her.
Interferencias
Joker
Christy Colleran es una figura del periodismo televisivo. Durante unas vacaciones conoce a Blaine Bigham, un yuppie rico con el que planea casarse; pero John Sullivan, su colega y ex marido, hará todo lo posible no sólo para impedir la boda, sino también para evitar que Christy deje su trabajo. Para ello le ofrece una entrevista con un convicto condenado a muerte, que es inocente, lo que despertará en ella la necesidad de resolver la situación.
City of Shadows
Rosie
In the same vein as Cain and Abel, here we have two brothers, one a renegade cop and the other a murderer with a taste for little boys. The brothers come to blows, from which only one can walk away.
One Police Plaza
Sol
A veteran New York City Police Lieutenant's investigation of a woman's murder uncovers corruption in high places.
Separate Vacations
Harry Blender
A young architect finds himself in a situation that he never had to deal with before--now that he is successful (and married), sexy young women are throwing themselves at him!
Popeye Doyle
Wise-ass Reporter
While Popeye Doyle is investigating what appears to be a very simple drug overdose, he becomes involved in international intrigue. The Mosad and various other foreign diplomatic figures turn up everywhere he goes. The drug overdose becomes a very involved murder case.
Improper Channels
Dr. Arpenthaler
A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.
Hog Wild
Bull
A boy, expelled from military school, returns home to his fathers disappointment. He discovers that a motorcycle gang has been terrorizing his high school, and falls in love with the girlfriend of the gang's leader. He battles the gang, and wins both the admiration of his father and the love of the girl.
Nada personal
Pickup Truck Driver
Una abogada comprometida con el medio ambiente es contratada por un profesor para parar la construcción de una base en terrenos de cría de las focas.