Larry Romano

Lawrence John Romano (born July 31, 1963) is an American film and television actor. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he was a regular on NYPD Blue and the sitcom The King of Queens, on which he played Richie Iannucci. He played First Base in the motion picture Lock Up. He had a lead role in the NBC sitcom Kristin as Aldo Bonnadonna; the short-lived sitcom aired only six episodes before being canceled.

Larry Romano
Born	Lawrence John Romano (1963-07-31) July 31, 1963 (age 59) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Relatives	Carmine Giovinazzo (cousin)

Romano made a cameo appearance in Out for Justice. In 1996, he played Tino Zapatti in the film City Hall and played a minor role in the film Sleepers. In 1997, he had a brief role playing opposite Al Pacino in the role of Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggerio's son in Donnie Brasco, and appeared in the 1998 Terrence Malick film The Thin Red Line. He also appeared in the 2010 film The Ascent, as well as in the 2015 film Laugh Killer Laugh.^[1]

Early life and education

Romano was born Lawrence John Romano on July 31, 1963, in Mount Vernon, New York.^[2] He is of Italian-American descent. Romano studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute), HB Studios and Method and Miesner. He studied screenwriting and playwright work with Ron Peterson, Stuart Brown, and Richard Walter.

Romano began his acting career appearing in local New York Off Broadway plays. He received his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card on Ridley Scott's Black Rain. Romano played the minor role of Joe Zeppi. Romano portrayed Madonna's boyfriend in the music video "Oh Father." Larry is not related to Ray Romano of Everybody Loves Raymond fame.

Music career

In the early 1990s, Romano formed the Rock Band "DEFICIT" with friends from the Bronx.^[3] He wrote and recorded the song "Rock in the Bronx"^[4] which was aired by the local TV station Madison Square Garden Network. The introduction to both videos is by New York Yankee broadcaster, Mel Allen.^[5] "Rock in the Bronx" was the No. 1 most requested song on NYC Radio Station Z-100 in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	On Time	FedEx Driver	Short
1989	She's Back	Howling Punk
	Lock Up	'First Base' Pena
1991	Out for Justice	Sales Clerk
1992	Civil Wars	Unknown	Episode: "Mob Psychology"
1993	L.A. Law	Bobby Falcone	Episode: "F.O.B."
	New York Cop	Emilio
1993–1994	NYPD Blue	Richie Catena / Marino's Underling	5 episodes
1995	Mad About You	Vinnie	Episode: "My Boyfriend's Back!"
1996	Public Morals	Richie Biondi	13 episodes
	City Hall	Tino Zapatti
	Love Is All There Is	Waiter #1
	Vibrations	Tough Guy #1	Video
	Sleepers	Man #2
	No Way Home	Carter
	Bullet	Frankie
1997	Donnie Brasco	Tommy Ruggiero
1998	The Thin Red Line	Private Mazzi
1998–2001	The King of Queens	Richie Iannucci	43 episodes
2001	Kristin	Aldo Bonnadonna	13 episodes
	18 Shades of Dust	Jimmy 'The Pope'
2002	Turnaround	Danny Russo
	What I Like About You	Leo	Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2003	Spanish Fly	John
	Fish Without a Bicycle	Antonio
2006	CSI: NY	Louie Messer	Episode: "Run Silent, Run Deep"
	The War at Home	Maintenance Guy	Episode: "Super Dave"
2008	Bald	Mr. Herman
	Baggage	Unknown	Video short
2010	The Ascent	Terry
2014	Karma	Billy DiLeonardo	Short
2015	Laugh Killer Laugh	Vinny
2016	Oiled Up	Detective Paul	Short
2019	The Irishman	Phil Testa
	Bad Education	Cousin Larry

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

References

1. "The Ascent".
2. "About". Larry Romano. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
3. "Music". Larry Romano. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
4. "Deficit (4) - Rock In The Bronx". Discogs (in Spanish). Retrieved October 8, 2019.
5. Rock in the Bronx - 1994 Version, archived from the original on December 19, 2021, retrieved October 8, 2019

External links

• Larry Romano at IMDb