Tony Rosato

Tony Rosato

  • Birthday: 1954-12-26
  • Deathday: 2017-01-10
  • Place of birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
  • Also know as: Tony Rasato

Biography

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

The Haunting of Lisa

1996

As Dr. Perry Azzaro

Hog Wild

1980

As Bull

Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics

1989

As Mat's Boss

It Was You Charlie

2013

As Gus

Real Gangsters

2013

As Mario

Improper Channels

1981

As Dr. Arpenthaler

In the Doghouse

1998

As Tom Cheehak

The Conspiracy of Fear

1996

As Raintree

No Deposit

2015

As Detective Tony Charkoff

The Big Fat Stone

2014

As Morrie Goldstein

Sicilian Vampire

2015

As Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's

City of Shadows

1987

As Rosie

Mystery Date

1991

As Sharpie

Separate Vacations

1986

As Harry Blender

Coming Unglued

1999

As Marty

Popeye Doyle

1986

As Wise-ass Reporter

In Defense of a Married Man

1990

As Frank Ticelli

The Good Fight

1992

As Philip Brown

Rent-a-Kid

1995

As Cliff Haber

One Police Plaza

1986

As Sol

The Red Maple Leaf

2017

As Vincent Marcella

You Belong to Me

2002

As Ernie

Switching Channels

1988

As Joker

Family Plan

1997

As Cliff Haber

Kissinger and Nixon

1995

As Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President)

Sugartime

1995

As Frank Ferraro

Nothing Personal

1980

As Pickup Truck Driver

Mafia Doctor

2003

As Det. Ralph Disanti

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986

As Joe DeVito (uncredited)

The Christmas Switch

2014

As Salesman

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