Johnny Tammaro

Johnny Tammaro is an Italian-American actor and singer best known for his role as Bruno in Kenny Rogers' Christmas Show.

Career highlights

Tammaro was a cast member of Kenny Rogers' Christmas Show Christmas from the Heart - Featuring the Toy Shoppe at The Beacon Theater in 1998, where he was a singer and also appeared as a giant teddy bear named Bruno.[1]

He first worked with playwright/director Charles Messina and future A Room of My Own co-star Gina Ferranti in Messina's 2005 play The Great Divide.[2]

In 2006, Tammaro made his film debut portraying a young priest in the comedy The Last Request, where he appeared alongside Danny Aiello, Tony Lo Bianco, Frank Vincent, Joe Piscopo, and Vincent Pastore. The Last Request is also where he met his future "Room" co-star Mario Cantone.[3]

From 2000 - 2010, Tammaro played the role of Donny Dolce in the interactive Off-Broadway show Tony n' Tina's Wedding.[4]

In 2009, Tammaro played the role of Feech Danunzio in the comedy short With Anchovies... Without Mamma, a film about the lives of pizza deliver workers.[5]

On September 20, 2010, Tammaro starred with Gina Ferranti, Ralph Macchio, Mario Cantone, and Lynne Koplitz in a staged reading of the Messina scripted and directed play A Room of My Own, at the Theater at 45 Bleecker Street.[6]

On October 13, 2011, at the Triad Theater in New York City, Tammaro again appeared alongside Ferranti in a staged reading of Messina's play about the life of singer Dion called The Wanderer - the Life and Music of Dion.[7]

Tammaro appeared at a fundraiser for The Abingdon Theatre on September 22, 2013. He was part of a group of actors who read from three plays by Charles Messina. The cast included (in alphabetical order): Michael Barbieri, Anthony DeSando, Alfredo Diaz, Gina Ferranti, Nick Fondulis, Khalid Gonçalves, Steven LaChioma, Tom Alan Robbins, and Scott Seidman.[8]

On December 17, 2013, due to popular demand, Tammaro and the rest of the cast of Fairies returned to The Abingdon Theatre for a special holiday reading of the comedic one-act.[9]

Tammaro collaborated once again with Messina on November 16, 2014, alongside Mary Dimino, in the Messina penned and directed one-act A Mooney for the Misbegotten.[10]

Broadway World announced that Tammaro will be appearing in the debut of one of Messina's latest one acts in an evening titled Three from the Neighborhood at The Abingdon Theatre on March 22, 2015.[11]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Bill Reed; Robin A. Rothman; Jen Mulson; Mark Arnest; Linda Navarro (December 28, 2007). "A look back: Backstage at Kenny Rogers' 2003 Christmas show". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  2. ↑ BWW News Desk (May 9, 2005). "Charles Messina's The Great Divide Begins Performances June". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Last Request (I) (2006)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ↑ John Willis, Ben Hodges (2009). Theatre World 2006-2007 - The Most Complete Record of the American Theater, Volume 63; 2006-2007. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 191. ISBN 9781557837288.
  5. ↑ "With Anchovies... Without Mamma (2009)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Lenzi, Linda (September 21, 2010). "Photo Coverage: Cantone, Macchio et al. in A ROOM OF MY OWN". BroadwayWorld.com.
  7. ↑ Bowling, Suzanna (October 19, 2011). "The New Musical About The Life of Dion "The Wanderer" Wows Producers". The Times Square Chronicle.
  8. ↑ BWW News Desk (August 15, 2013). "A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND THAT Workshop to Benefit Abingdon Theatre, 9/22". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  9. ↑ BWW News Desk (October 29, 2013). "Abingdon to Stage Special Holiday Benefit Presentation of FAIRIES, 12/17". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  10. ↑ BWW News Desk (November 2, 2014). "Sunday Series at Abingdon to Present MOONLIGHT IN GREENWICH VILLAGE, 11/16". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ BWW News Desk (February 11, 2015). "Abingdon Theatre's Sunday Series to Present 3 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

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