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Larry Romano was born Lawrence John Romano on July 31, 1963, in Mount Vernon, New York, just two city blocks outside the Bronx. He worked for his dad at his father's garment factory, as delivery boy at Pat's Pizzeria, as gypsy cab driver, as telephone salesman, for a copy machine company and as bicycle messenger. "I've also worked as a house painter, house builder, demolition man, bartender..." he told a German web magazine, "Working in so many fields has given me a wealth of insight into the wants, needs, thoughts, emotions, dreams, habits and lifestyles of the people who spend their lives in those fields. You see how these people enjoy their lives. You see their struggles. Most people I've worked with will spend their lives just getting by on minimal wages. It makes me sad. But, it keeps me real -- "
Larry began his acting career with several local New York off broadway plays and shows and he first recieved his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card on Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain” starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia as two New York City policemen in search of a fugitive that escaped their custody. Larry played a small role as Joe Zeppi. Early in his career, Larry portrayed Madonna's boyfriend in the well recieved music video "Oh Father."
Larry recieved formal training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, HB Studios and Method and Miesner. He has studied screenwriting and playwright work with studies with Ron Peterson, Stuart Brown, and Richard Walter.
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Larry Romano was born Lawrence John Romano on July 31, 1963, in Mount Vernon, New York, just two city blocks outside the Bronx. He worked for his dad at his father's garment factory, as delivery boy at Pat's Pizzeria, as gypsy cab driver, as telephone salesman, for a copy machine company and as bicycle messenger. "I've also worked as a house painter, house builder, demolition man, bartender..." he told a German web magazine, "Working in so many fields has given me a wealth of insight into the wants, needs, thoughts, emotions, dreams, habits and lifestyles of the people who spend their lives in those fields. You see how these people enjoy their lives. You see their struggles. Most people I've worked with will spend their lives just getting by on minimal wages. It makes me sad. But, it keeps me real -- "
Larry began his acting career with several local New York off broadway plays and shows and he first recieved his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card on Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain” starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia as two New York City policemen in search of a fugitive that escaped their custody. Larry played a small role as Joe Zeppi. Early in his career, Larry portrayed Madonna's boyfriend in the well recieved music video "Oh Father."
Larry recieved formal training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, HB Studios and Method and Miesner. He has studied screenwriting and playwright work with studies with Ron Peterson, Stuart Brown, and Richard Walter.
larryromano.com/about
