James Madio
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James Madio | |
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 Madio at the 2023Montclair Film Festival | |
| Born | November 22, 1975 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
James Madio(born November 22, 1975) is an American actor, known for his roles inUSA High,Hookand as Technician Fourth GradeFrank PerconteinBand of Brothers.
Early life[edit]
A native ofThe Bronx,Madio was raised inMorris ParkandPelham Bay.
Career[edit]
Madio was born as one of seven children in his family. At the age of 15, he had his first audition inSteven Spielberg's 1991 filmHook.[1]He landed the role of "Don't Ask", one of theLost Boys.Among the cast ofHookwas Academy Award winnerDustin Hoffman,who had been cast as the villainousCaptain Hook.Hoffman took notice of Madio and had him cast as his character's son in the 1992 comedyHero.[2]
He later appeared alongsideLeonardo DiCaprioin the 1995 filmThe Basketball Diariesas a teenage drug addict.[3][4]In 1997 Madio landed a regular role on the teen sitcomUSA Highwhere he played funny-man Bobby Lazzerini during the show's first season.
He has played lead roles in television series includingminiseriesBand of Brothers,in which he portrayed Frank Perconte.[5]Madio contacted Perconte to develop ideas on how to play the real-life sergeant as well as to understand Perconte's background and history.[5][6]In 2003 Madio was cast in a main role of Mike Powell on the short-livedCBScourtroom dramaQueens Supreme.[7][8]
In recent years, Madio has been focused on voice-acting and acting in independent films. He made a 2011 guest appearance on an episode of the newTV Landcomedy seriesThe Exes.In 2021, Madio was cast as Carmine, right hand to crime BossJoe Colombo(played byGiovanni Ribisi) in theParamount+limited streaming seriesThe Offer,which details the making of the filmThe Godfather.[9]
Filmography[edit]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1991 | Hook | Don't Ask | One of the Lost Boys |
| 1992 | The Godson | Billy Cardillo | Short film |
| Mac | Young Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli | ||
| Hero | Joey | ||
| 1994 | Every Good Boy | Max | Short film |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | Pedro | |
| 1999 | The Gifted | Eddie Fontaine | |
| 2000 | If Tomorrow Comes | Cory | |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Great White #2 / Hammerhead | Voice |
| 2005 | Searching for Bobby D | Mike "Young Mike" | |
| Single White Female 2: The Psycho | Sam | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | Slice | Anthony Leone | Short film |
| Smith and Mike on a Tuesday | Bruno | Short film | |
| The Box | Rob Ortiz | ||
| 2008 | Love Lies Bleeding | Bernie | |
| West of Brooklyn | Jimmy Boy | ||
| Dough Boys | Kelly | ||
| 2009 | Sheltered | Carl | Short film |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Henchman | |
| 2012 | Astronaut: The Last Push | Nathan Miller | |
| 2013 | No God, No Master | Nicola Sacco | |
| 2014 | Jersey Boys | Stosh | |
| 2015 | The Week | Neil | |
| 2019 | Bottom of the 9th | Joey Cosenza | |
| 2020 | Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story | Marty Doyle | |
| 2023 | The Featherweight | Willie Pep | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Jimmy Pellegrino | Episode: "It's A Wonderful Laugh" |
| 1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Anthony | Episode: "Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story"[10] |
| Blossom | Silvio | Episode: "Houseguests" | |
| The Commish | Rip | Episode: "Judgement Day" | |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Andy | Episode: "Born Bad" |
| 1997–1999 | USA High | Bobby "Lazz" Lazzarini | Main role, 75 episodes |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | T/4Frank Perconte | Main role, 9 episodes |
| 2002 | JAG | PO Jack Horton | Episode: "Capital Crime" |
| Arli$$ | Max | Episode: "End Game" | |
| 2003 | Queens Supreme | Mike Powell | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2006 | Related | Billy Sullivan | Episode: "London Calling" |
| 2007 | Viva Laughlin | Carlo "Fingers" Sutigato | Episode: "What a Whale Wants" |
| 2008 | Las Vegas | Ronnie Torres | Episode: "2 On 2" |
| The Cleaner | Jimmy Alvarez | Episode: "Let It Ride" | |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Scott Aguilar | Episode: "And They're Offered" |
| Glenn Martin, DDS | Jimmy Donuts | Voice role; episode: "We've Created a Mobster" | |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Cody "Squirrel" Blanchard | Episode: "Flashover" |
| Bones | Eddie Ceraficki | Episode: "The Bones on the Blue Line" | |
| 2011 | The Exes | Robbie Gordon | Episode: "A Little Romance" |
| 2013 | Castle | Eddie Maslon | Episode: "The Fast and the Furriest" |
| 2016 | Blue Bloods | Dom | Episode: "Blast from the Past" |
| 2022 | The Offer | Carmine | |
| Video games | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Call of Duty 2 | Private Donnie McCloskey | |
| 2005 | Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | Various | |
| 2009 | Red Faction: Guerrilla | Various | |
References[edit]
- ^"Bronx actor stays true to his roots; set to star in upcoming movie about legendary boxer Willie Pep".New York Daily News.August 22, 2012.
- ^"James Madio › Actor / VO / Filmmaker".jamesmadio.
- ^Turan, Kenneth(April 21, 1995)."MOVIE REVIEW: A Drug Fantasy in 'Basketball Diaries'".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedApril 9,2016.
The rest of the gang includes the arrogant Mickey (Mark Wahlberg, a.k.a. Marky Mark), the serious Neutron (Patrick McGaw) and the undersized hanger-on Pedro (James Madio).
- ^Maslin, Janet(April 21, 1995)."FILM REVIEW; Looking for Poetry In All the Wrong Places".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 9,2016.
- ^ab"'Band of Brothers' co-star James Madio ".CNN.September 7, 2001.RetrievedApril 9,2016.
- ^"Men of easy company".Archived fromthe originalon July 14, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 30,2010.
- ^Gallo, Phil (January 6, 2003)."Review: 'Queens Supreme'".Variety.RetrievedApril 9,2016.
- ^O'Grady, Jim (October 20, 2002)."NEW YORK OBSERVED; Truth. Justice. Long Island City?".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 9,2016.
Mike is played by the actor James Madio, best known for playing a soldier in the movie "Band of Brothers."
- ^"James Madio".IMDb.RetrievedMarch 2,2023.
- ^John J. O'Connor (December 8, 1992)."Review/Television; Keeping Child With AIDS From Becoming a Pariah".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 9,2016.
James Madio and Vincent A. LaRusso are also impressive as Joey's friends.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- James MadioatIMDb
- James Madioat Neverpedia
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