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Tony Rosato

Tony Rosato

Born: 1954-12-26 • Naples, Campania, Italy

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 Red Maple Leaf poster
The Red Maple Leaf
2017 • Vincent Marcella
Sicilian Vampire poster
Sicilian Vampire
2015 • Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's
No Deposit poster
No Deposit
2015 • Detective Tony Charkoff
The Christmas Switch poster
The Christmas Switch
2014 • Salesman
The Big Fat Stone poster
The Big Fat Stone
2014 • Morrie Goldstein
It Was You Charlie poster
It Was You Charlie
2013 • Gus
Real Gangsters poster
Real Gangsters
2013 • Mario
Super Mario World: Koopa's Stone Age Quests poster
Super Mario World: Koopa's Stone Age Quests
2009 • Luigi (Voice)
Mafia Doctor poster
Mafia Doctor
2003 • Det. Ralph Disanti
You Belong to Me poster
You Belong to Me
2002 • Ernie
Coming Unglued poster
Coming Unglued
1999 • Marty
In the Doghouse poster
In the Doghouse
1998 • Tom Cheehak
Seeds Of Doubt poster
Seeds Of Doubt
1998
Family Plan poster
Family Plan
1997 • Cliff Haber
The Haunting of Lisa poster
The Haunting of Lisa
1996 • Dr. Perry Azzaro
The Conspiracy of Fear poster
The Conspiracy of Fear
1996 • Raintree
Kissinger and Nixon poster
Kissinger and Nixon
1995 • Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President)
Sugartime poster
Sugartime
1995 • Frank Ferraro
Rent-a-Kid poster
Rent-a-Kid
1995 • Cliff Haber
The Good Fight poster
The Good Fight
1992 • Philip Brown
The Diamond Fleece poster
The Diamond Fleece
1992
Mystery Date poster
Mystery Date
1991 • Sharpie
In Defense of a Married Man poster
In Defense of a Married Man
1990 • Frank Ticelli
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics poster
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989 • Mat's Boss
Switching Channels poster
Switching Channels
1988 • Joker
City of Shadows poster
City of Shadows
1987 • Rosie
Hearts of Fire poster
Hearts of Fire
1987 • Woody
Hands of a Stranger poster
Hands of a Stranger
1987 • Anthony Ligouri
No Image
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
1987 • Mr. Lopez
One Police Plaza poster
One Police Plaza
1986 • Sol
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star poster
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986 • Joe DeVito (uncredited)
Busted Up poster
Busted Up
1986 • Irving Drayton
Separate Vacations poster
Separate Vacations
1986 • Harry Blender
Popeye Doyle poster
Popeye Doyle
1986 • Wise-ass Reporter
Improper Channels poster
Improper Channels
1981 • Dr. Arpenthaler
Hog Wild poster
Hog Wild
1980 • Bull
Nothing Personal poster
Nothing Personal
1980 • Pickup Truck Driver
The Silent Partner poster
The Silent Partner
1978 • Person Standing Outside Bank Door Being Unlocked (uncredited)