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