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Anthony Marciona | |
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| Born | September 27, 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician, dancer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Partner | Joseph A. LoBue |
Anthony Marciona (born September 27, 1961) is an American film, Broadway and television actor, singer and dancer from New York City. Marciona began his acting career at the age of five playing Kirk Douglas' godson in The Brotherhood .
Marciona was born in The Bronx, New York to parents Joseph Marciona, a retired NYC teacher, and Louise (née Smedile).[ citation needed ] He and his family moved to Pelham in Westchester County, where he graduated from Pelham Memorial High School. After graduating he moved back to New York City.[ citation needed ]
He currently resides in Los Angeles with his business and life partner, Joseph A. LoBue. He has one sister.[ citation needed ]
Marciona studied film making at the School of Visual Arts in New York, University of California Los Angeles, [1] and also received a business degree from SMC.[ clarification needed ] He was also a composition/jazz major at the Manhattan School of Music. Marciona studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, HB Studios, The Groundlings, BANG.[ clarification needed ] He has also been coached under Sanford Meisner, Diane Castle, Bill Esper, and John Kirby.
Aside from acting, Marciona has become active behind the scenes as well. In 1990 he founded and is director of ETC inc. a Non-profit organization which presents New American Theatre in Rome, Italy and Los Angeles. He produced four short film projects which have won awards on PBS and the festival circuit under his production company D.I.Y.N. Productions which he co-established with Raymond Carver Award-winning writer/director Joyceann Masters.
Marciona has also been a commercial casting session director having worked for McDonald's, Pepsi, United Airlines and many other company's.
He created and ran a multi-media arts complex called The Space, in Hollywood, California consisting of multiple casting studios, 2 performing arts theaters, rehearsal facilities, and production offices.
As a musical composer Marciona has completed the scores to the stage musicals Murder At The Palace [2] and Powder Puff Derby. Marciona plays the piano and has written for and performed with two pop music bands, Interpret and Ariel & Anthony.
| Year | Show | Venue | Notes |
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| 1977 | Landscape of the Body | Academy Festival Theatre, Lake Forest, Illinois | As Donny [3] [4] |
| 1986 | Buskers | Stage Arts Centre / Actors Outlet Theatre Center | Off-off-Broadway musical [5] |
| 1990 | Starlight Express | Kennedy Center Opera House [6] | |
| 1992 | The Who's Tommy | La Jolla Playhouse [7] | |
| 2022 | Singing Revolution: The Musical | The Broadwater Theatre, Los Angeles [1] |
| Year | Film | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Brotherhood | Antonio | Uncredited |
| 1973 | My Brother Anastasia | Giuseppe | |
| 1980 | The Idolmaker | Gigi | |
| 1985 | HeartBeat | Roy | TV movie |
| Invasion U.S.A. | Carlos | ||
| 1986 | Playing for Keeps | Ronnie Long | |
| 2005 | Feet Afire | Don Marciona | Supporting role |
| 2006 | Clerks II | Dancer #1 | |
| Jackass Number Two | Dancer | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | The Documents (Dokymentbl) | Fig Man | Short |
| 2008 | An American Carol | Professor #6 | |
| 2006 | 500 Days of Summer | Dancer #22 | |
| Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Dancer #7 | ||
| 2011 | Brickwalk Café | Gentleman | |
| 2014 | Lucky Stiff | Italian Man | |
| The Nurse | Husband | ||
| 2016 | La La Land | Epilogue Dancer | |
| 2020 | Darkness in Tenement 45 | Horen [8] |
| Year | TV Show | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CHiPs | Lenny | "Return of the Brat Patrol" |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Stage Manager | "Murder in High C" |
| 1996 | Spider-Man | (voice) Additional Voices | "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 2: Make a Wish" |
| 2003 | Dragnet | Slezak | "Well Endowed" |
| 2004 | Six Feet Under | (stunts) | "In Case of Rapture" |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Kit Kat Boy #2 | "Willkommen" |
| Alias | Luigi | "No Hard Feelings" | |
| 2010/2011 | Glee | Dancer | 3 episodes (uncredited) |
| 2013 | The Thundermans | Arith-mo-tick | "Reportcard" |
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A concert reading of Anthony Marciona and Jan O'Connor's new musical Murder at the Palace. At 7 p.m. Monday, Theatre Building Chicago