Glenn Taranto

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Glenn Taranto (born 1958or1959) is an American actor and screenwriter, who played Gomez Addams in The New Addams Family .

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He has appeared in six of Paul Haggis' projects.

Taranto's first screenplay, Stolen , starring Josh Lucas and Jon Hamm, was produced by A2 Entertainment and Code Entertainment and released to American theatres in 2010.

In 2020, Taranto played the role of Don Ennio Salieri in the 2020 video game, Mafia: Definitive Edition , a remake of the 2002 video game, Mafia , by Illusion Softworks. [1] [2]

Early life and education

Raised in Island Heights, New Jersey, Taranto performed in school musicals at St. Joseph High School (since renamed as Donovan Catholic High School). [3]

Filmography

Film and television

List of film and television credits for Glenn Taranto
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Rude Awakening Bob Hope
1992 All My Children Security GuardEpisode: #1.5721
1992–1993 Law & Order Manetti (1992)
Squad Room Detective (1993)
Episodes:
"Blood Is Thicker" (1992)
"Wedded Bliss" (1992)
"Profile" (1993)
1993 Columbo EngineerEpisode: "Butterfly in Shades of Grey"
1993–1994 Murder, She Wrote Mechanic (1993)
Jimmy Russell (1994)
Episodes:
"The Survivor" (1993)
"A Nest of Vipers" (1994)
1994 General Hospital Ballistics ExpertEpisode: #1.8110
1994ForsakenPriestShort
1994–2000 Days of Our Lives Strip Club Manager/Marty Archer/P.A. Announcer11 episodes
1997 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Mr. Escobedo
1998–1999 The New Addams Family Gomez Addams/Long John/JuliusMain role; 65 episodes
2002 NYPD Blue Jerry HopkinsEpisode: "Safari, So Good"
2002 Without a Trace MarconiEpisode: "Suspect"
2003TiltMiguel SaavedraShort
2003 Charmed ForemanEpisode: "The Power of the Three Blondes"
2004The Tao of PongLarryShort
2004 Crash Country DJVoice Only
2004A Night at Sophie'sGeorge
2005 The Devil's Rejects Anchorman
2005 Desperate Housewives Undercover CopEpisode: "The Ladies Who Lunch"
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bus DriverEpisode: "Burn Out"
2006George Bush Goes to HeavenJim
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles BardoEpisode: "Brothers of Nablus"
2009 Armored Joe The Cook
2009 Stolen Chollie
2009 Charlie Valentine Mob collector
2009 In the Valley of Elah Detective Wayne
2009 Castle Douglas LawsonEpisode: "Vampire Weekend"
2010 Rules of Engagement Mr. MicelliEpisode: "Mannequin Head Ball"
2010 The Next Three Days Hospital Security Guard
2010PrimeMatesPablo
2010 CSI: NY James SheehanEpisode: "The 34th Floor"
2010 Law & Order: LA Sgt. GreeleyEpisode: "Ballona Greek"
2011 Torchwood Security ChiefEpisode: "Miracle Day: Rendition"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Security ManEpisode: "Greed"
2014 NCIS Eddie KowolskiEpisode: "So It Goes"
2015 Agent Carter Detective PrendergastEpisode: "Valediction"

Video games

List of video game credits for Glenn Taranto
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Mafia III Police Chief Earl Wilson
2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition Don Ennio Salieri

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  3. Collins, Karyn D. "Area man living out an actor's dream life" Archived December 26, 2023, at the Wayback Machine , Asbury Park Press , September 15, 1991. Accessed December 25, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "Glenn Taranto has come a long way since the days when he walked the boards as a member of the drama club at the old St. Joseph High School in Toms River (now known as Monsignor Donovan High School), performing in his high school's productions of musicals like South Pacific and 1776. These days, Taranto, 32, whose parents, Elizabeth and Louis Sr., still live in Island Heights, is living a dream performing in one of the hottest off-Broadway plays to ever hit New York as well as performing in a showcase or workshop production of a play he wrote."