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John Lavachielli is an American actor. Born in Yonkers, New York, he began his career in 1983 as Mark Santoro in The Lords of Discipline , [1] Paramount's adaptation of the Pat Conroy novel of the same name. He appeared in the 1990 film Men At Work , as well as the action adventure, The Rocketeer . [2] His television guest star appearances include N.Y.P.D. Blue , M*A*S*H , Murder She Wrote , The Practice and 21 Jump Street . [3] He made his directorial debut with the independent film, Wednesday Again.

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References

  1. Maltin, Leonard (August 5, 2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin Group. p. 829. ISBN   978-0-452-28978-9 . Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  2. Willis, John (May 1993). Screen World 1992. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 66. ISBN   978-1-55783-135-4 . Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  3. Abbott, Jon (May 13, 2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. p. 252. ISBN   978-0-7864-4173-0 . Retrieved September 25, 2010.