Johnny Cannizzaro | |
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| Born | February 3, 1988 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, screenwriter, musician |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Johnny Cannizzaro is an American stage, film and television actor, screenwriter, playwright and musician. He had a role in Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys .
Cannizzaro was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He is one of three children including a twin brother.
In 2009, Cannizzaro recorded an original song for Richard M. Sherman, the Academy Award winning songwriter and composer of Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book . In 2010, Cannizzaro was cast in a warehouse production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods in downtown Los Angeles starring General Hospital's Anthony Geary and directed by Calvin Remsberg.
In 2012, Cannizzaro played Ronnie Fusto in A Ring in Brooklyn, a stage musical by Alan Fleishman and Eric Dodson at the Noho Arts Center in North Hollywood, Ca. In 2013, Cannizzaro made his network TV debut in Frank Darabont's 1940s gangster drama Mob City .
In 2014, Clint Eastwood cast Cannizzaro to play Nick DeVito in the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys . [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 2016, Cannizzaro guest starred as "Franco" in the series premiere of the USA Network drama Colony . In 2018, Cannizzaro's writing was selected to be performed in the ABC Discovers Talent showcase in both New York and Los Angeles. In 2019, Cannizzaro received a screenwriting fellowship with Taliesin Nexus.
In 2017, Cannizzaro produced and starred in the independent film The Obituary opposite General Hospital alum Anthony Geary.
In 2021, Cannizzaro appeared in a fifth-season episode of S.W.A.T.
In 2022, Cannizzaro guest starred in a season one episode of NCIS: Hawaiʻi , a season four episode of The Rookie, a season 16 episode of Criminal Minds: Evolution , and a season five episode of New Amsterdam .
In 2023, Cannizzaro appeared in a season 1 episode of Quantum Leap .
In 2024, Cannizzaro appeared in a season 1 episode of Matlock. The same year, Cannizzaro was cast as Steven Van Zandt in Scott Cooper’s upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere . [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Jersey Boys | Nick DeVito | |
| 2015 | Top of the Rock | Alonzo Reed | |
| 2015 | The Obituary | Billy Young | |
| 2015 | Murphy's Law | Carmine | |
| 2016 | California Dreaming | Clark | |
| 2016 | Knavish Folk | Tim | |
| 2017 | The Best People | Johnny | |
| 2017 | Emily | Jack Dickens | |
| 2021 | The Murders at Starved Rock | Anthony Raccuglia | |
| 2021 | Evac | Deluca | |
| 2025 | Deliver Me from Nowhere | Stevie Van Zandt | Filming |
| 2025 | Stegosaurus | Oliver Glass | Filming |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mob City | James | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Colony | Franco | 1 episode |
| 2021 | S.W.AT | James | 1 episode |
| 2022 | NCIS Hawai'i | Ryan Delucci | Guest Star |
| 2022 | The Rookie | Nate Garducci | 1 episode |
| 2022 | New Amsterdam | Fireman Mike Delaplane | Guest Star |
| 2022 | Criminal Minds: Evolution | Ryan Tucker | Guest Star |
| 2023 | Quantum Leap | Ralph | Guest Star |
| 2024 | Matlock | Adam Bettencourt | 1 episode |
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