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Lenny Venito | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1988–present |
Lenny Venito is an American actor, who has made appearances in films such as Gigli , Men in Black 3 , and War of the Worlds . He also starred as Marty Weaver in the ABC comedy The Neighbors and James "Murmur" Zancone on The Sopranos .
Venito appeared in a recurring role in The Sopranos as "Murmur." He also appeared as John, an incompetent mugger, in two episodes, "Mugged" and "Wingmen", of another HBO Series, Flight of the Conchords . Venito was cast in one episode of Ugly Betty , as well as in two episodes of Bored to Death.
Venito participated in the 2008 Celebrity Poker Invitational.
Venito appeared in five episodes of NYPD Blue, most notably as Julian Pisano, a snitch with a heart of gold, a role he reprised in Blind Justice.
In 2007, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom The Knights of Prosperity as "Squatch."
From 2012 to 2014, Venito starred as Marty Weaver in the ABC comedy The Neighbors.
From 2014 to 2017, Venito voiced the recurring character Uncle Chuck on the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero.
In 2016, Venito began co-starring in the CBS series Kevin Can Wait , portraying the role of Kevin Gable's friend Duffy.
Since 2019, he has been featured as "Uncle Cooper" in an ad campaign for Cooper Tires.
In 2022, Venito had a recurring role in Showtime's Flatbush Misdemeanors , as Franklin, Dan's Narcotics Anonymous sponsor.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | The Good Policeman | Joe Barbarossa | |
1993 | Money for Nothing | Hrbek | |
1996 | Layin' Low | Vince | |
1998 | Rounders | Moogie | |
Above Freezing | Kos | ||
1999 | Just the Ticket | Stanley | |
2002 | Men in Black II | New York Guy | |
2003 | Gigli | Louis | |
2004 | Tony n' Tina's Wedding | Sal | |
Shark Tale | Giuseppe, Great White #1 | Voice | |
2005 | Duane Hopwood | Cop | |
The Honeymooners | Lenny | ||
War of the Worlds | Manny the Mechanic | ||
2006 | The Wild | Stan | Voice |
2007 | The Brave One | Mortelli | |
2008 | Return to Sleepaway Camp | Micky | Video |
2009 | Solitary Man | Todd The Building Manager | |
2010 | How Do You Know | Al | |
2012 | Men in Black 3 | Bowling Ball Head | |
2014 | God's Pocket | Little Eddie | |
St. Vincent | Coach Mitchell | ||
2016 | Money Monster | Lenny the cameraman | |
2018 | Who's Jenna...? | Dominick Grillo | |
2021 | This Is the Night | Carmine Cacioppo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | The Equalizer | Devin | Episode: "Target of Choice" |
1992 | Here and Now | Bo | Episode: "A.J.'s Big Leap" |
1995 | The Cosby Mysteries | Ears | Episode: "Bakers Dozen" |
1996 | New York Undercover | Officer Zanfagna | Episode: "Unis" |
1997–2001 | NYPD Blue | Julian Pisano | 6 episodes |
1998 | Witness to the Mob | Sal DiMaggio | Television movie |
Living in Captivity | Carmine Santucci | 8 episodes | |
2001–2004 | Law & Order | Detective Wade, Sonny King | 2 episodes |
2001–2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jake Nathan, Dominic 'Dom' Fabrigazzi Jr. | 2 episodes |
2002 | The Mayor of Oyster Bay | Television movie | |
The Job | Ozzie | Episode "Boss" | |
2003 | Queens Supreme | Mr. Riordan | 2 episodes |
Third Watch | Episode: "Everybody Lies" | ||
Hack | Episode: "Out of the Ashes" | ||
2004 | The Practice | Eddie | Episode: "Adjourned/Cheers" |
The Jury | Detective Temson | 2 episodes | |
2005 | Blind Justice | Sonny Famigletti, Julian Pisano | 2 episodes |
2006 | Rescue Me | Prison Guard | 3 episodes |
2006–2007 | The Sopranos | James "Murmur" Zancone | 9 episodes |
2007–2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | John Gatto, Ray Gabardelli, Terry Donovan, Detective Monte | 3 episodes |
2007 | The Knights of Prosperity | Francis "Squatch" Squacieri | 13 episodes |
2007–2009 | Flight of the Conchords | John | 2 episodes |
2008 | Life on Mars | Nick Profaci | 3 episodes |
Ugly Betty | Phil | Episode: "Tornado Girl" | |
2010 | Gravity | Drunk #1 | Episode: "Dogg Day Afternoon" |
2010–2011 | Bored to Death | Officer Drake | 3 episodes |
2011 | Lights Out | Officer Velez | 2 episodes |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | One armed Man | Episode: "Car Periscope" | |
Unforgettable | Detective Stan Moyer | Episode: "With Honor" | |
2012 | Person of Interest | Murray Langston | Episode: "Matsya Nyaya" |
NYC 22 | Detective Mascis | 3 episodes | |
2012–2014 | The Neighbors | Marty Weaver | 44 episodes |
2014 | The Good Wife | Sheriff Gibson | 2 episodes |
2014–2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Uncle Chuck | Voice, 8 episodes |
2015 | Blue Bloods | Detective Louis Weems | Episode: "The Poor Door" [1] |
Benders | Episode: "Choke" | ||
2016 | The Odd Couple | Frank | Episode: "All About Eavesdropping" |
2016–2017 | Kevin Can Wait | Duffy | Main role, 24 episodes |
2017 | Billions | Slayton | Episode #2.11 |
The Blacklist | The Mailman/Tony Pagliaro | 3 episodes | |
2018 | FBI | Lee Shalgos | Episode: "Green Birds" |
2019 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Rocco Scarpone | Episode: "Sliding Van Doors" |
2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Angie Calibresi | 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Manhunt | Hoods |
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