Lou DiMaggio (b. Long Island, New York, April 5, 1958) is an American actor, writer, and former stand-up comedian. Beginning his career as a performer at Catch a Rising Star in New York City, he later relocated to Los Angeles, where he has worked as a writer. [1] [2] [3] He is the father of actor Daniel DiMaggio. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Working Girl | Tess's Birthday Party Friend | |
1992 | Out on a Limb | Analyst | |
1996 | The Rich Man's Wife | Party Guest | |
1997 | Vegas Vacation | Casino Host | |
2005 | Duck | City Worker #4 | |
2010 | I Am Comic | — | Documentary |
2012 | Janeane from Des Moines | Tea Party Speaker #1 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Baywatch | Jay | Episode: "Snake Eyes" |
1990–1995 | Dream On | Vernon Pactor | 5 episodes |
1991 | Herman's Head | Waiter | Episode: "Isn't It Romantic?" |
1991–1995 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Jack / Blaze Reporter / Tree Salesman | 3 episodes |
1992 | L.A. Law | Hotel Desk Clerk | Episode: "I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz" |
1992 | Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue | The Squid | Television film |
1995 | Seinfeld | Stagehand | Episode: "The Understudy" |
1996 | Life's Work | Guy at the Bar | Episode: "Pilot" |
2002–2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Investor / Lou DiMaggio | 5 episodes |
2010 | Desperate Housewives | Emcee | Episode: "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" |
2010 | Men of a Certain Age | Patrick | 2 episodes |
2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Security Person | Episode: "Up in the Airport" |
2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Detective James | Episode: "And the Upstairs Neighbor" |
2016 | NCIS | Nestor Carbone | Episode: "Philly" |
2016 | On the Bright Side | Police Officer | Television film |
2017 | Where the Bears Are | Toby Marsden | 3 episodes |
2020 | Breakroom USA | Lou |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Win Ben Stein's Money | 2 episodes |
1997 | Make Me Laugh | Episode: "Juli, Mark, Jenny" |
1998 | You're On! | 4 episodes |
1999 | The Big Moment | Episode dated 26 June 1999 |
2002 | Weakest Link | Episode #1.12 |
2003–2004 | Who Wants to Marry My Dad? | 11 episodes |
2007 | The Singing Bee | 6 episodes |
2007–2008 | Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | 18 episodes |
2008 | The Moment of Truth | 17 episodes |
2013 | The Million Second Quiz | 10 episodes |
2019 | Common Knowledge |
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and set the record for the longest hitting streak in major league baseball.
Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. It was inspired by the California water wars: a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century that resulted in Los Angeles securing water rights in the Owens Valley. The Robert Evans production, released by Paramount Pictures, was Polanski's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama.
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Atlantic City is a 1980 romantic crime film directed by Louis Malle from a screenplay by John Guare. It stars Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon in the leading roles, with a supporting cast featuring Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, and Al Waxman. A co-production between French and Canadian companies filmed in late 1979, it was released in France and Germany in September 1980 and in the United States later that year by Paramount Pictures.
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