Louis Vanaria

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Louis Vanaria is an Italian-American actor.

Born in the Bronx, New York, he is of Sicilian descent.[ citation needed ] Vanaria has always aspired to be a singer/songwriter. After hearing about an open casting call for the upcoming Robert De Niro film, A Bronx Tale , Vanaria worked his way in and attempted to land a singing role, only to land the role of 'Crazy Mario'. Vanaria was soon cast in the CBS movie of the week, Young at Heart , starring Olympia Dukakis and featuring Frank Sinatra.

With his singing career put on hold, he relocated to Los Angeles after landing a series regular role in a WB show, Kirk , in 1995. In 1997, he returned to New York City and took gigs singing in New York City nightclubs, while auditioning and booking guest spots on hit shows like NYPD Blue , Law & Order and Third Watch . He also landed lead roles in the independent films West of Brooklyn starring Joe Mantegna, and Searching for Bobby D.

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