Richard Romanus

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Richard Romanus
Born
Richard Joseph Romanos [1]

(1945-02-08) February 8, 1945 (age 78) [1]
Occupation(s) Actor, writer, screenwriter, songwriter
Spouses
  • Tina Bohlmann
    (m. 1967;div. 1980)
  • (m. 1985)
Children1
Relatives Robert Romanus (brother)
AwardsBest Original Screenplay in Longform Television by the Writers Guild of America (nominated)

Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 8, 1945) is an American actor. Among other roles, he has appeared in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and provided voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated films Wizards and Hey Good Lookin'. He played Richard La Penna, Jennifer Melfi's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of The Sopranos from 1999 to 2002. In 1999, he co-wrote the Christmas film If You Believe along with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award by the Writers Guild of America.[ not verified in body ]

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Personal life

Romanus was born in Barre, Vermont, the son of Eileen (née Maloof) and Dr. Raymond Romanos. [2] He lived in West Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1964 graduated from Xavier University with a bachelor's in philosophy, before studying acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York. [3] His younger brother Robert Romanus is also an actor. They both appeared in the MacGyver episode "The Prodigal" in 1985. [4] He is of Lebanese descent. [5] On May 20, 1967, he married Tina Bohlmann; they had a son before divorcing in 1980.[ citation needed ]

Romanus has been married to Oscar-nominated costume designer Anthea Sylbert since August 11, 1985.[ citation needed ] In 2004, they moved to the Greek island of Skiathos, and since then he has focused on writing.[ citation needed ] In 2011, he published his memoirs, Act III (Aiora Press, Athens, and Armida Publications, Nicosia), and first novel, Chrysalis (Armida Publications). [6] In 2012, Act III was short-listed for the International Rubery Book Award.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

This is a list of films that have featured Richard Romanus. [7]

Films

Television (partial)

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

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References

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  3. Xavier University. "Profile: Richard Romanus | Xavier Magazine". Xtra.xavier.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  4. IMDb. "MacGyver: The Prodigal". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
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  8. "Previous winners". Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.[ better source needed ]