- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Naples, Campania, Italy
- Died
- January 10, 2017
Tony Rosato
Antonio Rosato (26 December 1954 – 10 January 2017) was an Italian-Canadian actor and comedian who appeared in television and films. He was best known as a cast member on both SCTV and Saturday Night Live. In fact, Rosato is one of only three actors (along with Robin Duke and Martin Short) to be cast members of both SCTV and SNL and the first not born in either the United States or Canada. Celebrities impersonated by Rosato on SCTV include: Lou Costello (whom he also impersonated when he was a cast member on SNL), William Conrad, Danny Thomas, Woodstock co-organizer Chip Monck, SNL cast member John Belushi, Tony Orlando, Don Ho, and Ella Fitzgerald. His characters on SNL, despite his short tenure, were memorable as well, and included Ed Asner (in character as Lou Grant), Captain Kangaroo, and U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese. He also voiced Luigi in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 …
Filmography
movieThe Red Maple Leaf
2017 · Vincent Marcella
movieSicilian Vampire
2015 · Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's
movieNo Deposit
2015 · Detective Tony Charkoff
movieThe Christmas Switch
2014 · Salesman
movieThe Big Fat Stone
2014 · Morrie Goldstein
movieIt Was You Charlie
2013 · Gus
movieReal Gangsters
2013 · Mario
movieSuper Mario World: Koopa's Stone Age Quests
2009 · Luigi (Voice)
tvSecond City: First Family of Comedy
2006 · Self
tvAtomic Betty
2004 · Additional Voices
movieMafia Doctor
2003 · Det. Ralph Disanti
movieYou Belong to Me
2002 · Ernie
tvDoc
2001
tvPelswick
2000
Hollywood Off-Ramp
tvHollywood Off-Ramp
2000 · Ben Harvey
tvRelic Hunter
1999 · Stewie Harper
tvMonster by Mistake
1999
movieComing Unglued
1999 · Marty
tvGeorge and Martha
1999
movieIn the Doghouse
1998 · Tom Cheehak
movieSeeds of Doubt
1998
tvEerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
1998
movieFamily Plan
1997 · Cliff Haber
tvFX: The Series
1996 · Sammy Valenzuela
movieThe Haunting of Lisa
1996 · Dr. Perry Azzaro
movieThe Conspiracy of Fear
1996 · Raintree
movieKissinger and Nixon
1995 · Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President)
movieSugartime
1995 · Frank Ferraro
movieRent-a-Kid
1995 · Cliff Haber
tvDue South
1994 · Clifford
movieThe Good Fight
1992 · Philip Brown
tvHighlander: The Series
1992 · Benny Carbassa
movieThe Diamond Fleece
1992
tvSuper Mario World
1991 · Luigi (voice)
movieMystery Date
1991 · Sharpie
movieIn Defense of a Married Man
1990 · Frank Ticelli
tvThe Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
1990 · Luigi (voice)
movieFriends, Lovers, & Lunatics
1989 · Mat's Boss
movieSwitching Channels
1988 · Joker
movieCity of Shadows
1987 · Rosie
movieHearts of Fire
1987 · Woody
tvDiamonds
1987
tvWiseguy
1987
movieHands of a Stranger
1987 · Anthony Ligouri
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
movieThe Day They Came to Arrest the Book
1987 · Mr. Lopez
movieOne Police Plaza
1986 · Sol
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986 · Joe DeVito (uncredited)
tvL.A. Law
1986 · Richard Cruz
movieBusted Up
1986 · Irving Drayton
moviePopeye Doyle
1986 · Wise-ass Reporter
movieSeparate Vacations
1986 · Harry Blender
tvAmanda's
1983 · Aldo
movieImproper Channels
1981 · Dr. Arpenthaler
movieHog Wild
1980 · Bull
movieNothing Personal
1980 · Pickup Truck Driver
tvThe Littlest Hobo
1979 · Samuels (uncredited), Cab driver
movieThe Silent Partner
1978 · Person Standing Outside Bank Door Being Unlocked (uncredited)
tvSecond City Television
1976 · Self - Various Characters
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Jerry Hemphill / Mike Short / Various, Self - Various Characters, Writer