Tony Rosato
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1954
- Died
- January 10, 2017 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Naples, Campania, Italy
Biography
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 and Super Mario World. From Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Red Maple Leaf
Movie · as Vincent Marcella
Sicilian Vampire
Movie · as Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's
No Deposit
Movie · as Detective Tony Charkoff
The Christmas Switch
Movie · as Salesman
The Big Fat Stone
Movie · as Morrie Goldstein
It Was You Charlie
Movie · as Gus
Real Gangsters
Movie · as Mario
Super Mario World: Koopa's Stone Age Quests
Movie · as Luigi (Voice)
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Atomic Betty
TV · as Additional Voices · 104 eps
Mafia Doctor
Movie · as Det. Ralph Disanti
You Belong to Me
Movie · as Ernie
Doc
TV · as Don, Jake · 1 ep
Pelswick
TV · 26 eps
Hollywood Off-Ramp
TV · as Ben Harvey · 1 ep
Coming Unglued
Movie · as Marty
George and Martha
TV · 26 eps
Relic Hunter
TV · as Stewie Harper · 3 eps
Monster by Mistake
TV · 52 eps
Seeds of Doubt
Movie
In the Doghouse
Movie · as Tom Cheehak
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
TV · 1 ep
Family Plan
Movie · as Cliff Haber
The Haunting of Lisa
Movie · as Dr. Perry Azzaro
The Conspiracy of Fear
Movie · as Raintree
FX: The Series
TV · as Sammy Valenzuela · 1 ep
Sugartime
Movie · as Frank Ferraro
Rent-a-Kid
Movie · as Cliff Haber
Kissinger and Nixon
Movie · as Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President)
Due South
TV · as Clifford · 1 ep
The Diamond Fleece
Movie
The Good Fight
Movie · as Philip Brown
Highlander: The Series
TV · as Benny Carbassa · 1 ep
Mystery Date
Movie · as Sharpie
Super Mario World
TV · as Luigi (voice) · 13 eps
In Defense of a Married Man
Movie · as Frank Ticelli
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
TV · as Luigi (voice) · 26 eps
Friends, Lovers, & Lunatics
Movie · as Mat's Boss
Brown Bread Sandwiches
Movie · as Older Michaelangelo Buonanotte (voice)
Switching Channels
Movie · as Joker
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
Movie · as Mr. Lopez
City of Shadows
Movie · as Rosie
Hearts of Fire
Movie · as Woody
Hands of a Stranger
Movie · as Anthony Ligouri
Wiseguy
TV · 1 ep
Diamonds
TV · 45 eps
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Movie · as Joe DeVito (uncredited)
Separate Vacations
Movie · as Harry Blender
Popeye Doyle
Movie · as Wise-ass Reporter
One Police Plaza
Movie · as Sol
Busted Up
Movie · as Irving Drayton
L.A. Law
TV · as Richard Cruz · 1 ep
Hot Shots
TV · as George King · 1 ep
Amanda's
TV · as Aldo · 13 eps
Improper Channels
Movie · as Dr. Arpenthaler
Hog Wild
Movie · as Bull
Nothing Personal
Movie · as Pickup Truck Driver
The Littlest Hobo
TV · as Samuels (uncredited), Cab driver · 1 ep
The Silent Partner
Movie · as Person Standing Outside Bank Door Being Unlocked (uncredited)
Second City Television
TV · as Self - Various Characters · 26 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Jerry Hemphill / Mike Short / Various, Self - Various Characters · 1 ep