Biography
D." (1989-93). The stage-trained actor was raised in the Boston area and made his professional acting debut in a local production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" in 1981. After achieving prominence as a TV player, Casella segued to movies with a supporting turn as the wisecracking Racetrack in the ill-fated musical "Newsies" (1992). He went on to land small roles in "Ed Wood" (1994), "Sgt. Bilko" (1996), "Trial and Error" (1997) and "Analyze This" …
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Career Milestones
| Apprenticed at Theater 22, an off-off-Broadway theater | ||
| Played small roles on such TV series as "Kate and Allie" and "The Equalizer" | ||
| Raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts | ||
1979 | Began acting in amateur theatricals in the Boston area after success in sixth grade production of "Pippin" (date approximate) | |
1981 | First professional role in a Boston production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" | |
1985 | Moved to New York with his mother after graduating high school; began taking acting lessons | |
1989 | Essayed the role of Vinnie Delpino on ABC comedy-drama, "Doogie Howser, M.D." | |
1992 | Film debut, played Racetrack in the feature musical "Newsies" | |
1994 | Portrayed Paul Marco in the biopic "Ed Wood" | |
1996 | Co-starred in the screen comedy "Sgt. Bilko" | |
1997 | Broadway debut, co-starring as Timon in the Broadway musical version of "The Lion King" | |
1999 | Co-starred as Steve Zahn's buddy in the comedy "Freak Talks About Sex" | |
1999 | Had featured role in "Analyze This" | |
2000 | Cast as Marcellus in the Broadway revival of "The Music Man" | |
2000 | Voiced the lemur sidekick Zini in Disney's "Dinosaur" | |
2001 | Joined the cast of the HBO drama "The Sopranos," playing Benny Fazio | |
Awards
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in The Sopranos |