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Neil Giuntoli (born 1959)[1] is an American actor active since 1987, whose most famous role was in Child's Play (1988).[2] Giuntoli is also the author and lead actor of the play Hizzoner, a fictional account of former Chicago mayor Richard Daley.[3] The play received the longest run ever granted to a production at Chicago's Prop Theater and was critically well-received.[4]
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General Biography
Neil Giuntoli is an American actor and a native of Chicago. He is the great-great-great nephew of Anton Cermak,[5] a former mayor of Chicago. Neil grew up on Chicago's north side and attended Francis W. Parker High School, after which he joined the Navy and was stationed in Korea as a translator. Upon returning to the United States Neil joined the burgeoning Chicago theater community as an actor and later as a playwright. After a number of very successful productions Neil Giuntoli moved to Los Angeles where he pursued roles in film and television. In television he is best known for his roles as Brody in Seinfeld, Florus Workman in "The Jeff Foxworthy Show",[6] and the gunfighter Billy Quintaine in the Tales from the Crypt episode "Showdown". He is best know on the big screen for playing the role of Jigger in The Shawshank Redemption, as well as starring in the cult-classic horror film Child's Play. He is also the author and lead actor of the play Hizzoner, a fictional account of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley.
Stage Work
Neil began working on the stage in Chicago in the early 1980s. Among his early roles were parts in "A Dozen Idiots" at The Performers Arena" and "The Jonah Complex" with David Shepard. Neil Giuntoli went on to co-found The Prop Theater along with partner Scott Vehil, where Neil starred in "Answers" and "Metamorphosis". In 1986, Neil wrote and starred in his first original play, "Smoke Mountain" with video directed by John McNaughton. He went on to write and star in "Crate Dweller",[7] his critically acclaimed play about an angry racist who lives in a crate in a junk yard. Neil's big theatrical break came when he was offer the lead role in "Road" at Chicago's noted Organic Theater Company, which was founded by director, Stuart Gordon. Soon after this Neil moved to Los Angeles to make movies. Twenty years later, in 2007, Neil Giuntoli returned to Chicago to mount his original bio-play, "Hizzona", which takes place on the last day in the life of Chicago's iconic mayor, Richard J. Daley. The play received the longest run ever to be granted to a production at Chicago's Prop Theater and was a commercial and critical success. It ran through 2009.[5]
Filmography
Eddie Caputo, Child's Play, United Artists, 1988
Shorty, Next of Kin, Warner Bros., 1989
Sergeant Jack Bocci, Memphis Belle, Warner Bros., 1990
Scully, The Borrower, Cannon, 1991
Snyder, CrissCross (also known as Alone Together), Metro/Goldwyn/Mayer, 1992
Sammy, Leather Jackets, 1992
Jigger, The Shawshank Redemption, Columbia, 1994
Hellfire gunner, Waterworld, MCA/Universal, 1995
Trailer park manager, Up Close & Personal, Buena Vista, 1996
Title role, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2, 1996 Maljack Productions, 1998
The Wetonkawa Flash, 1999
Mac, Palmer's Pick Up, Winchester Films, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
(As Neil Gray Giuntoli) Donny, a recurring role, Wiseguy, CBS, 1990
Florus Workman, The Jeff Foxworthy Show (also known as Somewhere in America), NBC, 1996-1997
Movies
As Neil Gray Giuntoli) Dutch Schultz, The Revenge of Al Capone (also known as Capone), NBC, 1989
Sam Scoggins, A Killer among Us, NBC, 1990[8]References
- ^ Kogan, Rick (17 December 2006). "Ghost of the Machine". Chicago Tribune. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1181747701.html?dids=1181747701:1181747701&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+17%2C+2006&author=Rick+Kogan&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Ghost+of+the+Machine+%3B+Former+Mayor+Richard+J.+Daley+is+alive+and+well%2C+if+only+on+an+Elston+Avenue+stage%2C+where+actor+Neil+Giuntoli+resurrects+%27the+boss%27+three+decades+after+his+death&pqatl=google.
- ^ Caro, Mark (14 October 1990). ""The Belle" tolls: why Neil Giuntoli has puts his visions on hold". Chicago Tribune. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/28756405.html?dids=28756405:28756405&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+14%2C+1990&author=Mark+Caro&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=The+%60Belle%27+tolls+Why+Neil+Giuntoli+has+put+his+visions+on+hold&pqatl=google.
- ^ "'Hizzoner' Recalls the Reign of Mayor Daley". NPR. 9 December 2006. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6602530.
- ^ Houlihan, Mary (21 January 2007). "Prop gets its props for long-running 'Hizzoner'". Chicago Sun-Times. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=116CD3F6586C78D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ a b Maynard, Micheline (26 March 2006). "A Big City Boss Returns, Mannerisms and All". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/theater/26mayn.html?_r=1.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112025/fullcredits#cast
- ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3444100199.html
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/73/Neil-Giuntoli.html
External links
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- American film actors
- American television actors
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- American people of Italian descent
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