Joseph Vassallo

Joseph Vassallo

Joseph Vassallo (b. 1964-05-01) is an actor known for his work in American television and film.

Vassallo was born on the island of Malta. He is the first born of four children. Upon visiting his father on the set of "The Midnight Express", where the elder Vassallo was working as an extra, he became interested in acting. This led to him enrolling at the prestigious Manoel Theatre in Valletta. He left school at the age of 16, and worked a variety of menial jobs before he left the country to go live in Switzerland, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles. Vassallo sailed around the world multiple times on board the luxurious ship QE2, where he worked as a waiter.

In the 1980s, Vassallo moved to New York and enrolled at the Herbert Berghof Studio. In 1988, Vassallo moved to Los Angeles and continued to pursue an acting career. There, he trained under legendary acting teachers Sanford Meisner, Stella Adler and Joanne Baron. Joseph landed a spot at The Actors Studio in Hollywood as an observer under the supervision of the legendary Shelley Winters, who at the time ran the studio. Between New York and Los Angeles, Vassallo appeared in about eighteen stage plays, including "A Hatful of Rain", "A View from the Bridge", "She Stoops to Conquer" and "Othello".

In the early 1990s Vassallo appeared for the first time on television in a commercial for the cruise line Royal Caribbean. Since then, Vassallo has appeared in over 100 national television commercials, one of which, for Twix, won the Gold Award at the New York Film Festival. In 1994, Vasallo appeared in the movie "Blankman", opposite Damon Wayans, Jason Alexander and Jon Pulito. This was followed by roles in "My Brother Jack", "The 4th Tenor", and "Just Married". In 2004, he reteamed with Damon Wayans for "Behind the Smile".

Vassallo's television credits include guest appearances on "Diagnosis Murder", "The West Wing", "Alias", "Damon", and "My Wife and Kids". In 2005 he was hired to work as a writing consultant on the television series "My Wife and Kids". Vassallo is currently Vice President of "Way Out TV" in Los Angeles California.

References

*imdb name|0890762|Joseph Vassallo
*tv.com person|43400|Joseph Vassallo

External links

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