Tony Rosato
ActingAlso Known As
Tony Rasato , Antonio Rosato
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.
Movies
(38 total)
The Silent Partner
as Person Standing Outside Bank Door Being Unlocked (uncredited)
Rent-a-Kid
as Cliff Haber
Switching Channels
as Joker
Mystery Date
as Sharpie
Family Plan
as Cliff Haber
Sicilian Vampire
as Maitre D' at Don Giovanni's
In Defense of a Married Man
as Frank Ticelli
Hearts of Fire
as Woody
Nothing Personal
as Pickup Truck Driver
The Christmas Switch
as Salesman
Separate Vacations
as Harry Blender
Popeye Doyle
as Wise-ass Reporter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
as Joe DeVito (uncredited)
Sugartime
as Frank Ferraro
No Deposit
as Detective Tony Charkoff
Real Gangsters
as Mario
The Red Maple Leaf
as Vincent Marcella
You Belong to Me
as Ernie
Hands of a Stranger
as Anthony Ligouri
TV Shows
(23 total)
Saturday Night Live
as Jerry Hemphill / Mike Short / Various
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
as Luigi (voice)
Highlander: The Series
as Benny Carbassa
Relic Hunter
as Stewie Harper
Due South
as Clifford
L.A. Law
as Richard Cruz
Super Mario World
as Luigi (voice)
Second City Television
as Self - Various Characters
Atomic Betty
as Additional Voices
FX: The Series
as Sammy Valenzuela
The Littlest Hobo
as Samuels (uncredited)
The Littlest Hobo
as Cab driver
Amanda's
as Aldo