Joseph Perrino
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Joe Perrino was born and raised in the Bronx, New York
to Italian parents and began acting when a casting director for the film "Sleepers" saw Joe standing on a street corner and asked him to read for the film. After months of auditioning Joe won one of the lead roles of young Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra. Joe went on to work with respected young talents such as Anna Paquin in "A walk on the moon" playing her love interest (Ross Epstein) and Elijah Wood in "The bumblebee flies anyway" playing (Mazzo) an embittered young man struggling with terminal cancer. After a break from acting Joe returned to land 5 episodes of the hit show "The Sopranos" playing (Jason Gervasi) a young gangster. Joe described the experience working on the show as being "amazingly satisfying". Joe studies with acting teacher Alice Spivack and his latest film, the dark comedy "Assassination of a high school president" with Bruce Willis is out on DVD. Joe plays (Dutch Middleton) an odd ball delinquent.
Joseph, graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx, NY 2000.
YoungStar Awards
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to Italian parents and began acting when a casting director for the film "Sleepers" saw Joe standing on a street corner and asked him to read for the film. After months of auditioning Joe won one of the lead roles of young Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra. Joe went on to work with respected young talents such as Anna Paquin in "A walk on the moon" playing her love interest (Ross Epstein) and Elijah Wood in "The bumblebee flies anyway" playing (Mazzo) an embittered young man struggling with terminal cancer. After a break from acting Joe returned to land 5 episodes of the hit show "The Sopranos" playing (Jason Gervasi) a young gangster. Joe described the experience working on the show as being "amazingly satisfying". Joe studies with acting teacher Alice Spivack and his latest film, the dark comedy "Assassination of a high school president" with Bruce Willis is out on DVD. Joe plays (Dutch Middleton) an odd ball delinquent.
Joseph, graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx, NY 2000.
Filmography
- 1996: The JurorThe JurorThe Juror is a 1996 American romantic thriller film based on the novel by George Dawes Green, directed by Brian Gibson and starring Demi Moore as Annie Laird, a single mother picked for jury duty for a mafia trial. The film was released on 2 February 1996...
- 1996: SleepersSleepers (film)Sleepers is a 1996 legal drama film written, produced, and directed by Barry Levinson, and based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's 1995 novel of the same name.-Plot:...
(as young Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra) - 1997: Homicide: Life on the street (TV episode)
- 1998: The MightyThe MightyThe Mighty is a 1998 drama film based on the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick.-Plot:Kevin is a 12-year-old boy who suffers Mucopolysaccharidosis IV, or Morquio syndrome. He is extremely intelligent and prone to flights of fancy, but is physically crippled and is forced to walk with crutches...
- 1999: A Walk on the MoonA Walk on the MoonA Walk On The Moon is a 1999 drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber and Anna Paquin. The movie, which was set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the moon landing of that year, was distributed by Miramax Films.- Plot summary :Pearl Kantrowitz and her...
- 1999: The Bumblebee Flies AnywayThe Bumblebee Flies AnywayFor the novel by Robert Cormier, see The Bumblebee Flies Anyway The Bumblebee Flies Anyway is a 1999 film starring Elijah Wood, directed by Martin Duffy. It was based on the novel of the same name by Robert Cormier.-Plot:...
- 2006: The Immaculate Misconception
- 2007: The SopranosThe SopranosThe Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
(5 TV episodes) - 2007: The Hit (Little Tony)
- 2008: Assassination of a High School PresidentAssassination of a High School PresidentAssassination of a High School President is a 2008 American neo noir comedy film, directed by Brett Simon, written by Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, and starring Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton and Michael Rapaport...
(Dutch Middleton) - 2010: Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(PO Jack Mckenzie)
Awards and nominations
Young Artist Awards- 1997: Nominated, "Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Young Actor" - Sleepers
YoungStar Awards
- 1997: Nominated, "Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film" - Sleepers