Carlo Imperato
Carlo Imperato | |
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Born | Anthony Richard Imperato August 3, 1963 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
🏳️ Nationality | American |
💼 Occupation | Actor, singer |
📆 Years active | 1978–present |
👩 Spouse(s) | Andrea Eck (1988-95; divorced) Kimberly Green (1996–98; divorced) Angela Imperato (2000-present) |
Carlo Imperato (born August 3, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his role as School of Performing Arts student Danny Amatullo in the 1982 Fame TV series.
Early life[edit]
Anthony Richard Imperato was born in The Bronx, New York. He changed his forename to Carlo when he was trying to get his SAG card, when he began acting.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
On the theatrical stage, he appeared for the first time, at age fifteen, in the Broadway musical Working. Also in 1978, he appeared on Broadway as A.J. in Runaways (musical written by Elizabeth Swados and produced by Joseph Papp).[citation needed]
In 1979 he made his screen debut playing a cousin of the Falco family on an episode of the short-lived 1979-1980 ABC-TV series Angie. In 1982, Imperato was cast as Danny Amatullo, one of The Kids from "Fame", in the TV series Fame. In 1983, while starring in Fame, he sang the lead on the song "Friday Night", which became a hit single in the UK. In 1995, he starred in an episode of Friends ("The One With the Birth").[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
He married three times. He has a son, born in 1990, from his first wife Andrea Eck Imperato, whom he married in the year 1988. After divorcing, he married his second wife, Kimberly Green, in 1996. He also has a daughter and another son with his third wife Angela Imperato, married in 2000.
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Angie | Angie's Cousin | Episode 2.21: "Family Feud" |
1979 | The Man in the Santa Claus Suit | Dom | TV movie |
1982 | Joanie Loves Chachi | Lawrence | Episode 2.7: "Best Foot Forward" (credited as Tony Imparato) |
1983 | Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Ricky | TV movie |
1982-1987 | Fame | Danny Amatullo | Appeared in 119 episodes |
1983-1985 | Fame | Himself | Appeared in 5 episodes |
1984 | Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour | Himself | Appeared in 8 episodes |
1987 | The New Hollywood Squares | Guest Appearance | Episode dated 26 January 1987 |
1990 | Say No to Strangers | Himself | Video short |
1995 | Friends | Roy | Episode 1.23: "The One with the Birth" |
1995 | Out-of-Sync | Pauley | Directed by Debbie Allen |
1999 | Oh Baby | Mugger | Episode 1.20: "Discrimination" |
2001 | Face to Face | Al | |
2001 | I Love 1980's | Guest Appearance | Episode 1.1: "I Love 1980" (TV series documentary) |
2005 | Crazylove | Tony | |
2008 | Bring Back... Fame | Himself | TV documentary |
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