Tony Pinizzotto
| Tony Pinizzotto | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tony Pinizzotto May 14, 1968 Paulsboro, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Dutch and Italian American |
| 💼 Occupation | writer, producer, actor |
| 📆 Years active | 1988–present |
Tony Pinizzotto (born May 14, 1968) is an American writer, producer, and actor best known for creating the musical Peach Boy – A New Musical[1] and acting in The Last Godfather [2] alongside Harvey Keitel and Jason Mewes (Jay of Jay & Silent Bob, Clerks (film)).
Pinizzotto wrote the book and lyrics for the 2019 Peach Boy – A New Musical, based on the 200-year-old Japanese fairy tale of Momotarō.
Early life
Pinizzotto was born Anthony Edward Pinizzotto (May 14, 1968) in Paulsboro, New Jersey. The youngest of five children, Pinizzotto grew up with a strong appreciation for the arts. At a very early age, he sang in the church choir alongside his brothers, sister, and father. Pinizzotto attended Paulsboro High School where he excelled in theatre, choir, and the Marching Band, becoming Drum Major in his junior and senior year. He attended Glassboro State College in Glassboro, NJ (now Rowan University) where he earned a B.A. in Speech Communications Theatre with a minor in Music Vocal Performance. He studied writing under Tony Award Nominated writer Joseph Robinette (A Christmas Story: The Musical, Charlotte's Web (musical)).
Pinizzotto’s Uncle Dr. Samuel Pinizzotto, Sr. [3] was an accomplished guitarist and performed with The Oscar Dumont Orchestra [4] under the name Sam Zotto[5]. The band played nationally on CBS radio for over 7 years and quite often broadcast from the Sunset Ballroom in Almonesson, New Jersey (now Auletto Caterers). [6] [7]
Career
During his college days, Pinizzotto performed with the Moscow Art Theatre in the production of Prokofiev’s Love For Three Oranges as part of the Hollybush Arts Festival. In 1989 he was one of 5 actors chosen out of 25,000 auditionees to perform as Northrup in the show The Enchanted Laboratory of Nostramous the Magnificent, [8] a high-tech one-man musical Broadway-type show at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg VA. There he performed for thousands of park guests including singer Gladys Knight.
In 1992 Pinizzotto moved to Chicago and was one of the founding members of Close Call Theatre, [9] a nomadic Chicago troupe who produced about 2-3 shows per year until its disbandment in 2000.
Pinizzotto earned a Jeff Recommendation for his direction of Eugene O’Neil’s The Rope [10]. He also performed in other productions as an actor in Tomfoolery [11] with Open Eye Productions. He simultaneously worked as a writer/producer and Promotions Director at WCIU-TV, Ch. 26, “The U.” (known nationally as the model for “MeTV”). At WCIU-TV Tony worked with Judge Judy Sheindlin, Bob Eubanks, Judge Mills Lane, Queen Latifah, and more.
In 2002 Pinizzotto moved to Los Angeles where he performed as an actor in various theatrical productions including Guys and Dolls, The Phantom of The Opera, Don’t Drink The Water (Glendale Centre Theatre); Gothmas (Eclectic Theatre); The Music Man, Lucky Stiff, and Man of La Mancha [12] (Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theatre) where he earned an Inland Empire Theatre Award nomination for his role as Sancho. [13]
In 2010 Tony acted alongside Harvey Keitel and Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob) in the comedy film The Last Godfather.[14] Pinizzotto spoke Italian in his audition with Casting Director Christine Sheaks [15] helping him nab the role. Other film roles include: Doormat: Crazy Love, Meter Girls, Lost (LarsErik Films) [16]; and Being Jason.
Since 2013 Pinizzotto has been a reviewer for Edge Media Network and EDGE Publications, Inc., based in Boston, Massachusetts. For Edge he reviews LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly films, books, music, and television shows.[17] [18]
In 2015 Pinizzotto helped launch the All-vintage Game Show TV Network BUZZR, which is a member of Fremantle (company). Hired as the station’s Promotion Coordinator, now Creative Services Director, Pinizzotto is part of the small creative team writing and producing all of the station’s promo campaigns for its game show programming. In 2019 Pinizzotto won 3 Telly Awards for his conceptualizing, writing, and producing promos on the station. [19]
In 2018 and while working with mentor Mark Saltzman (A My Name Is Alice, Sesame Street, and Romeo & Bernadette) Pinizzotto conceptualized and created Peach Boy – A New Musical. The show’s songs are written by Composer Phil Luna [20], with book and lyrics by Pinizzotto. Peach Boy (musical) had a successful sold-out staged reading at the Lonny Chapman theatre Produced by the Group Rep Theatre, and directed by Hisato Masuyuma [21] in July of 2019. [22]
In August of 2020 Pinizzotto produced and released Peach Boy – A New Musical: Original Cast Demo Recording, [23] a studio-recorded compilation of the songs from the show.
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- ↑ "Peach Boy".
- ↑ "IMDB The Last Godfather".
- ↑ "Dr. Samuel Pinizzotto, Sr".
- ↑ "The Oscar Dumont Orchestra".
- ↑ "Sunset Beach Memories Alive".
- ↑ "Auletto".
- ↑ "Oscar Dumont Orchestra Sunset Beach 1957".
- ↑ "The Enchanted Laboratory".
- ↑ "The Miser: Nancy Takes A Wife".
- ↑ "The Rope".
- ↑ "Tomfoolery".
- ↑ "Candlelight Pavilion's Man of La Mancha A Powerful Presentation".
- ↑ "Inland Theatre".
- ↑ "IMDB – The Last Godfather".
- ↑ "Christine Sheaks IMDB".
- ↑ "Larserik Films".
- ↑ "Edge Media Network: "Quartet"".
- ↑ "Edge Media Network: "Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel"".
- ↑ "2019 Telly Award Promotional Video Craft Writing Winners".
- ↑ "Phil Luna".
- ↑ "Hisato Masayuma".
- ↑ "Peach Boy Musical Holds Staged Reading For Two Nights Only At Lonny Chapman Theatre".
- ↑ "Peach Boy - Listen".
