Max Casella
Max Casella ( born June 6, 1967 in Washington, DC, United States ) is an American actor. A wider audience he is for his roles in television series as Benny Fazio in The Sopranos and as Vinnie in Doogie Howser Delpino, MD (97 episodes, 1989-1993) known. Additionally, he was the figure Daxter in the Jak and Daxter video game series (2001-2009) in the U.S. original version his voice.
Life and career
Casella was in Washington, D.C. Born as the son of newspaper columnists David Deitch and the social worker Doris Casella. He is of Italian and Jewish descent, grew up in Cambridge and attended school there.
From 1989 to 1993 he played in 97 episodes of the TV series Doogie Howser, MD the character Vinnie Delpino. In 1992, he starred as Racetrack Higgins in the movie Newsies. This film is based on the true story of the newsboys strike against Joseph Pulitzer, and William Randolph Hearst in 1899 in New York City. In 1994 he is in Tim Burton's Ed Wood tragicomedy actor Paul Marco dar. 1996, he plays in the film The Trouble with Sergeant Bilko the role of the soldier Dino Paparelli. In 1997, he starred in the Broadway musical The Lion of Elton John and Tim Rice King the role of Timon. For this role he received the 1998 Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. In 1999, he plays in the movie Analyze This with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal in the lead roles, the figure of Nicky Shivers.
From 2000 to 2001 he returned to Broadway, where plays the role of Marcellus Washburn in the re-enactment of The Music Man. From 2001 to 2007, he is seen in 29 episodes of the television series The Sopranos as Benny Fazio. In 2008 he presents the character Mack Steiner in Leatherheads dar. 2009, he is one of the leading actor and producer of the film Scaring the Fish. In the television series Boardwalk Empire, he has seven episodes played the role of Leo D' Alessio 2010.
Casella is married, lives in New York City and has two children.