Alex Romano (born 27 July 1979 in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

) is an Argentine-Australian actor. He has starred in all of Paul Fenech's TV series; as DJ BJ (Big Jams) in ''

Pizza Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onions ...

'', "Alex" in ''

Swift and Shift Couriers ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who was also responsible for the comedy series '' Pizza''. It is s ...

'', and "Jimmy the Junkie" in '' Housos''. He grew up in the Western Suburbs of

Sydney, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro ...

, after he migrated there with his family in 1981.

Career

Alex Romano made his debut in the

TV series playing the character of DJBJ (DJ Big Jams), the delivery trainee being paid 50 cents a day. He first appeared in 2005 episode "New Shop Pizza", the premiere of season 4. In the 2008 series

, he played the role of Alex in the dispatch room. In 2014 he made a cameo appearance on 7mate's Bogan Hunters. Alex has appeared as the character "Jimmy the Junkie" in the Housos TV series, and the two related movies, Housos vs. Authority and

Fat Pizza vs. Housos ''Fat Pizza vs. Housos'' is an Australian film based on the combination of the stories and characters of the SBS series ''Pizza'' and the comedy series ''Housos'', both created by Paul Fenech. The film began screening in Australian cinemas on 2 ...

, also making an appearance on the 2016 "Fat Pizza vs. Housos: Live" DVD. He featured on Australian rapper Fortay At Large's YouTube television show 'The Fortnightly Report' in the episode 'Sunnyvale Junkies'. He appeared in the Dumb Criminals (2015) film, playing the character of Jimmy Speed. In 2019, he was an actor in the indie film Benefited.

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* Australian male comedians 1979 births Male actors from Buenos Aires Male actors from Sydney Living people {{Argentina-actor-stub