Andrew Martin Cassese (born February 12, 1972) is an American stage and film actor and musician. Born in New York, Cassese is perhaps best known for starring in the 1984 comedy film '' Revenge of the Nerds'' as child prodigy Harold Wormser. In 2007, he starred as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in the Philadelphia Theatre Company premiere of ''Nerds://A Musical Software Satire''.

Life and career

Cassese is an Italian American native of Brooklyn, New York. He attended Patchogue-Medford High School on

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, graduating in 1990. Cassese graduated from the NYU Film School in 1995 with three years of production experience with

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in New York. An actor by trade, his credits also include starring roles on Broadway in the productions of '' Smile'' and '' Nine'', Tommy Tune's award-winning musical starring Raul Julia. Cassese was also one of the stars of the CBS series, TV 101. Cassese is an accomplished guitarist and singer, and is a member of SAG,

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, and Actor's Equity. In 2017, Cassese joined Robert Carradine,

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, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi and Julia Montgomery for interviews at the Rhode Island Comic Con. The following year in 2018, Cassese joined Robert Carradine and

for interviews at the Niagara Falls Comic Con.

Filmography

* '' Revenge of the Nerds'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1986) TV commercial * '' Hi-C'' (1985) TV commercial * '' The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure'' (1986) (TV) * '' Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise'' (1987) * '' TV 101'' (1988) TV Series

Stage

* ''Smile'' * ''Nine'' * ''Eight is NEVER Enough!'' (2002) * '' I Love My Wife'' (2004) * ''Nerds://A Musical Software Satire'' (2007)

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