James Pirri is an American actor and fight choreographer best known for voice acting Angelo Bronte in Rockstar Studios' ''

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'' and is also known for playing Tori Vega's dad on the

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show ''

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''. He also voiced Boozer in '' Days Gone.''

Career

Pirri studied theatre at the

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, although he was an engineering major. He had roles in the 1987 Colorado Shakespeare Festival and played Guildenstern in the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet. He has also worked on many of Dan Schneider's shows, first as Mario on an episode of ''

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'', second as André on an episode of ''

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'', as well as the recurring David Vega in ''

''. He has also appeared on several other TV shows, such as Disney Channel's '' Shake It Up'' as a recurring character named Uncle Frank, as well as appearances on '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', '' The O.C.'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Pirri also voiced the character Rais, the main antagonist of ''

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''. In 2016, he voiced Commander Akeel Min Riah in '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare''. In 2018, he voiced Angelo Bronte, an Italian crime boss, in ''

''. In 2019, he voiced William (Boozer) Gray best friend of Deacon St. John, in '' Days Gone''. In 2020, he joined ''

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'' cast as the voice of Alador Blight.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

References

External links

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