Louis Mustillo (born May 28, 1958) is an American actor who is best known as playing Vincent “Vince” Moranto on ''

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'' from 2010 to 2016.

Life and career

Mustillo was born in

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. He attended

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, where he was a contemporary of the Canadian actor,

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, and

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. According to the American Academy's 1983 graduation program, Mustillo and Douglas graduated from the Academy's two year program in a ceremony held at NYC's Winter Garden Theatre on April 26, 1983. They were not asked back to the school's third year, known as The Production Company year. He has guest starred in more than 50 episodes of television, including an early appearance as a controversial comic on ''

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'', and has appeared in over 20 films. He was a series regular on '' Man of the People'' with

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. He also played Russell Topps for two seasons on

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first hour-long drama, ''

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''. He had a recurring role on ''

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'' as a mafia-associated landscaping business owner, Salvatore "Sal" Vitro. He appeared in ''

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'', and he played sports writer

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on the

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mini-series '' The Bronx is Burning''. Louis also wrote and starred in ''Bartenders'', a one man show that ran for a year at the John Houseman Theatre in New York City. He also had a regular role in the

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sitcom ''

'' playing Vince, a love interest and later husband of Molly's mother.

Personal life

He is married to Tricia Brown.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustillo, Louis 1958 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Buffalo, New York