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Michael C. Maronna (born September 27, 1977) is an American actor, who has appeared in several television programs and films. He is best known for his roles as "Big Pete" Wrigley on the television series '' The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' and as Jeff McCallister in the movie '' Home Alone'' and its sequel, '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York''.
Maronna appeared in his first commercial at a very young age, and it was for a Scott Paper advertisement. He played older Pete Wrigley in the television show '' The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' on Nickelodeon (from 1989 to 1996), as well as the character of Jeff McCallister in the movie '' Home Alone'' (1990) and its sequel, '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992). In the first one he says the line "Kevin, you are such a disease!", which became widely popular. He also portrayed a teenage killer in an episode of ''
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Early life and education
Maronna was born in Brooklyn,New York
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, to a firefighter father and a guidance counselor mother. He is of one half Italian, three-eighths Irish, and one-eighth Dutch descent. He was the first grandchild in a big family, which included one younger brother and sister. As a teenager, he went to Hunter College High School
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in New York City, before attending Purchase College of the State University of New York
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, where he studied documentary/nonfiction filmmaking.
Career
Maronna appeared in his first commercial at a very young age, and it was for a Scott Paper advertisement. He played older Pete Wrigley in the television show '' The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' on Nickelodeon (from 1989 to 1996), as well as the character of Jeff McCallister in the movie '' Home Alone'' (1990) and its sequel, '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992). In the first one he says the line "Kevin, you are such a disease!", which became widely popular. He also portrayed a teenage killer in an episode of ''Law & Order
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''. In the 2000s, Maronna appeared in the movies ''Slackers
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Origin
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'' and ''40 Days and 40 Nights
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''.
Maronna also appeared in the music video for the 2007 Nada Surf song '' Whose Authority''.
Maronna was in a widely seen series of 1999 ads for TD Ameritrade as Stuart, a slacker employee of a clueless boss whom he helps get on the internet with over-the-top zealousness. Maronna reprised the role in a comedy reel with Bill Clinton, which was shown at Clinton's final appearance as the President of the United States at the 2000 White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
Maronna's last acting credits were in 2013, and since then he has worked as an electrician on films and television in New York. His credits include roles in '' Sex and The City'' and '' Be Kind Rewind''. He also appeared in the music videos for ''Whose Authority'' and ''All My Friends'', by the bands Nada Surf and The XYZ Affair, respectively.
Since 2013, Maronna co-hosts the podcast ''The Adventures of Danny and Mike'' on with his ''Adventures of Pete and Pete'' co-star Danny Tamberelli.
Personal life
Maronna married prior to 2013 and has a son.Filmography
References
External links
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