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Warren Michael Manzi (July 1, 1955 – February 11, 2016) was an American playwright and actor, who was best known for the play ''
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''.


Career

Manzi was born in
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to a single mother of Italian descent. His family later moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, where he attended Holy Rosary School and Central Catholic High School. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and obtained a master's degree from the
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. Manzi wrote ''
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'' in 1980 at age 25, while an understudy for a role in ''
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''. Early reviews of ''Perfect Crime'' described it as confusing, and Manzi continually rewrote the play throughout the rest of his life. ''Perfect Crime'' opened in New York City on April 18, 1987 and was performed over 11,800 times throughout Manzi's lifetime, becoming the longest running play in city theatre history. Manzi also wrote ''One for the Money'' and ''The Queen of the Parting Shot''. As an actor, Manzi appeared in the films '' The Manhattan Project'' (1986) and '' Nuts'' (1987). He was married to Ellen Margaret Michelin from 1995 to 1996, when she died. Manzi died of pneumonia aged 60 in 2016, in Lawrence, Massachusetts.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manzi, Warren 1955 births 2016 deaths 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Writers from Manchester, New Hampshire College of the Holy Cross alumni David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni 20th-century American male actors American male film actors Deaths from pneumonia in Massachusetts American writers of Italian descent People from Lawrence, Massachusetts Actors from Manchester, New Hampshire