Anthony DeSando (born December 4, 1965), also known as Anthony Joseph De Santis, is an American actor. DeSando often portrays a joker or dapper villain in mob films such as ''
New Jack City
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''.
Early life
DeSando was born in
Jersey City, New Jersey.
Career
DeSando has appeared in episodes of ''
L.A. Law'', ''
Crossing Jordan
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'', ''
NYPD Blue'', ''
Without a Trace
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'', ''
CSI: Miami'' and ''
Sex and the City
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''. One of his more prominent roles is
Brendan Filone in ''
The Sopranos
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''. He also starred in ''
Federal Hill'' along with ''A Day in Black and White'' and co-starred in the movies ''
xent'', ''
Beer League
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'', ''
Kiss Me, Guido'',
and ''
The Whole Shebang
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''. He also did the voice of Reggie in the video game ''
The Sopranos: Road to Respect''. He appeared as a character in Dito Montiel's films ''
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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Montiel wrote and directed ...
'' and ''
Fighting''. In 2016, he made a cameo in "
Friends in Need", the 17th episode of the 6th season of the police procedural drama ''
Blue Bloods,'' playing the role of Joey Ruscoli, cousin of
Detective Anthony Abetemarco. He is an alumnus of The Shakespeare Lab: The Public Theater’s Program for Professional Actor Development.
Personal life
DeSando is married to actress Bridgit Ryan. He is also a licensed massage therapist.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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1965 births
American people of Italian descent
American male television actors
Living people
American male film actors
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