John D'Aquino (born April 14, 1958) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as

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Benjamin Krieg in '' seaQuest DSV'', Joel in the film '' Pumpkinhead'', U.S. President Richard Martinez in the Disney Channel Original Series '' Cory in the House'', and for his appearance as Ulysses in '' Xena''. He is also known for his roles as Frank LaMotta in '' Quantum Leap'', Todd Gack in " The Calzone" episode of ''

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'', and playing Sally's teacher boyfriend, Mr. Randell, in ''

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''. Early in his career, he was credited as John Di Aquino or John DiAquino.

Early life

Born in

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, D'Aquino was raised there and in Queens. In his childhood, he was a "self-admitted TV junkie." As a child, D'Aquino used to memorize every page of ''TV Guide''.

Career

D'Aquino's first television credit was a main cast role in the short-lived (six episodes) 1985 series '' Wildside'', a

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that was placed against ''

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''the top-ranked show on television at the time. His first film credit was the 1987 film '' No Way Out''. D'Aquino has worked primarily on television. He has made guest appearances in episodes of ''

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'', '' Magnum P.I.'', '' Matlock'', '' Melrose Place'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' Sliders'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Shake It Up'', '' Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' and had recurring roles on ''

'', '' JAG'', '' Quantum Leap,'' and co-starred in

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's '' That's My Bush!'' as Larry O'Shea.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

John D'Aquino's Young Actors Workshop
* 1958 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Brooklyn American people of Italian descent Male actors from Queens, New York {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub