Anthony Marciona Explained

Birth Date:1961 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Domestic Partner:Joseph A. LoBue
Occupation:Actor, musician, dancer
Years Active:1968–present

Anthony Marciona (born September 27, 1961) is an American film, Broadway and television actor, singer and dancer from New York City. Marciona began his acting career at the age of five playing Kirk Douglas' godson in The Brotherhood.

Biography

Marciona was born in The Bronx, New York to parents Joseph Marciona, a retired NYC teacher, and Louise (née Smedile). He and his family moved to Pelham in Westchester County, where he graduated from Pelham Memorial High School. After graduating he moved back to New York City.

He currently resides in Los Angeles with his business and life partner, Joseph A. LoBue. He has one sister.

Education

Marciona studied film making at the School of Visual Arts in New York, University of California Los Angeles,[1] and also received a business degree from SMC. He was also a composition/jazz major at the Manhattan School of Music. Marciona studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, HB Studios, The Groundlings, BANG. He has also been coached under Sanford Meisner, Diane Castle, Bill Esper, and John Kirby.

Career

Acting

Aside from acting, Marciona has become active behind the scenes as well. In 1990 he founded and is director of ETC inc. a Non-profit organization which presents New American Theatre in Rome, Italy and Los Angeles. He produced four short film projects which have won awards on PBS and the festival circuit under his production company D.I.Y.N. Productions which he co-established with Raymond Carver Award-winning writer/director Joyceann Masters.

Marciona has also been a commercial casting session director having worked for McDonald's, Pepsi, United Airlines and many other company's.

He created and ran a multi-media arts complex called The Space, in Hollywood, California consisting of multiple casting studios, 2 performing arts theaters, rehearsal facilities, and production offices.

Music and dance

As a musical composer Marciona has completed the scores to the stage musicals Murder At The Palace[2] and Powder Puff Derby. Marciona plays the piano and has written for and performed with two pop music bands, Interpret and Ariel & Anthony.

Stage

YearShowVenueNotes
1977Landscape of the BodyAcademy Festival Theatre, Lake Forest, IllinoisAs Donny[3] [4]
1986BuskersStage Arts Centre / Actors Outlet Theatre CenterOff-off-Broadway musical[5]
1990Starlight ExpressKennedy Center Opera House[6]
1992The Who's TommyLa Jolla Playhouse[7]
2022Singing Revolution: The MusicalThe Broadwater Theatre, Los Angeles

Filmography

YearFilmCharacterRole
1968The BrotherhoodAntonioUncredited
1973My Brother AnastasiaGiuseppe
1980The IdolmakerGigi
1985HeartBeatRoyTV movie
Invasion U.S.A.Carlos
1986Playing for KeepsRonnie Long
2005Feet AfireDon MarcionaSupporting role
2006Clerks IIDancer #1
Jackass Number TwoDancerUncredited
2007The Documents (Dokymentbl)Fig ManShort
2008An American CarolProfessor #6
2006500 Days of SummerDancer #22
Did You Hear About the Morgans?Dancer #7
2011Brickwalk CaféGentleman
2014Lucky StiffItalian Man
The NurseHusband
2016La La LandEpilogue Dancer
2020Darkness in Tenement 45Horen[8]

Television appearances

YearTV ShowRoleEpisode
1983CHiPsLenny"Return of the Brat Patrol"
1995Murder, She WroteStage Manager"Murder in High C"
1996Spider-Man(voice) Additional Voices"Sins of the Fathers Chapter 2: Make a Wish"
2003DragnetSlezak"Well Endowed"
2004Six Feet Under(stunts)"In Case of Rapture"
2006Cold CaseKit Kat Boy #2"Willkommen"
AliasLuigi"No Hard Feelings"
2010/2011GleeDancer3 episodes (uncredited)
2013The ThundermansArith-mo-tick"Reportcard"

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Alumni appear in Singing Revolution musical, discuss parallels to modern times . University Wire . 20 January 2022 . Alumnus Anthony Marciona said his experiences as a working actor before and after his time at UCLA have helped prepare him for the role of Vladimir Lenin‘s ghost.
  2. News: Houlihan . Mary . Dramatic heat turned up in Writers' Theatre kitchen . Chicago Sun-Times . 11 March 2005 . A concert reading of Anthony Marciona and Jan O'Connor's new musical Murder at the Palace. At 7 p.m. Monday, Theatre Building Chicago.
  3. Book: Crown . Theatre World, 1977-1978 . Crown Publishing Group . Volume 34 . 1979 . 978-0-517-53521-9 . 7 October 2024 .
  4. Book: Ross . H.W. . White . K.S.A. . The New Yorker . F-R Publishing Corporation . v. 53, pt. 5 . 1977 . 7 October 2024 .
  5. Book: Dietz, D. . Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 2010 . 978-0-7864-5731-1 . 7 October 2024 . 70.
  6. News: Richards . David . THEATER; 'Starlight,' Not Bright; Lloyd Webber Fantasy, At Kennedy Center . The Washington Post . 15 June 1990.
  7. News: Drake . Sylvie . Two Views of a Reborn 'Tommy'. STAGE REVIEW: The Wizardry of High-Tech Makes It Work . Los Angeles Times . 11 July 1992.
  8. News: Boon . Alan . DARKNESS IN TENEMENT 45 . 7 October 2024 . Starburst Magazine . 2020.