Max Casella

 ( 1967 Births ) 

Max Casella (born Maximilian Deitch; June 6, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series Doogie Howser, M.D., The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Vinyl, Cro and the voice of Daxter in the Jak and Daxter video game series.

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Early life Casella was born in Washington, D.C., the son of David Deitch, a newspaper columnist, and Doris Casella, a social worker. His father is Jewish and his mother is of Italian descent. Jewish Community Centers and Federation of Tampa: "Jews in the News: Kirk Douglas, Natalie Portman and Max Cassella" by Nate Bloom. December 5, 2016 He grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, where his classmates included Traci Bingham, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon. Casella has growth hormone deficiency, which accounted for his ability to play characters much younger than his actual age. Showbiz Cheatsheet: "‘The Sopranos’ Actor Max Casella Looked So Young In His Twenties Police Accused Him of Stealing Cars" by Brandi Yetzer. February 7, 2021 His brother also shares the condition. He did not go through puberty until the age of 27 after medical intervention. His physical changes caused him to gain weight and he was dropped by his agents. He then had to completely reinvent himself as an actor.

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Career Casella played Vincent "Vinnie" Delpino in the television series Doogie Howser, M.D. from 1989 to 1993 with Neil Patrick Harris. In 1992, Casella played Racetrack Higgins in Newsies, which was based upon true events in the 1899 Newspaper hawker strike against Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. He appeared in WindRunner: A Spirited Journey, starring Margot Kidder and Russell Means as Jim Thorpe's ghost. In 1997, Casella played Timon in the original Broadway theatre production of The Lion King; a performance for which he was awarded a Theatre World Award and received a Drama Desk Award nomination. From 2000 to 2001 he returned to Broadway as Marcellus Washburn in the revival of The Music Man. Casella portrayed Pvt. Dino Paparelli in Sgt. Bilko. He joined the cast of the HBO series The Sopranos during its third season, as Benny Fazio.

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Casella also starred in Ed Wood and Analyze This. In 2007, Casella portrayed Dick Howser in the ESPN mini-series The Bronx is Burning. He also voiced Tip in , Zini in the CGI film Dinosaur and the titular character in ABC's Cro. In 2008, Casella played Mack Steiner in Leatherheads and Dennis, one of the main characters in Scaring the Fish. He also played Leo D'Alessio in season one of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Since 2022, Casella has portrayed Armand Truisi on the Paramount+ series Tulsa King.

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Personal life Casella married Leona Robbins in 2002, and has two daughters, Mia and Gioia. They lived in New York City, and they Legal separation in 2018.

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Filmography

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Film

1992	Newsies	Racetrack Higgins
1994	Ed Wood	Paul Marco
1996	Sgt. Bilko	Spc. Dino Paparelli
1997	Trial and Error	Dr. Brown
1999	Analyze This	Nicky Shivers
	Freak Talks About Sex	Freak's High School Friend
2000		Tip (voice)	Direct-to-video
	Dinosaur	Zini (voice)
2005	The Notorious Bettie Page	Howie
2006	Bristol Boys	Donny
2008	Leatherheads	Max Steiner
	Revolutionary Road	Ed Small
2011		Anthony Canetti
	Somewhere Tonight	Fred
2012	Killing Them Softly	Barry Caprio
2013	Inside Llewyn Davis	Pappi Corsicato
	Blue Jasmine	Eddie
	The Last of Robin Hood	Stanley Kubrick
	Fading Gigolo	Guy at Counter
	Oldboy	James Prestley
2015	Wild Card	Osgood
	Applesauce	Les
	Christmas Eve	Randy
2016	Jackie	Jack Valenti
	Live by Night	Digger Pescatore
2017	Wonder Wheel	Ryan
2018	Night Comes On	Mark
2019	Late Night	Burditt
2020	The Rhythm Section	Leon Giler
	Paper Spiders	Gary
2021	This Is the Night	Police Officer	Uncredited
	The Tender Bar	Chief
2022	Allswell in New York	Tim
2024	Lake George	Harout
TBA	Special Delivery	Man	Short; post-production

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Television

1983	Don't Look Now!	Max Deitch	3 episodes
1988	The Equalizer	Streak	Episode: "The Child Broker"
1989	Kate & Allie	Mike Sheridan	Episode: "Chip's Notes"
1989–1993	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Vinnie Delpino	97 episodes
1993–1994	Cro	Cro (voice)	20 episodes
1995	The Cosby Mysteries	Simon Cosler	Episode: "Comic Book Murder"
1995–1996	The Adventures of Hyperman	Studd Puppy (voice)	13 episodes
1996	Hey Arnold!	Tony B. / Philly D. (voices)	Episodes: "Benchwarmer/Cool Jerk"
1998	Working	Quinten McCracken	Episode: "Greenery"
2001–2007	The Sopranos	Benny Fazio	28 episodes
2002		Nicky	Episode: ""
	Courage the Cowardly Dog	The Beaver (voice)	Episode: "A Beaver's Tale"
2003	Queens Supreme	Christopher Schiffer	Episode: "Case by Case"
2007	The Bronx Is Burning	Dick Howser	4 episodes
2009	Medium	Joel Tiernan	Episode: "Soul Survivor"
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Joey	Episode: "Malama Ka Aina"
	Boardwalk Empire	Leo D'Alessio	7 episodes
2011	The Confession	Eddie	2 episodes
2016	Vinyl	Julian "Julie" Silver	Main cast; 10 episodes
	The Night Of	Edgar	Episode: "The Art of War"
	Crisis in Six Scenes	Barber	Episode #1.1
2017–2022	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Michael Kessler	5 episodes
2017–2018	The Detour	Joe Delicious	13 episodes
2018	Shades of Blue	Capt. Daniel Pines	2 episodes
	Ray Donovan	Emerson Lake	6 episodes
2019	The Blacklist	Henry Morris	Episode: "Lady Luck (No. 69)"
2021	The Good Fight	Danny Trumpet	2 episodes
2022	WeCrashed	Detective Donny	Episode: "Masha Masha Masha"
2022–present	Tulsa King	Armand Truisi	Main role
2023	Kaleidoscope	Taco	Episode: "Pink" (6 Months After the Heist)

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Video games

2001		Daxter
2003	Jak II
2004	Jak 3
2005
2006	Daxter	Daxter, Hotelier
2007	Pain	Daxter
2009
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2011	PlayStation Move Heroes	Daxter
2012	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

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External links

• Max Casella at Home Box Office

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