Tony Rosato

Incorporated’ On Syfy

... He basically hacked himself into the corporate elite, inventing a history for himself that would help him gain access to the company’s resources and databases. He tries to find someone from his past who got pulled into Spiga’s less savory endeavors even as he fends off executive-suite competitors and quietly keeps up with a few contacts from the Red Zone. One of the show’s weaknesses is that Ben is fairly unremarkable, partly by design: He’s trying not to be noticed, except when he excels at an assigned task. Teale gives a competent performance, but there’s little sense of a conflicted interior life or the cost of having to maintain so many lies. Juliana Margulies of “The Good Wife” regularly wrought great drama from her character’s ambiguities and strategic silences, but Ben’s not in the same territory. That said, his compromises and goals are cleanly sketched out, and some of the twists of “Incorporated” push the show in intriguing directions. Its forays into subversive satire are low-key, but all the more effective for the ...

Canadian Snl And Sctv Alum Tony Rosato Dead At 62

... his butt every audition, and he got the jobs, but he would come back to you all the time and thank you for setting it up.”. Rosato ran into legal trouble in later years. In 2005, he was charged with criminally harassing his wife as he struggled with mental illness. He spent two years in a Napanee, Ont., maximum security prison awaiting trial before he was diagnosed with Capgras syndrome, a condition that caused him to believe his wife and young daughter had been replaced by imposters. A judge found him guilty but set aside the conviction and ordered him committed to a mental institution. In all, Rosato spent nearly four years in custody. “There’s no question that it had a big impact,” Goldhar said. “He had been a creative, dynamite force prior to that. He was still gifted and creative, but he didn’t have the spark anymore. I think the medication took it away from him.”. Rosato stayed active in the entertainment industry, playing roles in commercials and a variety of Canadian independent ...

With ‘no Depo$it’, The ‘flop House’ Gang Unearthed An Instant Camp Classic Of Canuck Craziness

... of professionalism makes them unpredictable and erratic. They’re deeply personal in ways that speak volumes about the people who made them and their need for not just attention and validation but something closer to deification. Guys like D’Angelo, Tommy Wiseau, and Neil Breen don’t just make movies so people will pay attention to them. They make movies so that people will worship them, and tremble in awe before the genius and strength of their onscreen alter-egos. That is both funny and kind of sad. Who exactly is Frank D’Angelo, and why on earth did he get to write, direct, and star in a movie? That is a good question, and one that The Flop House takes no small measure of joy in answering. Like all great filmmakers, he is a successful energy drink (Cheetah Power Surge) mogul, a gentleman who hosts a show he then pays to air on Canadian television (named The Being Frank Show, of course), the lead singer of a band named after his failed brewery (oh, he has a brewery also), a ubiquitous presence on Canadian television after starring in ...

Canadian 'snl' And 'sctv' Alum Tony Rosato Dies At Age 62

... with criminally harassing his wife. He spent two years in prison awaiting trial before he was diagnosed with Capgras syndrome, a condition that made him believe his wife and daughter had been replaced by impostors. He was committed to a mental institution. Yes. All students deserve free tuition for college. In some cases. Qualified students who need financial aid should receive it. No. Taxpayers can't afford it. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. Seven-day home delivery for as little as __link__/month. Includes our e-Edition at no extra cost. Visibility: 10 mi. Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 27 F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Mostly cloudy skies. Low 18 F. Winds light and variable. Flood Warning. Weather Alert. NYC 009-131711- /O. CON. KBUF. FL. W.0001.000000 T 0000 Z-170115 T 1400 Z/ /OLNN 6.1. ...

Canadian 'snl' And 'sctv' Alum Tony Rosato Dead At 62

... attack. The Italian-born comic actor joined Martin Short and Robin Duke as the only three performers to have been cast members of both "Saturday Night Live" and "SCTV," the classic homegrown comedy show that was spun out of Second City shortly after "SNL" launched in the mid-1970 s. One of his most memorable "SCTV" characters was Marcello, a clumsy TV chef whose "Cooking with Marcello" lessons always ended up in a kitchen disaster. Rosato was a TV regular, with appearances on shows including "Due South," "Street Legal," "L. A. Law," "Lonesome Dove" and "Robo Cop," and the Canadian cable movie "Kissinger and Nixon.". He was also the voice of Luigi in a pair of "Super Marios Bros." TV series. "Aside from one of the most talented people I ever met in my life, he's probably the gentlest person I think I ever met," Goldhar said. "He broke his butt every audition, and he got the jobs, but he would come back to you all the time and thank you for setting it up.". Rosato ran into legal trouble in later years. In 2005, he was charged with criminally harassing his wife as he struggled with mental illness. He spent two years in a Napanee, Ont., maximum security prison ...

A Legend Returns From His Long Season In Hell

... roles. He scored a 1989 Gemini nomination for best supporting actor for his role as police informant Whitey in Night Heat. Rosato moved back to Toronto full-time six years ago, meeting his wife in 2002. His legal troubles began on Jan. 17, 2005, when Leah fled their Broadview Ave. apartment with their daughter, returning to her native Kingston. On Feb. 5, she was granted an emergency motion for sole custody of their child. After complaining to Toronto and then Kingston police that his wife and child had gone missing and been switched with imposters, Kingston police charged Rosato with criminally harassing his wife. And so began his ordeal in the criminal justice system, with his helpless wife watching, frantically wondering why he wasn't getting treatment for mental illness. The Star broke the story of his hopeless situation after Rosato had been in jail for two years. ...

Saturday Night’s Children

... Halifax, Ottawa, and Toronto, Canada. He dropped out of the University of Toronto, where he was studying chiropractic medicine, to pursue his gaining interest in performing improv at Second City Toronto, which led to his hiring at SCTV for its third season in 1980. On SCTV, Rosato played the inebriated TV chef named Marcello Sebastiani and delivered decent impersonations of Lou Costello , William Conrad, Danny Thomas, Tony Orlando, Ella Fitzgerald, and Woodstock organizer Chip Monck. Alongside Robin Duke, Rosato was hired at SNL starting its April 11, 1981 episode helmed by NBC producer Dick Ebersol. SNL went on an immediate hiatus after this one episode due to the 1981 WGA strike, and Rosato and the cast wouldn’t return until the following season. Rosato had two recurring characters — New York call-in radio show host Vic Salukin and the old Italian “Papa” based on his Second City character “The Groom” who appeared two times. He also impersonated several celebrities like Captain Kangaroo, Rip Taylor, Richard Nixon, Lou Costello (a reprisal of his SCTV ...