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Anthony DeSando is a Actor American born on 4 december 1965 at Jersey City (USA)
Anthony DeSando (born December 4, 1965), also known as Anthony Joseph De Santis, is an American actor. He is of Italian descent, his grandparents were immigrants from the southern Italian regions, they emigrated due to better work opportunities to the United States. De Sando is often being displayed as a jocker and dappered villain in mob films such as New Jack City.
He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He has appeared in such television series as L.A. Law, Crossing Jordan, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace and Sex and the City. One of his most prominent roles is Brendan Filone in The Sopranos. He also starred in Federal Hill along with A Day In Black And White and co-starred in the movies xent, Beer League and The Whole Shebang. He also did the voice of Reggie in The Sopranos: Road to Respect video game. Recently he appeared as a character in Dito Montiel's films A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting.
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He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He has appeared in such television series as L.A. Law, Crossing Jordan, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace and Sex and the City. One of his most prominent roles is Brendan Filone in The Sopranos. He also starred in Federal Hill along with A Day In Black And White and co-starred in the movies xent, Beer League and The Whole Shebang. He also did the voice of Reggie in The Sopranos: Road to Respect video game. Recently he appeared as a character in Dito Montiel's films A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting.
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Money Monster (2016)
, 1h38Directed by Jodie Foster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Psychologie, Films about television
Actors Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Lenny Venito
Roles Officer Benson
Rating64%
Financial TV personality Lee Gates, who offers up stock advice on his hit show "Money Monster," is held hostage by a viewer, Kyle Budwell, who lost all of his money following a bad tip from Lee during his show.
Freeheld (2015)
, 1h43Directed by Peter Sollett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, Luke Grimes, Gabriel Luna
Roles Toohey
Rating66%
The film is based on the true story of Laurel Hester (Moore), a police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey. The story narrates the difficulties faced by a lesbian police detective and her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Page). Following her diagnosis with terminal lung cancer in 2005, Hester repeatedly appealed to the county's board of chosen freeholders in an attempt to ensure her pension benefits could be passed on to her domestic partner.
Fighting (2009)
, 1h45Directed by Dito Montiel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Combat libre
Actors Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao, Brian J. White, Roger Guenveur Smith
Roles Christopher Anthony
Rating56%
Present day New York City: Sean MacArthur (Channing Tatum) is a street hawker. One day while selling counterfeit goods at the corner of Radio City Music Hall, a group of young men attempt to force Sean to relocate with his merchandise. These boys work for Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard), a ticket scalper who controls the corner. Sean fights them off, but does not retain his money or products.
Beer League (2006)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Cara Buono, Laurie Metcalf, Anthony DeSando, Joe Lo Truglio
Roles Dennis Mangenelli
Rating58%
Beer League is a comedy about Artie DeVanzo (Artie Lange), an unemployed town drunk who plays softball with his buddies Maz (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (Jimmy Palumbo) for Ed's Bar and Swill. Their arch-rival is Manganelli Fitness, led by Dennis Manganelli (Anthony DeSando). After the teams brawl during the first game of the year, the town's police chief decides whichever team finishes best in the league that season can still play in the league, and whichever team loses is out for good.
, 1h38Directed by Dito Montiel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson, Melonie Diaz, Eric Roberts, Channing Tatum
Roles Frank the dog walker
Rating68%
Present Day: Dito is a successful writer in Los Angeles. One day, after being urged by his mother, Flori, and his friend, Nerf, Dito visits his childhood home, Astoria, New York, because his father has suddenly become very ill. The film switches back and forth between the present and flashbacks with Dito's memories in the summer of 1986.
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
, 1h36Directed by Mira Nair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands, Juliette Lewis, Ben Gazzara, Justin Chambers, Susan Isaacs
Roles Bobby
Rating64%
It's 1987 in Bayonne, New Jersey and Debby Miller has just been diagnosed with a condition called hysterical blindness in which there are moments when her sight fades in and out. The doctor tells her to try to have fun with her friends. She and her best friend Beth go to their favorite pub, Ollie's, and try to find a man and have a drink. Beth flirts with the bartender and Debby gets angry with her and decides to go outside. There she meets Rick. He wants little to do with her but she convinces him to walk her to her car. As a 'thank you' she offers to buy him a drink and tells him that she will be at the same bar again tomorrow.
Ciao America (2002)
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Maurizio Nichetti, Violante Placido, Nathaniel Marston, Anthony DeSando, Giancarlo Giannini, Paul Sorvino
Roles Frank Mantovani
Rating77%
Plan B (2001)
, 1h38Directed by Greg Yaitanes
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Paul Sorvino, Diane Keaton, Anthony DeSando, Nick Sandow, John Rothman, Maury Chaykin
Roles Mario
Rating44%
Un honnête comptable pense qu'une femme, Fran Varecchio (Diane Keaton), a tué trois gangsters. Il confie ce secret à son supérieur qui accuse Varecchio d'être une tueuse à gages, ce qui va tout de suite créer une terrible méprise.
The Whole Shebang (2001)
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Stanley Tucci, Bridget Fonda, Giancarlo Giannini, Talia Shire, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Anthony DeSando
Roles Joey Zito
Rating57%
Cement (2000)
, 1h35Directed by Adrian Pasdar
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Chris Penn, Jeffrey Wright, Sherilyn Fenn, Anthony DeSando, Henry Czerny, Gregory Jbara
Roles Sean
Rating57%
Los Angeles vice detectives Bill Holt (Chris Penn) and Nin (Jeffrey Wright) have entered the gangster and drug scenes and have allied with drug kingpin Truman Rickhardt (Henry Czerny). As he tries to stop Holt, Nin narrates the events that led Holt to torture Truman’s brother Sean (Anthony DeSando) by chaining him inside an iron box that's slowly filling with cement. Cops on the take, missing money, Holt's tempting wife Lyndel (Sherilyn Fenn), dead police officers are implicated in the events.
Just the Ticket (1999)
, 1h55Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Andy García, Andie MacDowell, Richard Bradford, Alice Drummond, Laura Harris, Fred Asparagus
Roles Kenny Paliski
Rating56%
Gary Starke (Garcia) is a New York ticket scalper who, in the old traditional style of scalping "works the street", known as "the walk", as opposed to the plethora of modern-day ticket brokers who ply the Internet for sales. Yet when his girlfriend Linda (MacDowell) gets enough of his lifestyle and leaves him, he decides to mend his ways and make one last big score, something that will help him win Linda back and straighten out his life. He finds his chance in an epiphanic moment; an opportunity to scalp a large stack of tickets to see the hottest show in town --- the Pope at Yankee Stadium.
Frogs for Snakes (1998)
, 1h48Directed by Amos Poe
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Barbara Hershey, Lisa Marie, Harry Hamlin, Robbie Coltrane, John Leguizamo, Justin Theroux
Roles Rilke
Rating42%
Out of work actress Eva (Hershey), pays her way by working as a waitress at a diner in Manhattan's Lower East Side owned by Quint (Hart). She makes extra cash by making collections for her ex-husband, loan shark Al (Coltrane). The film also involves Eva's new boyfriend Zip (Leguizamo), wanna-be actress Myrna (Marie), Al's girlfriend Simone (Mazar), gangster Gascone (Perlman), and Al's driver UB (Deblinger).
Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Nick Scotti, Molly Price, Anthony DeSando, Christopher Lawford, Craig Chester, Jennifer Esposito
Roles Pino
Rating59%
Frankie (Scotti) is a young Italian American man living with his family in The Bronx, New York. He works in a pizza parlor but, inspired by the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, he wants to be an actor. After catching his fiancee (Jennifer Esposito) cheating on him with his brother, Frankie decides the time has come to move out and pursue his dream.
Party Girl (1996)
, 1h34Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Parker Posey, Guillermo Díaz, Anthony DeSando, Liev Schreiber, Christine Taylor, Dwight Ewell
Roles Derrick
Rating64%
Party Girl follows the misadventures of free-spirited Mary (Posey), who spends all of her time dancing in clubs and throwing house parties. When she is arrested for illegally charging attendees at an underground rave, she calls upon her godmother, Judy Lindendorf (Sasha von Scherler), to bail her out. So Mary can repay the loan, Judy employs her as a clerk at the library where she works. Mary reluctantly begins her new job while striking up a romance with Lebanese street vendor and aspiring teacher Mustafa (Omar Townsend). She gradually becomes very good at her job, in particular by mastering the Dewey Decimal System, but she gets fired after having sex with Mustafa in the library. With no money to pay the rent, she and her roommate Leo (Guillermo Diaz), a club DJ, are evicted from her apartment.
Federal Hill (1995)
Directed by Michael Corrente
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Nicholas Turturro, Anthony DeSando, Frank Vincent, Michael Raynor, Michael Corrente
Roles Nicky
Rating62%
Dans le quartier italien de Providence, Federal Hill, cinq jeunes hommes font face à leurs choix en devenant adultes. Bobby, qui est un peu faible, doit 30 000 $ à un faussaire qui exige un paiement ; il demande à Ralph, un chat cambrioleur doué, de l'aider et Ralph propose un plan. Plus tard, le père de Frank, qui est l'un des meilleurs gangsters de la Colline, veut avoir une conversation avec Ralph sur une partie de ce plan. Pendant ce temps, la meilleure amie de Ralph, Nicky, tombe amoureuse de Wendy, une riche blonde de Brown, et Nicky commence à imaginer un avenir avec elle loin de Providence. Ralph pense que Nicky fait une grosse erreur et entreprend de le prouver. Lorsque Ralph insulte le père de Frank, les choses tournent mal.