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Paulo Costanzo is a Actor Canadien born on 21 september 1978 at Brampton (Canada)

Paulo Costanzo

Paulo Costanzo
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Nationality Canada
Birth 21 september 1978 (46 years) at Brampton (Canada)

Paulo Costanzo (born September 21, 1978) is a Canadian actor, who is best known for his roles in the 2000 comedy Road Trip, the sitcom Joey, which ran from 2004 to 2006, and as Evan R. Lawson in the current USA Network series Royal Pains.

Costanzo was born in Brampton, Ontario. His mother is a singer-songwriter and his father an artist. Costanzo is of half Italian ancestry.

Biography

Paulo Costanzo est né et a grandi à Brampton au Canada. Il est le fils d'un père artiste d'origine italienne et d'une mère chanteuse d'origine juive. Dès son plus jeune âge, il baigne dans une atmosphère artistique : sa mère écrit et chante ses propres chansons, et a même fait un album. En ce qui le concerne, c'est plutôt la comédie qui l'attire. Et dès son adolescence, Costanzo joue dans les pièces organisées par son lycée, dont West Side Story, où il interprète Tony.

Laissant derrière lui ses rôles de Toronto, Costanzo s'est tourné vers des rôles à la télévision juste après le lycée. Dans son jeune parcours à la télévision et au cinéma, il se distingue surtout par ses rôles dans des productions pour ados. Après des téléfilms tels que The Don's Analyst (1997) et Rendez-vous à la Maison-Blanche (My Date With the President's Daughter) (1998), Costanzo joue le rôle d’un jeune adolescent juif se cachant des Allemands pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans Stories of Courage (1997). Costanzo devient ensuite un des personnages récurrents de la série TV Animorphs (1998) et Psi Factor, chroniques du paranormal (1999), ce qui lui permet d'ajouter à son répertoire la science-fiction,

Il fait ses débuts sur le grand écran en 2000 dans Road Trip. En continuant dans les films plutôt tournés vers le jeune public, il tourne l'adaptation cinématographique de Josie and the Pussycats en 2001. En dépit de nombreuses tentatives, ce film n'aura pas le succès attendu auprès du public ciblé. Costanzo a néanmoins eu plus de succès au box-office en 2002 dans la comédie romantique 40 jours et 40 nuits, où il interprète l’ami du personnage principal. Quasi inconnu avant de faire ce film, il commence à gagner en notoriété lorsque 40 jours et 40 nuits a un énorme succès dans les salles, notamment auprès du jeune public.

Il obtient ensuite en 2004 un des rôles principaux de Joey, le spin-off de Friends. Il y interprète Michael Tribbiani, le neveu de Joey.

Il joue dans la série Royal Pains, où il interprète Evan Ross Lawson, un comptable et le frère du personnage principal.

Depuis 2017, il incarne Lyor Boone, directeur de la communication de la Maison-Blanche, dans la série télévisée américaine Designated Survivor.

Best films

40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
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Filmography of Paulo Costanzo (14 films)

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How to Be a Man, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Gavin McInnes, Liam Aiken, Paulo Costanzo
Roles Gary
Rating66% 3.346443.346443.346443.346443.34644
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Harvey Keitel, Paulo Costanzo, Scott Caan, Jason Jones, J. K. Simmons, Jared Keeso
Roles Jacob 'Cob' White
Rating62% 3.1480153.1480153.1480153.1480153.148015
Upon learning they only have a few days left to live, three brothers set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes.
Old Dogs
Old Dogs (2009)
, 1h28
Directed by Walt Becker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films, Children's films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Robin Williams, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Lori Loughlin, Matt Dillon
Roles Zoo Maintenance
Rating53% 2.6523252.6523252.6523252.6523252.652325
Dan Rayburn (Robin Williams) and Charlie Reed (John Travolta) are best friends and co-owners of a successful sports marketing firm. Seven years prior, Dan, recently divorced, married Vicki (Kelly Preston) after being whisked away by Charlie for a tropical vacation. The wedding, however, is short lived. Seven years later, Vicki resurfaces to tell Dan that their short marriage resulted in something he never suspected: twins Zach (Conner Rayburn) and Emily (Ella Bleu Travolta).
Splinter
Splinter (2009)
, 1h22
Directed by Toby Wilkins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Shea Whigham, Charles Baker, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner, Fred Tatasciore
Roles Seth Belzer
Rating60% 3.0499953.0499953.0499953.0499953.049995
The film opens on a sleepy gas station, where the slack-jawed pump attendant (Charles Baker) is attacked by a seemingly rabid animal. Through a series of glimpses the attendant's body begins to contort after the attack. Meanwhile, a young couple, Seth Belzer (Paulo Costanzo) and Polly Watt (Jill Wagner), retreat to the wilderness for a romantic camping trip in the ancient forests of Oklahoma, but their plans are shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict, Dennis Farell (Shea Whigham), and his drug-addict girlfriend, Lacey Belisle (Rachel Kerbs). As the foursome travel the back roads together, they get a flat tire when they run over a small splinter infected animal on the road. Finding shelter at the now abandoned gas station, they fend off larger incarnations of a parasite as it infects more victims.
Dr. Dolittle 3, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Children's films
Actors Kyla Pratt, Kristen Wilson, Norm Macdonald, Tara Wilson, Walker Howard, Eddie Murphy
Roles Cogburn the Rooster (voice)
Rating40% 2.038442.038442.038442.038442.03844
Maya has evolved considerably from the first film. Though she was then an antisocial individual more interested in her science projects, Maya has transformed into the typical teenager. Like her sister Charisse, she inherits their father John's capacity for communicating with fauna (she is a part-time veterinary assistant), her life is turned upside down on all fronts. She routinely lands in trouble with her parents, while her friends think she's gone crazy.
Everything's Gone Green
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Actors Paulo Costanzo, Steph Song, JR Bourne, Aidan Devine, Tom Butler, Peter Kelamis
Roles Ryan
Rating59% 2.9980152.9980152.9980152.9980152.998015
Ryan, a good-natured slacker in his twenties, is dumped by his girlfriend and kicked out of their apartment, and, on arriving late to work, is suspended (pending psychological tests) from his job at an anonymous IT corporation. On receiving a phone call from his family saying they have won the jackpot of 4.3 million dollars on the BC lottery, he trashes his office space, and resigns. Unfortunately, when he calls the lottery "Win Line" he discovers they haven't actually won anything. By happy accident, Ryan is offered a job with the lottery bureau interviewing and photographing lottery winners. En route to the job interview he stops to see a beached whale and meets Ming, a set designer in a relationship with golf-course designer and scam artist Bryce.
A Problem with Fear
Directed by Gary Burns
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Paulo Costanzo, Emily Hampshire, Willie Garson, Keegan Connor Tracy, Camille Sullivan, Marnie Alton
Roles Laurie
Rating55% 2.758542.758542.758542.758542.75854
Laurie Harding (Paulo Costanzo) is a small shop clerk in the local Calgary mall. His world is full of tragic accidents - crosswalks, elevators, escalators and virtually anything associated with commercialism or technology is parodied as objects of fear and tragedy.
Scorched
Scorched (2003)
, 1h29
Directed by Gavin Grazer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Alicia Silverstone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Woody Harrelson, John Cleese, Paulo Costanzo, Ivan Sergei
Roles Stuart 'Stu' Stein
Rating58% 2.94722.94722.94722.94722.9472
Sheila Rilo (Silverstone) is a bank teller at Desert Savings Bank in a small desert town. Her boyfriend is Rick Becker (Joshua Leonard), the bank manager who was informed by his superiors that he would be fired if the bank's ATMs were to be robbed just one more time. Sheila and Rick have spent several years together in their on-again off-again relationship, in which he uses her until something better comes along; after Sheila pays for most of Rick's education, he leaves her for his tutor. Sheila decides to exact revenge on Rick by robbing the bank and getting him fired.
40 Days and 40 Nights, 1h36
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Vinessa Shaw, Keegan Connor Tracy
Roles Ryan
Rating55% 2.7991752.7991752.7991752.7991752.799175
Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) and his roommate, Ryan (Paulo Costanzo), are co-workers at a San Francisco dot-com company. Matt is obsessed with his ex-girlfriend, Nicole (Vinessa Shaw), and his obsession repeatedly causes him problems during attempted one-night stands. He confides his sexual problems to his brother, John (Adam Trese), who is training to become a Catholic priest. In an attempt to fix his problems, Matt vows to abstain from sexual stimulation, including masturbation, for the 40 days and 40 nights of Lent. John warns Matt that chastity is not easy; meanwhile, Ryan starts a popular office pool to bet on how long Matt can last.
Gypsy 83
Gypsy 83 (2001)
, 1h34
Directed by Todd Stephens
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Road movies, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sara Rue, Kett Turton, Karen Black, John Doe, Paulo Costanzo, Michael Buckley
Roles Troy
Rating67% 3.394773.394773.394773.394773.39477
25-year-old Gypsy Vale (Sara Rue) and 18-year-old Clive Webb (Kett Turton) are two goths living in Sandusky, Ohio. Gypsy's parents, Ray (John Doe) and Velvet (Marlene Wallace), once were in a band together, and Gypsy now aspires to be a famous singer, like her idol, Stevie Nicks. She is hesitant, because of the disappearance of her mother, to leave her father alone in Sandusky to pursue her dreams.
Josie and the Pussycats, 1h38
Directed by Marc Webb, Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gabriel Mann
Roles Alexander Cabot
Rating56% 2.800182.800182.800182.800182.80018
Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming) is an executive with record label MegaRecords. The label, headed by the trend-conscious and scheming Fiona (Parker Posey), manufactures faddish pop bands for consumption by the teenage market. Conspiring with the United States government, they add subliminal messages under the music to brainwash teens into buying their records and other consumer products, creating "a new trend every week". The Government's plan is to build a robust economy from the "wads of cash" teenagers supposedly earn from babysitting and minimum wage jobs. When a member of Wyatt's wildly successful boy band, Du Jour, uncovers one such message and asks Wyatt about it aboard their private jet, Wyatt and the pilot (Harry Elfont) parachute out of the plane, leaving it to crash and kill the band members.
Road Trip
Road Trip (2000)
, 1h34
Directed by Todd Phillips
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Paulo Costanzo, DJ Qualls, Amy Smart, Tom Green
Roles Rubin
Rating64% 3.2483853.2483853.2483853.2483853.248385
The film is told as a series of flashbacks narrated by Barry, as he leads a group of visitors around his college campus.
My Date with the President's Daughter, 1h30
Directed by Alex Zamm
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Political films, Children's films, White House in fiction
Actors Dabney Coleman, Will Friedle, Elisabeth Harnois, Mimi Kuzyk, Nicole de Boer, Jay Thomas
Roles Arthur
Rating63% 3.1555053.1555053.1555053.1555053.155505
Duncan Fletcher (Will Friedle) is an average teenager in search of a date to his school's spring dance. At the mall with his friends, he meets a girl named Hallie (Elisabeth Harnois) who just happens to be the daughter of the President of the United States, George Richmond (Dabney Coleman). Duncan, not realizing this, asks her to his school's dance. She accepts and gives him her address (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue) and he replies by telling her he will pick her up at 7:00.
The Don's Analyst, 1h43
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Loggia, Kevin Pollak, Ricky D. Aiello, Robert Cicchini, Joe Pingue, Angie Dickinson
Roles Young Vito
Rating49% 2.4687652.4687652.4687652.4687652.468765
Don Vito Leoni, the Godfather, is clinically depressed. The world has changed and he hasn't. He'd like to retire, but if he left the "family business" to his two idiot sons, they'd be dead in a minute. So he decides to go legit, which convinces everyone that he must be completely off the deep end. To preserve their cushy lives, his dysfunctional family conspires to get him some psychotherapy. So his boys kidnap a "paisan" shrink, and order him to "fix" their father.