Andy Davoli has been on stage since the age of six. He attended clown and magic school as a teen and eventually made his way to New York City. He began his formal acting training at the famed 'Stella Adler' paved the way for the film to premiere at both the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.
Based his costume in Welcome to Collinwood on a combination of a winter jacket he wore in the third grade and the wardrobe of Sean Penn s character in The Falcon and the Snowman .
Shot the behind-the-scenes featurette for Welcome to Collinwood with his one-chip Sony video camera, which is included on the DVD.
Took an improv class at Jimi Hendrix s old Electric Ladyland Studios on 8th St. in Grenwhich Village, New York City.
Played Dino Zerilli, the 23rd character to be whacked on HBOs "The Sopranos" .
His grandfather and uncle own a spaghetti sauce factory named Enricos.
Went to clown college and magic school as a teen.
Lived on Mott Street in NYCs Little Italy for 4 years with his brother Dave.
Put on 30 pounds and spent a month in a wheelchair to play Jake Perini, a paraplegic ex-steel worker in the HBO film Warm Springs .
Grew up with 10 foreign exchange students from such countries as the Dominican Republic, South Africa, France, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Wrote and played 8 characters in the short film Brando from the Neck Down , which is based on Marlon Brando s ill-fated acting class.
Played the role of Murphy in the off broadway revival of the play The Indian Wants the Bronx right after 9/11.
Trained with Ron Burrus and Arthur Mendoza , both protgs of Stella Adler.
Shot the Dolce Gabana campaign with Giselle.
Has family in Rome.
Davoli is a real town in Calabria, Italy.
Plays classical piano.
His production company was called Fraternal Artists. It was named after his fathers company, which booked musicians such as James Brown and The Righteous Brothers.
Graduated from Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York, where much of his family still resides.
Nickname in college was The Joker.
