Joe Machado grew up in a small farming town called Arcata, California. His parents migrated to America in the 1930's from Portugal. He studied drama and graduated with an AA Degree from College of the Redwoods, located in Eureka, California. Later in life he studied Voice-over acting from Del Mar Media Arts in Irvine, California, Stand Up Comedy at The Ice House in Pasadena, California, and continued his studies in acting with such noted professionals as Jason Alexander from Seinfeld fame and Marsha Goodman from animated television series fame with Inspector Gadget, Real Ghostbusters, and several others. Joe Machado in IMDb made his big debut in the film entitled "Promoted" with noted star Estelle Harris, who was from the cast ensemble of Seinfeld. Also he was included in a Twilight Zone remake of the episode "Static" in a leading role as Ed at the Cal State LA Film School. Joe Machado breakthrough in the film industry was being in a commercial for Treasured Prints, which is viewed on the Internet as well as television.
