Max Casella

Max Casella Biography

Max Casella (born Maximilian Deitch, June 6, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Doogie Howser, M.D., Vinyl, Cro and the voice of Daxter in the Jak and Daxter video game series.

Personal life

Casella was born in Washington, D.C., the son of David Deitch (a newspaper columnist) and Doris Casella (a social worker). His father is Jewish and his mother is of Italian descent. He grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he attended the same school as Traci Bingham and Matt Damon. He married Leona Robbins in 2002, and they have two daughters, Mia and Gioia. They live in New York City. He also has a brother, Lorenzo, who is four years older.

Career

Casella played Vincent "Vinnie" Delpino in the television series Doogie Howser, M.D. from 1989 to 1993 with Neil Patrick Harris. In 1992, Casella played Racetrack Higgins in Newsies, which was based upon true events in the 1899 newsboys strike against Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. He appeared in WindRunner: A Spirited Journey, starring Margot Kidder and Russell Means as Jim Thorpe's ghost. In 1997, Casella played Timon in the original Broadway production of The Lion King; a performance for which he was awarded a Theatre World Award and received a Drama Desk Award nomination. From 2000 to 2001 he returned to Broadway as Marcellus Washburn in the revival of The Music Man. Casella portrayed Pvt. Dino Paparelli in Sgt. Bilko. He joined the cast of the HBO series The Sopranos during its third season, as Benny Fazio. Casella also starred in Ed Wood and Analyze This. In 2007, Casella plays Dick Howser in the ESPN mini-series The Bronx is Burning. He also voiced Tip in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, Zini in the CGI film Dinosaur and the titular character in ABC's Cro. In 2008, Casella played Mack Steiner in Leatherheads and Dennis, one of the main characters in Scaring the Fish. He also played Leo D'Alessio in season one of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Newsies	Racetrack Higgins
1994	Ed Wood	Paul Marco
1995	The Adventures of Hyperman	Studd Puppy	Voice
1996	Sgt. Bilko	Pvt. Dino Paparelli
1997	Trial and Error	Dr. Brown
1999	Analyze This	Nicky Shivers
1999	Freak Talks About Sex	Freak's High School Friend
2000	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea	Tip	Voice
2000	Dinosaur	Zini	Voice
2005	The Notorious Bettie Page	Howie
2006	Bristol Boys	Donny
2008	Leatherheads	Max Steiner
2008	Revolutionary Road	Ed Small
2011	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son	Anthony Canetti
2012	Killing Them Softly	Barry Caprio
2013	Inside Llewyn Davis	Pappi Corsicato
2013	Blue Jasmine	Eddie
2013	The Last of Robin Hood	Stanley Kubrick
2013	Fading Gigolo	Guy at Counter
2013	Oldboy	Jake Preston
2015	Wild Card	Osgood
2015	Applesauce	Les
2015	Christmas Eve	Randy
2016	Jackie	Jack Valenti	Filming
2016	Live by Night	Digger Pescatore	Filming

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	The Equalizer	Streak	Episode: "The Child Broker"
1989	Kate & Allie	Mike Sheridan	Episode: "Chip's Notes"
1989-93	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Vinnie Delpino	97 episodes
1993-94	Cro	Cro (voice)	20 episodes
1995	The Cosby Mysteries	Simon Cosler	Episode: "Comic Book Murder"
1996	Hey Arnold!	Tony B. / Philly D. (voices)	Episode: "Benchwarmer/Cool Jerk"
1998	Working	Quinten McCracken	Episode: "Greenery"
2001-07	The Sopranos	Benny Fazio	28 episodes
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Nicky	Episode: "Shandeh"
2007	Queens Supreme	Christopher Schiffer	Episode: "Case by Case"
2007	The Bronx Is Burning	Dick Howser	4 episodes
2009	Medium	Joel Tiernan	Episode: "Soul Survivor"
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Joey	Episode: "Malama Ka Aina"
2010	Boardwalk Empire	Leo D'Alessio	7 episodes
2011	The Confession	Eddie	2 episodes
2016	Vinyl	Julian "Julie" Silver	Main cast
2016	The Night Of	Edgar	2 episodes

Direct-to-video
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea	Tip	Voice

Video games
Year	Title	Voice role
2001-12	Jak and Daxter series	Daxter
2004	Hot Shots Golf Fore!	Daxter
2007	Pain	Daxter
2009	Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony	Union Official
2011	PlayStation Move Heroes	Daxter
2012	PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale	Daxter

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