Martin Victor Ferrero (born September 29, 1947) is an American actor. His most well known roles are Izzy Moreno in Miami Vice (1984–1989) and Donald Gennaro in the 1993 film Jurassic Park.
Martin Ferrero | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin Victor Ferrero September 29, 1947 Brockport, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Life and career
editFerrero was born in Brockport, New York. He joined the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles and began to act in Hollywood. He is widely remembered for his role as the ill-fated lawyer Donald Gennaro in Jurassic Park (1993). He appeared as a regular on the 1980s TV series Miami Vice playing the comic relief character Izzy Moreno, an informant with a malapropism infused Cuban accent and involved in a variety of outlandish business ventures. He initially appeared in the pilot episode as assassin Trini DeSoto.
He also guest-starred on an episode of Cheers ("Rescue Me", season 3), playing the role of an Italian waiter. In addition, he has appeared in Get Shorty (1995), Gods and Monsters (1998), and The Tailor of Panama (2001). As of 2008, Ferrero is a member of the Antaeus Company, a Los Angeles classical theater ensemble.[1] In 2011, Ferrero reprised the role of Donald Gennaro in a CollegeHumor parody of Jurassic Park.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Guard | |
| Knightriders | Bontempi | ||
| 1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | Monte Del Rey | |
| 1986 | Gung Ho | Crandall | |
| Band of the Hand | Hardware Clerk | Uncredited | |
| Modern Girls | Music Video Director | ||
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Second Motel Clerk | |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Malcolm | |
| 1991 | Oscar | Luigi Finucci | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Paulie | |
| 1993 | Reckless Kelly | Ernie the Fan | |
| Jurassic Park | Donald Gennaro | ||
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Tommy Carlo | |
| Heat | Construction Clerk | ||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | George Cukor | |
| The Naked Man | Sammy | ||
| 2001 | Air Bud: World Pup | Snerbert | Voice |
| The Tailor of Panama | Teddy, the Reporter |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Ropers | Salesman | Episode: "Puppy Love" |
| Soap | Waiter | Episode: "Episode #3.6" | |
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | Wounded man in jeep | Episode: "That's Show Biz" |
| 1982 | Mork & Mindy | The Salesman | Episode "I Don't Remember Mama" (#4.15) |
| 1983 | Diff'rent Strokes | Coach | Episode "The Goat" |
| 1984 | Alice | Bart | Episode "Romancing Mr. Stone" |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | Alan "Rambo" Branford | Episode: "Somewhere Over The Rambo" |
| Cheers | Waiter | Episode: "Rescue Me" | |
| 1986 | Moonlighting | Peter Macy | Episode: "Yours, Very Deadly" |
| 1984–1989 | Miami Vice | Izzy Moreno/Trini DeSoto | 18 episodes/1 episode |
| 1988 | L.A. Law | Julius Goldfarb / The Salamander | Episode: "Leapin' Lizards" |
| 1990 | Shannon's Deal | Lou Gondolf | |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Vincenzo 'Vince' Diamond | Episode: "Javelin Catcher" |
| 1997 | The Practice | Sam Feldberg | Episode: "Save the Mule" |
| 1998 | The X-Files | Shooter | Episode: "The End" |
| 2000 | Ali: An American Hero | Angelo Dundee | (TV movie) |
| 2011 | CollegeHumor Originals | Donald Gennaro | Episode: "Jurassic Park Character's Awful Realization" |
| 2017 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself Donald Gennaro |
Episode: David Muir, Pedro Pascal, Music from Mariah Carey |
References
edit- ^ "Home Page - Antaeus Theatre Company". Antaeus.org. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "Jurassic Park Character's Awful Realization - CollegeHumor Video". Collegehumor.com. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2017-03-14.