Martin Ferrero
Born
Martin Victor Ferrero

(1947-09-29) September 29, 1947
Brockport, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present

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.

Life and career

Ferrero 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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981The Incredible Shrinking WomanGuard
KnightridersBontempi
1982I Ought to Be in PicturesMonte Del Rey
1986Gung HoCrandall
Band of the HandHardware ClerkUncredited
Modern GirlsMusic Video Director
1987Planes, Trains and AutomobilesSecond Motel Clerk
1988High SpiritsMalcolm
1991OscarLuigi Finucci
1992Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootPaulie
1993Reckless KellyErnie the Fan
Jurassic ParkDonald Gennaro
1995Get ShortyTommy Carlo
HeatConstruction Clerk
1998Gods and MonstersGeorge Cukor
The Naked ManSammy
2001Air Bud: World PupSnerbertVoice
The Tailor of PanamaTeddy, the Reporter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979The RopersSalesmanEpisode: "Puppy Love"
SoapWaiterEpisode: "Episode #3.6"
1981M*A*S*HWounded man in jeepEpisode: "That's Show Biz"
1982Mork & MindyThe SalesmanEpisode "I Don't Remember Mama" (#4.15)
1983Diff'rent StrokesCoachEpisode "The Goat"
1984AliceBartEpisode "Romancing Mr. Stone"
1985Hill Street BluesAlan "Rambo" BranfordEpisode: "Somewhere Over The Rambo"
CheersWaiterEpisode: "Rescue Me"
1986MoonlightingPeter MacyEpisode: "Yours, Very Deadly"
1984–1989Miami ViceIzzy Moreno/Trini DeSoto18 episodes/1 episode
1988L.A. LawJulius Goldfarb / The SalamanderEpisode: "Leapin' Lizards"
1990Shannon's DealLou Gondolf
1996Nash BridgesVincenzo 'Vince' DiamondEpisode: "Javelin Catcher"
1997The PracticeSam FeldbergEpisode: "Save the Mule"
1998The X-FilesShooterEpisode: "The End"
2000Ali: An American HeroAngelo Dundee(TV movie)
2011CollegeHumor OriginalsDonald GennaroEpisode: "Jurassic Park Character's Awful Realization"
2017Jimmy Kimmel Live!Himself
Donald Gennaro		Episode: David Muir, Pedro Pascal, Music from Mariah Carey

References

  1. ↑ "Home Page - Antaeus Theatre Company". Antaeus.org. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Jurassic Park Character's Awful Realization - CollegeHumor Video". Collegehumor.com. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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