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Jon Freda
Actor

Jon Freda

28 Aug 1950Born
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USABirthplace

Biography

Jon Freda was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in an Italian-American family. He served as a naval officer and attended academic doctoral programs in New York and Canada. As an actor, Jon's performances range from the comedy hit TV/web series, 50 To Death, to his critically noticed dramatic portrayal of Rocco in the film, The Family. He received the Outstanding Actor Award for The Cannes Film Festival entrant, Sisyphus' Supper, and published accolades for his portrayal of Jimmy Durante in his Off-Broadway solo show, Imagine DatI, which he wrote in cooperation with the Durante Estate.

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Jon is also an accomplished screenwriter and playwright, receiving three awards for his feature script ,Say Nothing, from the Guild of Italian American Actors; and four awards for his musical comedy stage play, Alien Adventure The Adventure, from the Midtown International Theater Festival in New York. Jon enjoys swimming, walking his dog in the park, creating digital art because he does not like the clean up, and hopes to learn to speak Italian better before his next visit to Rome.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2020Big Time AdolescenceFilm: Grandfather
  2. 2016Crooked & NarrowFilm
  3. 2015Digital PhysicsFilm: Dr. Mercury Jhaitin
  4. 2015An Inappropriate AffectFilm: Chester
  5. 2013The BlacklistSeries: Caio (1 episode)
  6. 2013The FamilyFilm: Rocco
  7. 2013RunFilm: Mr. Palermo
  8. 2004UnearthedFilm: John Canon
  9. 2001Scrooge and MarleyFilm: Judge Darnay
  10. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries: Public Defender, Lawyer (1 episode)
  11. 1989Witch StoryFilm: Alex Hayes
  12. 1988Ernest Saves ChristmasFilm: Tourist (uncredited)

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