Max Casella

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.
==Early 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 and attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, where his classmates included Traci Bingham, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon.
==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 portrayed 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.
== Personal life ==
Casella married Leona Robbins in 2002, and has two daughters, Mia and Gioia. They live in New York City.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1992	Newsies 	Racetrack Higgins 	
1994	Ed Wood 	Paul Marco 	
1996	Sgt. Bilko 	Spc. 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) 	Direct-to-video
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 	
2011	Somewhere Tonight 	Fred 	
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 	
2015	Oldboy 	James Prestley 	
2015	Wild Card 	Osgood 	
2015	Applesauce 	Les 	
2015	Christmas Eve 	Randy 	
2016	Jackie 	Jack Valenti 	
2016	Live by Night 	Digger Pescatore 	
2017	Wonder Wheel 	Ryan 	
2018	Night Comes On 	Mark 	
2019	Late Night 	Burditt 	
2020	The Rhythm Section 	Leon Giler 	
TBA 	This Is The Night 	 	Post-production
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1983 	Don't Look Now! 	Max Deitch 	3 episodes
1988 	The Equalizer 	Streak 	Episode: "The Child Broker"
1989 	Kate & Allie 	Mike Sheridan 	Episode: "Chip's Notes"
1989–1993	Doogie Howser, M.D. 	Vinnie Delpino 	97 episodes
1993–1994	Cro 	Cro (voice) 	20 episodes
1995 	The Cosby Mysteries 	Simon Cosler 	Episode: "Comic Book Murder"
1995–1996	The Adventures of Hyperman 	Studd Puppy (voice) 	13 episodes
1996 	Hey Arnold! 	Tony B. / Philly D. (voices)	Episodes: "Benchwarmer/Cool Jerk"
1998 	Working 	Quinten McCracken 	Episode: "Greenery"
2001–2007	The Sopranos 	Benny Fazio 	28 episodes
2002 	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Nicky 	Episode: "Shandeh"
2002 	Courage the Cowardly Dog 	The Beaver (voice) 	Episode: "A Beaver's Tale"
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; 10 episodes
2016 	The Night Of 	Edgar 	Episode: "The Art of War"
2016 	Crisis in Six Scenes 	Barber 	Episode #1.1
2017–2019	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 	Michael Kessler 	4 episodes
2017–2018	The Detour 	Joe Delicious 	13 episodes
2018 	Shades of Blue 	Capt. Daniel Pines 	2 episodes
2018 	Ray Donovan 	Emerson Lake 	6 episodes
===Video games===
Year 	Title 	Voice role
2001–2009	Jak and Daxter series 	Daxter
2004 	Hot Shots Golf Fore! 	Daxter
2006 	Daxter 	Daxter, Hotelier
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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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American people of Jewish descent
Category:Ashkenazi Jews
Category:Cambridge Rindge and Latin School alumni
Category:Jewish American male actors
Category:Male actors from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Category:Male actors from New York City
Category:Male actors from Washington, D.C.
Category:Male actors of Italian descent
Category:Singers from Massachusetts
Category:Theatre World Award winners