Robert LaSardo
Robert LaSardo is an American character actor. Early life. LaSardo was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career studying at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City where he became an honors student, before attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy. For two of those years, he handled Navy attack dogs in the Aleutian Islands. Career. LaSardo started his acting career in 1987 with the independent film "China Girl" by Abel Ferrara. After several smaller roles he appeared in such TV series as "The X -Files", "", and "Nip/Tuck", most often playing bad guys, in particular drug dealers or gang leaders. He also appeared in feature films as bad guys in several movies, including "Waterworld" and "The Mule". He has appeared often in independent horror movies, such as in "The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)", "Autopsy", and "Parlor". In 2020, he appeared in "Hope for the Holidays" with Sally Kirkland. In December 2021, it was reported that LaSardo has been cast in "The Legend of Jack and Diane", a feature film described as a female-led revenge thriller written and directed by Bruce Bellocchi, starring  Tom Sizemore, Lydia Zelmac, David Tomlinson and Carlo Mendez. The film's producers include Bellocchi, and filming began in Los Angeles on January 17, 2022. Personal life. LaSardo lives with his family in California. Due to his work in the Navy, he supports USA Cares, an organization that supports families of soldiers.