Anthony DeSando

Anthony DeSando is an American actor who was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and often plays jokers or dapper villains in mob films, including New Jack City (1991). He trained through The Shakespeare Lab, a professional actor development program run by The Public Theater. His television guest spots include Sex and the City, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, Without a Trace and Crossing Jordan, and he played Brendan Filone in The Sopranos. He was Tony Amato, a sports columnist, across all 13 episodes of New York News, Mary Tyler Moore's last series. His films include starring parts in Federal Hill and A Day in Black and White, co-starring roles in Cement, Party Girl (1995), Kiss Me, Guido and The Whole Shebang, plus Beer League (2006), and characters in Dito Montiel's A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) and Fighting (2009). He also gave voice to Reggie in a Sopranos video game.