Emilio Palame

Emilio Palame is an actor and musician who has worked in film, television, on stage and as a master of ceremonies. His screen roles, comic and dramatic, have ranged from a priest and a detective to a military general, a baseball coach, a starship commander, a father and a record producer. Casting agents, directors and cinematographers have described his acting as grounded, expressive, organic and sincere. A pianist and singer, he has performed internationally and worked as an arranger, producer, conductor, studio musician and composer for film and television. He spent 11 years as Peggy Lee's accompanist and conductor, and has appeared with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and singers Lanie Kazan, Connie Stevens and Paul Williams. He shared composing duties across all 110 episodes of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, the Nickelodeon series, and wrote or orchestrated music for ESPN, Fairly Odd Parents and King of the Hill, as well as advertising campaigns for The Travel Channel and TWA.