Ralph Peduto

Ralph Peduto was an American who worked as an actor, director, playwright, and writer. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he moved in 1973 to the Monterey Bay region for a broadcasting job at KRML, a Carmel radio station. At Cabrillo College he began acting and also wrote and produced theater plays, including the autobiographical musical Root Rock, which debuted in 1979. During the 1980s he shifted into Hollywood films and television. His movie credits took in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Rock (1996), and Patch Adams (1998), while his television appearances included guest roles on Cheers and Hill Street Blues. He accumulated over 100 film and television roles and roughly forty commercials, most famously as the Midas Man for Midas automotive centers. He also taught acting and established the Santa Cruz school Acting On Camera. He died in 2014.