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Vincent Piazza

Vincent Piazza

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

Vincent Piazza is an American actor who grew up in Maspeth, Queens, and started out on New York stages after playing ice hockey at Villanova University. He trained with acting coach Alice Spivak and worked with the TerraNOVA Collective, appearing in Off Broadway productions such as Baby Steps and Much Ado About Nothing before making his feature debut in Stephanie Daley in 2006. Television work followed, including three episodes of The Sopranos and a recurring part on Rescue Me. He played Earl Hefner in Rocket Science (2007) and Ricky Delacruz in Assassination of a High School President (2008), and became known for portraying the gangster Lucky Luciano across all five seasons of Boardwalk Empire. He took the role of Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys (2014), learning vocals, guitar and dance for it.

50years old

Turns 51 on May 25in 224 days

  • Born Queens
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films
6
Career span
13 years2007 to 2020

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  1. Early training

    Piazza retired from hockey, then started training with Alice Spivak, an acting coach, and became part of the TerraNOVA Collective theater group at the Lion Theatre on Theatre Row in New York City.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    In 2013, Piazza landed the part of Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film version of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys. To portray DeVito, a founding member of The Four Seasons, he took vocal, guitar and dance lessons.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    For Assassination of a High School President, Piazza prepared a thick Puerto Rican accent by visiting a woman who ran a Manhattan Puerto Rican theater and usually coached Puerto Ricans in American accents.

Vincent Piazza movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Jersey Boys2014 Biography, Drama, Musicas Tommy DeVito

    IMDb rating 6.839K votes

  2. Centigrade2020 Drama, Thrilleras Matt

    IMDb rating 4.44.2K votes

  3. Rocket Science2007as Earl Hefner

    IMDb rating 6.514K votes

  4. The Intervention2016as Peter

    IMDb rating 6.06.9K votes

  5. Never Here2017as Andy Williams

    IMDb rating 4.31.1K votes

  6. Assassination of a High School President2008as Ricky Delacruz

    IMDb rating 6.217K votes

Worked with

Vincent Piazza shares two films with Reece Thompson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Reece Thompson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Reece ThompsonBruce Willis, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Bruce WillisChristopher Walken, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Christopher WalkenNatasha Lyonne, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Natasha LyonneMargo Martindale, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Margo MartindaleSam Shepard, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Sam ShepardClint EastwoodDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Clint EastwoodBrett SimonDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Brett SimonJeffrey BlitzDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Jeffrey Blitz

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