Anthony DeSando

{{short description|American actor (born 1965)}} {{Infobox person | name = Anthony DeSando | image =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|4}} | birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = Anthony Joseph De Santis | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = Bridgit Ryan | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Anthony DeSando''' (born December 4, 1965), also known as '''Anthony Joseph De Santis''', is an American actor. DeSando often portrays a joker or dapper villain in mob films such as ''New Jack City''.

== Early life == DeSando was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

== Career == DeSando has appeared in episodes of ''L.A. Law'', ''Crossing Jordan'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Without a Trace'', ''CSI: Miami'' and ''Sex and the City''. One of his more prominent roles is Brendan Filone in ''The Sopranos''. He played sports columnist Tony Amato in all 13 episodes of New York News, Mary Tyler Moore's final television series.

DeSando also starred in ''Federal Hill'' along with ''A Day in Black and White'' and co-starred in the movies ''Cement'', ''Beer League'', ''Party Girl (1995 film)'', ''Kiss Me, Guido'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Kiss Me, Guido, TV Guide |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/kiss-guido/cast/132510/ |website=TVGuide.com |accessdate=11 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and ''The Whole Shebang''. He also did the voice of Reggie in the video game ''The Sopranos: Road to Respect''. He appeared as a character in Dito Montiel's films ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' and ''Fighting''. In 2016, he made a cameo in "Friends in Need", the 17th episode of the 6th season of the police procedural drama ''Blue Bloods,'' playing the role of Joey Ruscoli, cousin of Detective Anthony Abetemarco. He is an alumnus of The Shakespeare Lab: The Public Theater's Program for Professional Actor Development.

== Personal life == DeSando is married to actress Bridgit Ryan. He is also a licensed massage therapist.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1991 |''New Jack City'' |Frankie Needles |<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w5SRAAAAIAAJ&q=%22New+Jack+City%22+%22anthony+desando%22 |title=Sight and Sound |publisher=British Film Institute |year=1991 |volume=1 |pages=41 |language=en |issue=1–6}}</ref> |- |1991 |''Out for Justice'' |Vinnie Madano | |- |1991 |''Grand Isle'' |Victor Lebrun |<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yhoIAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Grand+Isle%22+%22anthony+desando%22+%22victor%22 |title=The Hollywood Reporter |date=1991 |publisher=Wilkerson Daily Corporation |volume=320 |pages=8 |language=en |issue=1–17}}</ref> |- |1994 |''Federal Hill'' |Nicky |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=1995-02-24 |title=WELL-CAST 'FEDERAL HILL' LACKS VISUAL STYLE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-02-24-9502240042-story.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> |- |1995 |''Party Girl'' |Derrick |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=1995-06-09 |title=FILM REVIEW; Should She Work Or Play? |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/09/movies/film-review-should-she-work-or-play.html |access-date=2023-08-10}}</ref> |- |1995 |''Two Bits'' |Victor |<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Nash |first1=Jay Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DU4OAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Two+Bits%22+%22anthony+desando%22+%22victor%22 |title=The Motion Picture Guide |last2=Ross |first2=Stanley Ralph |date=1985 |publisher=Cinebooks |isbn=978-0-933997-37-0 |pages=310 |language=en}}</ref> |- |1997 |''Kiss Me, Guido'' |Pino |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=1997-07-18 |title=It's Not Only Straight and Narrow (Published 1997) |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/18/movies/it-s-not-only-straight-and-narrow.html |access-date=2023-08-10}}</ref> |- |1998 |''Frogs for Snakes'' |Rilke |<ref>{{Cite book |last=Willis |first=John A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i9VkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Anthony+DeSando%22+%22Frogs+for+Snakes%22+%22Rilke%22 |title=Screen World |date=2001 |publisher=Crown Publishers |isbn=978-1-55783-431-7 |pages=24 |language=en}}</ref> |- |1998 |''Just the Ticket'' |Kenny Paliski |<ref>{{Cite book |last=Willis |first=John A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i9VkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Anthony+DeSando%22+%22Just+the+Ticket%22+%22Kenny%22 |title=Screen World |date=2001 |publisher=Crown Publishers |isbn=978-1-55783-431-7 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2000 |''Cement'' |Sean |<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NyYIAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Anthony+DeSando%22+%22cement%22+%22sean%22 |title=Film-Dienst |date=2001 |publisher=Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen, Katholische Filmkommission für Deutschland |volume=54 |pages=31 |language=de}}</ref> |- |2000 |''Double Parked'' |Angel Gonzalez | |- |2001 |''Plan B'' |Mario | |- |2001 |''The Whole Shebang'' |Joey Zito |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cockrell |first=Eddie |date=2001-08-31 |title=The Whole Shebang |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/the-whole-shebang-2-1200469292/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2002 |''Ciao America'' |Frank Mantovani |<ref>{{Cite book |last=Willis |first=John A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3tZkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Anthony+DeSando%22+%22Ciao+America%22+%22frank%22 |title=Screen World |date=2003 |publisher=Crown Publishers |volume=54 |pages=199 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2006 |''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' |Frank the Dog Walker |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2007-03-02 |title=A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/mar/02/drama.robertdowneyjr |access-date=2023-08-10 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |- |2006 |''Artie Lange's Beer League'' |Dennis Mangenelli | |- |2009 |''Fighting'' |Christopher Anthony | |- |2014 |''Friends and Romans'' |Joseph Bonanno | |- |2015 |''Freeheld'' |Toohey | |- |2016 |''Money Monster'' |Officer Benson |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-18 |title='Money Monster' Taps into Anger of Every Man vs Wall Street |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/money-monster-film-anger-wall-street/3335800.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref> |- |2019 |''Mob Town'' |Mike Miranda | |- |2021 |''The Madness Inside Me'' |Jeremy |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=James Jay |date=2021-09-03 |title=The Madness Inside Me Is Technically Stunning, but Stumbles Over Its Story |url=https://thebigsmoke.com/us/2021/09/03/the-madness-inside-me-is-technically-stunning-but-stumbles-over-its-story/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=The Big Smoke US |language=en-US}}</ref> |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1990 |''Bride of Violence'' |Albert |3 episodes |- |1991 |''The Return of Eliot Ness'' |Bobby Malto |Television film |- |1992 |''L.A. Law'' |Alex DePalma |11 episodes |- |1993 |''Bride of Violence 2'' |Albert Lamanna |Television film |- |1994–1995 |''Under Suspicion'' |Detective Papadakis |16 episodes |- |1995 |''New York News'' |Tony Amato |1 episode |- |1997 |''NYPD Blue'' |Harvey Doss |Episode: "Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore" |- |1998 |''Carly'' |Nicky Tucci |Television film |- |1998 |''Sex and the City'' |Siddhartha |Episode: "The Drought" |- |1998 |''Martial Law'' |Andy Stallworth |Episode: "Trackdown" |- |1999 |''The Sopranos'' |Brendan Filone |4 episodes |- |2000–2001 |''Welcome to New York'' |Vince Verbena |15 episodes |- |2001 |''Third Watch'' |Brett Tunney |Episode: "Exposing Truth" |- |2002 |''Hysterical Blindness'' |Bobby |Television film |- |2002–2004 |''Crossing Jordan'' |Father Paul |2 episodes |- |2004 |''Without a Trace'' |Anthony DeBellis |Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs" |- |2005 |''Numbers'' |Detective Reed |Episode: "Man Hunt" |- |2007 |''CSI: Miami'' |Joey Mazzaro |Episode: "A Grizzly Murder" |- |2009 |''Mercy'' |Derek Whitlow |Episode: "You Lost Me with the Cinderblock" |- |2009 |''Bored to Death'' |Carl |Episode: "The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer" |- |2012 |''Nick the Doorman'' |Harry |Television film |- |2012 |''Person of Interest'' |Hans Friedrickson |Episode: "Firewall" |- |2013 |''Magic City'' |Eddie Blue |4 episodes |- |2016–2023 |''Blue Bloods'' |Joey Razzano / Joey Ruscoli |4 episodes |- |2016 |''Elementary'' |Peter Dinacio |Episode: "Render, and Then Seize Her" |- |2018–2019 |''The Good Fight'' |Detective Hedren |3 episodes |- |2020 |''The Plot Against America'' |Angelo |Episode: "Part 1" |- |2020 |''The Honeyzoomers'' |Cousin Glenny |2 episodes |}

=== Video games === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2006 |''The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' |Reggie | |}

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