{{short description|American actor, director, and producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Anthony DiMaria | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|May|14}} | birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada U.S. | occupation = {{csv|Actor|producer|author|director}} | years_active = 1989–present | works = | citizenship = {{hlist|United States}} | awards = | spouse = | children = | parents = }} '''Anthony DiMaria''' (born May 14, 1966) is an American actor, producer, author, and director. He is also known for preserving the legacy of his uncle, Jay Sebring,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/anthony-dimaria-the-nephew-of-jay-sebring-who-was-one-of-news-photo/1157651619 |title=Anthony DiMaria, the Nephew of Jay Sebring, Who Was One of the People Killed At Sharon Tate's House, Poses For a Photo In West Hollywood, California, on November 24, 2017 |publisher=Getty Images (Los Angeles Times) |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> a pioneering stylist who was killed by members of the Manson Family in 1969, during what is now known as the Tate murders.
==Education== Anthony DiMaria was a 1984 graduate of Las Vegas' Bishop Gorman High School. In 1989, DiMaria earned his BFA at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Dramatic Arts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/jane-ann-morrison/nephew-of-manson-murder-victim-finishing-documentary-on-stylists-life-and-death/ |title=Nephew of Manson Murder Victim Finishing Documentary On Stylist's Life and Death |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=10 August 2016 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>
==Career== In both educational and professional capacities, Anthony DiMaria has worked off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and in regional New York/Los Angeles theatres with The Barrow Group, Actors Studio, Neighborhood Playhouse, and Circle Rep LAB.<ref>{{citation |url=https://v.playbill.com/article/premiere-of-kings-big-cactus-stops-growing-oct-7-at-oobs-currican-com-92294|title=Premiere of King's 'Big Cactus' Stops Growing October 7 at OOB's Currican |publisher=Playbill|date=6 October 2000|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://talkaboutlasvegas.com/talking-with-anthony-dimaria-july-12-2021/ |title=Talking With Anthony DiMaria – July 12, 2021 |publisher=Talk About Las Vegas With Ira |date=12 July 2021 |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref> In movies and TV, DiMaria has often played roles in soap operas (''One Life to Live'' and ''Guiding Light''), appeared in ''The Sopranos'',<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=dan&p=178&item=T:65316|title=Sopranos: Mr. Ruggiero's Neighborhood (3rd Season Premiere) (TV)|publisher=The Paley Center for Media|date=|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref> and made a feature film debut as Jam Kitchen in the Sundance hit ''The Pigeon Egg Strategy'', shot in Hong Kong.<ref>{{citation |url=https://dev.clevelandfilm.org/films/1998/the-pigeon-egg-strategy|title=The Pigeon Egg Strategy|publisher=Cleveland International Film Fest|date=|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>
Anthony DiMaria has further performed as Weldon Giles in Disney's ''Pixel Perfect'' and Howard Fox in Woody Allen's ''Café Society''.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.woodyallenpages.com/2015/08/2016-film-kristen-stewart-and-jesse-eisenberg-watch-woman-in-red-anthony-dimaria-and-more/|title=2016 Film: Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg Watch Woman In Red, Anthony DiMaria, and More |publisher=Woody Allen Pages|date=26 August 2015|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref> DiMaria also worked as characters in ''CSI'' (''Primum Non Nocere'' episode), ''Strong Medicine'' (''PMS, Lies, and Red Tape'' episode), HBO's ''The Leftovers'' (''Penguin One, Us Zero'' episode), David Milch's ''Deadwood'' (and also ''John from Cincinnati''),<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/john-from-cincinnati/|title=Review: John from Cincinnati |publisher=Slant Magazine|date=12 June 2007|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref> along with Showtime's ''Ray Donovan''.<ref>{{citation |url=https://fikklefame.com/supporting-cast-of-ding-ray-donovan/|title=Supporting Cast of Ding: Ray Donovan |publisher=Fikkle Fame|date=20 July 2015|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref>
==Jay Sebring documentary== In 2020 Anthony DiMaria released the feature documentary ''Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/new-documentary-highlights-manson-family-murders-of-1969-have-little-known-las-vegas-connection |title=New Documentary That Highlights Manson Family Murders of 1969 Has Little-Known Las Vegas Connection ("Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth" Debuts Tuesday) |publisher=KTNV (ABC) Las Vegas |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://the-back-room-with-andy-ostroy.podcast.radiofreerhinecliff.org/episodes/anthony-dimaria|title=Episode 104: Anthony DiMaria |publisher=The Back Room, With Andy Ostroy|date=|access-date=26 June 2024}}</ref> which presented a platform to correct and illuminate his uncle Jay Sebring's life outside the Manson murders.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://losangeleno.com/people/jay-sebring-documentary/ |title=Documentary Uncovers Jay Sebring's Legacy Beyond Manson Murder |publisher=Los Angeleno |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> Distributed in North America by Shout Studios,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/blog/jay-sebring/ |title=Shout! Studios Acquires North American Rights To Anthony DiMaria's Highly Anticipated Documentary "Jay Sebring....Cutting To The Truth |publisher=Shout Factory |date=27 February 2020 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> the documentary was a critical success<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jay_sebring_cutting_to_the_truth |title=Rotten Tomatoes: Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://behindthechair.com/articles/the-new-movie-every-hairdresser-needs-to-watch-this-month/ |title=The New Movie Every Hairdresser Needs To Watch This Month |publisher=Behind the Chair |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/jay-sebring-cutting-to-the-truth-film-review-4064906/ |title=Jay Sebring...Cutting to the Truth: Film Review |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 September 2020 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eatmoreartvegas.com/post/emav-review-jay-sebring-cutting-to-the-truth |title=EMAV Film Review: "Jay Sebring...Cutting to the Truth" |publisher=Eat More Art! Vegas|date=21 September 2020 |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> and featured in-depth investigative interviews with Quincy Jones, Nancy Sinatra, Quentin Tarantino,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/movies/other-manson-family-victims-story-told-in-henderson-mans-documentary-1819342/attachment/anthony-dimaria-left-interviews-writer-director-quentin-tarantino-for-his-sebring-documenta-2/ |title=Anthony DiMaria, Left, Interviews Writer-Director Quentin Tarantino For His "Sebring" Documentary |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 2019 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> Dennis Hopper, and others.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theplaylist.net/jay-sebring-documentary-20200801/ |title="Jay Sebring" Trailer: Tarantino, Others Set the Record Straight About Manson Victim |publisher=The Playlist |date=1 August 2020 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>
In his 2020 Los Angeles Times review, critic Michael Ordoña found ''Cutting To the Truth'' to be "an impressive directorial debut for actor Anthony DiMaria," noting its "stylish" presentation, and an "absorbing and passionate" narrative.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-09-21/review-sebring-and-stuntwomen-documentaries-peel-back-layers-of-hollywood-history |title=Sebring and Stuntwomen Documentaries Peel Back Layers of Hollywood History |work=Los Angeles Times |date=21 September 2020 |access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>
In 2020 ''Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth'' was nominated by the CIFF for the Nesnadny + Schwartz Documentary Competition Award.<ref>{{cite work|url=https://vimooz.com/2020/02/27/beanpole-roy-cohn-doc-lil-buck-among-30-films-in-competition-at-cleveland-film-festival-2020/|title=Beanpole, Roy, Con Doc, Lil' Buck Among 30 Films in Competition at Cleveland Film Festival 2020|publisher=VIMooZ|date=27 February 2020|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>
On 9 August 2025 the documentary premiered in Los Angeles through the American Cinematheque.<ref>{{cite work|url=https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/jay-sebring-cutting-to-the-truth-8-9-25/|title=Jay Sebring...Cutting to the Truth|publisher=American Cinematheque|date=9 August 2025|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>
==Manson family parole hearings== Since 2004 Anthony DiMaria has spoken for the Sebring family and advocated for the Gary Hinman and LaBianca families as a representative in numerous parole hearings for Manson family members Patricia Krenwinkel,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cielodrive.com/patricia-krenwinkel-parole-hearing-2016.php |title=Parole Hearing (Transcript) - Thursday, December 29, 2016 - Patricia Krenwinkel |publisher=California Institution for Women - Corona, California (via CieloDrive.com) |date=29 December 2016 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cielodrive.com/patricia-krenwinkel-parole-hearing-2017.php |title=Parole Hearing (Transcript) - Thursday, June 22, 2017 - Patricia Krenwinkel |publisher=California Institution for Women - Corona, California (via CieloDrive.com) |date=22 June 2017 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> Charles Watson,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cielodrive.com/charles-tex-watson-parole-hearing-2016.php |title=Parole Hearing (Transcript) - Thursday, October 27, 2016 - Charles Watson |publisher=Mule Creek State Prison - Ione, California (via CieloDrive.com) |date=27 October 2016 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cielodrive.com/charles-tex-watson-parole-hearing-2011.php |title=Parole Hearing (Transcript) - Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - Charles Watson |publisher=Mule Creek State Prison - Ione, California (via CieloDrive.com) |date=16 November 2011 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> Leslie Van Houten,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cielodrive.com/leslie-van-houten-parole-hearing-2013.php |title=Parole Hearing (Transcript) - Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - Leslie Van Houten |publisher=California Institution for Women - Corona, California (via CieloDrive.com) |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> and Susan Atkins,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2009/09/03/ill-manson-follower-susan-atkins-denied-parole/ |title=Ill Manson Follower Susan Atkins Denied Parole |publisher=Los Angeles Daily News |date=3 September 2009 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-20100149.html |title=Manson Follower Loses Freedom Bid |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=4 September 2009 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> Bruce Davis<ref>{{citation |url=https://cielodrive.com/bruce-davis-parole-hearings.php|title=Bruce Davis Parole Hearings|publisher=cielodrive.com|date=|access-date=27 November 2024}}</ref> and Robert Kenneth Beausoleil.
Anthony DiMaria and his immediate family continuously and unfailingly urged the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to deny any and all parole or release to the remaining Manson group.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/las-vegas-family-remembers-loved-one-murdered-by-manson-cult/article_777e4df7-c9e1-5409-87ba-50aef5c481c7.html |title=Las Vegas Family Remembers Loved One Murdered By Manson Cult |publisher=KVVU Fox 5 |date=20 November 2017 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dyk-DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22anthony+dimaria%22&pg=PA257 |title=Hunting Charles Manson: The Quest for Justice In the Days of Helter Skelter (Page 257) |publisher=HarperCollins |date=2018 |isbn=978-0-7180-9211-5 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/crime/manson-victims-relatives-fight-keep-killers-behind-bars/ |title=Relatives of Manson Victims Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring Fight to Keep Killers Behind Bars |publisher=People |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref> In one of Watson's parole hearings Anthony DiMaria commented, "These are troubled waters for many of us in here today and I would be remiss if I didn't state that I feel profound sorrow for all of us involved, and great sorrow for Mr. Watson."
In 2016, Anthony DiMaria urged the California Board to consider parole for Patricia Krenwinkel "when her victims are paroled from their graves".
In 2022, DiMaria spoke at Manson follower Bruce Davis' parole hearing, on behalf of families victimized by Davis' actions. DiMaria stated, "Bruce Davis remains in prison because his crimes were so severe and profound that they shook our country to its core, with permanent repercussions". Davis was denied parole.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/religion-california-sharon-tate-charles-manson-641dd264d8d96f0e4c26a0a00b427b07 |title=Parole Denied for Manson Follower for Slayings In 1969 |publisher=Associated Press |date=8 July 2022 |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, Anthony DiMaria nationally expressed to CNN Anchor Laura Coates concerns with the parole release of Leslie Van Houten: "With her release now, any other violent criminal or killer whose crimes fall beneath the bar of (her) very extreme crimes---that also have historical impact---that opens the door for them. And it is our fear that the floodgates in the California penal system will be unhinged."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/se/date/2023-07-11/segment/01 |title=CNN Live Event/Special: Manson Family Killer Freed After 53 Years In Prison |publisher=CNN |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref>
==Jay Sebring biography 2025== In summer 2025 Anthony DiMaria and co-author Marshall Terrill released the 576-page biography (522 pages on Kindle) ''Jay Sebring: Cutting to the Truth''. The book was published through Steven W. Booth's "Genius Book Publishing" with substantially restored facts, images, and interviews regarding Jay Sebring's life history.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/sharon-tates-ex-fought-manson-family-killers-during-heroic-final-moments-nephew|title=Sharon Tate's Ex Fought Manson Family Killers During Heroic Final Moments: Nephew|publisher=Fox News|date=9 August 2025|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.laweekly.com/more-than-a-victim-the-cutting-truth-behind-jay-sebring/|title=More Than a Victim: The Cutting Truth Behind Jay Sebring|publisher=LA Weekly|date=26 July 2025|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref> People Magazine covered the biography's release in part by saying that Sebring had been shot and stabbed after charging Watson.<ref>{{cite work|url=https://people.com/manson-family-murdered-his-uncle-jay-sebring-now-he-wants-the-truth-known-11815578|title=Manson Family Victim Was Murdered Trying to Protect Former Fiancée, and His Family Says the Real Story Hasn't Been Told|publisher=People|date=10 October 2025|access-date=19 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite work|url=https://torontosun.com/news/world/manson-family-victims-nephew-claims-legacy-stolen|title=Forgotten Manson Family Victim's Nephew Claims Legacy was Stolen|publisher=Toronto Sun|date=10 October 2025|access-date=19 October 2025}}</ref>
The ''Cutting to the Truth'' biography was initially introduced to the public with a Hollywood screening and Q&A of DiMaria's original Sebring film documentary, held 9 August 2025 at the vintage Los Feliz 3 theatre<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.vintagecinemas.com/losfeliz/|title=Welcome To Vintage Cinemas: Los Feliz 3|publisher=Vintage Cinemas|date=|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref> and delivered by the American Cinematheque organization (led by chairman Rick Nicita) via Hollywood's Larry Edmunds Bookshop.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/jay-sebring-cutting-to-the-truth-8-9-25/|title=Los Feliz 3 Q&A With Filmmaker and Author Anthony DiMaria and Author Marshall Terrill|publisher=American Cinematheques|date=9 August 2025|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref>
==Bibliography== *''Bruce Lee: The Jay Sebring Connection'' (2022) Co-Author (with David Tadman and Steve Kerridge)<ref>{{cite work|url=https://bruceleeforever.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-04-13-at-23.45.30.png|title=Bruce Lee: The Jay Sebring Connection|publisher=Bruce Lee Forever|date=10 March 2022|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> *''Jay Sebring: Cutting to the Truth'' (2025) Co-Author (with Marshall Terrill)
==Filmography (partial)== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- | 1997 | ''The Pigeon Egg Strategy'' | Jam Kitchen and Bartender 89 | Shot in Hong Kong |- | 2000 | ''Bob's Video'' | Tommy | Opposite Elizabeth Daily |- | 2003 | ''High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story'' | Tony | |- | 2008 | ''21'' | Casino Host | |- | 2014 | Sullivan Street<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lafilm.edu/blog/staff-spotlight-dr-michael-peter-bolus/|title=Staff Spotlight: Dr. Michael Peter Bolus |publisher=Los Angeles Film School |date= |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref> | Johnny | Short/Cannes<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neeKyYUqTd0|title="Sullivan Street" - Anthony DiMaria - Cannes 2014 |publisher=YouTube |date=2014 |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''Dancer and the Dame''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.movieguide.org/reviews/movies/dancer-and-the-dame.html |title=Dancer and the Dame: "Detective Meets Dog" |publisher=Movie Guide |date= |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> | ADR of multiple characters | |- | 2016 | ''Café Society'' | Howard Fox | Woody Allen |- | 2019 | ''The drought.'' | The Uncle | Short; Regina Corrado |- | 2019 | ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' | Special Thanks | Quentin Tarantino |- | 2020 | ''Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth'' | Himself | Directed and Produced |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- | 1990 | Dick Wolf's ''Nasty Boys'' | Security Guard | Episode "Crossover" |- | 1997 | ''One Life to Live'' | Doorman | Episode #1.7339 |- | 1997 | ''Guiding Light'' | Tony | Recurring; two episodes |- | 2000 | ''America's Most Wanted'' | Bartender | Episode unknown |- | 2001 | ''The Sopranos'' | Ruggerio's Son | Episode "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood" |- | 2002 | ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Bartender | Episode "Primum Non Nocere" |- | 2003 | ''Strong Medicine'' | Ralphie Bonfiglio | Episode "PMS, Lies and Red Tape" |- | 2004 | ''Pixel Perfect'' (Disney) | Weldon Giles | TV movie |- | 2006 | ''Deadwood'' | Pinkerton Douglass | Episode "Tell Him Something Pretty" |- | 2007 | ''John from Cincinnati'' | Anglo | Recurring |- | 2014 | ''The Leftovers'' (HBO) | Tactical Agent Kryczeck | Episode "Penguin One, Us Zero" |- | 2015 | ''Ray Donovan'' | Matty Flynn | Episode "Ding" |}
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