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HAIR COLOR: Black
VIDEO LINKS (IF ANY): http://IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7946403/ http://Reel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhZ-bDBR2k4 http://Actors%20Access https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/RobertoRagone
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): Baritone
UNION AFFILIATION (IF ANY): Nonunion
BIOGRAPHY:
A Bronx native, Roberto shifted from a career in public policy to his passion for the arts as an award winning actor, script writer and producer. He has performed on stage and screen in dramas and comedies including in his own scripts, which have been accepted into multiple festivals.
Roberto has written and performed scirpts to a sold out audiences, including for Bromance-A-Roni, which won "Best Production" at the Midtown International Theatre Festival; and Five Consecutive Zeros, a semi-finalist at the Strawberry Festival.
Roberto has done, sketch, improv., situational, musical, rant, and satirical comedy, as well as a mockumentary. Roberto is a Sketch of New York alumnus; performed with ImprovEtc and Gama Creatives; and was invited to submit videos for the InvidMe ("Tic Toc of Hollywood") application.
Roberto has appeared in an anti-smoking public service announcement - "You Quit, You Win:" https://youtu.be/FjiyAAU9vL4 and Bay Ridge Toyota: https://youtu.be/wJGD2JlEaBg
For voiceover, Roberto has a brief reel. However, here is a link to what he primarily uses to get voice-over auditions. This video voice-over was for a not-for-profit group that explores the life and times of Congressman Vito Marcantonio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCkp3U3ZIAc
Roberto recently performed his one-man, Equity-approved, Off-Broadway show, "The Purgatory Trial of Vito Marcantonio," which was praised as a "tour de force."
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Acting I
H. B. Studio, New York
David Deblinger
Acting / Screenplay Writing
Drama Workshop Project, New York
Drama Workshop Project
Acting / Auditioning
Caryn's Space for Actors, New York
Caryn West
Screenplay Write
Thier Productions, New York
Ela Thier
Acting / Auditioning
68 Cent Theatre Group, New York
Ronnie Marmo
Improvisation
Improv. Etc. , New York
Susan Kaessinger
Acting / Voice
Arthur Reel Studios, New York
Arthur Reel
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Speak Italian and Spanish; Satirical Comedy (played lead in musical and sang like a combination of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin for satire); singer/crooner (depending on American or Italian song); emcee, host, spokesperson, moderator, interviewer, panelist; NYC street games (e.g. handball, stickball, ringolevio).
OTHER SKILLS:
Write or doctor scripts; undertake role of producer, consultant, marketing, strategist (i.e. impresario where needed).
Co-produced REap the Art Theatre Festival