Actor Freddie Gano
Actor Freddie Ganno is on the run in the latest ‘family’ film to add to your must watch list, “Unorganized Crime.” Directed 由 2-time Oscar winner Nick Vallelonga (Green Book) and starring Chazz Palminteri, the film has won over 30 International Awards on the festival circuit and is now available on 亚马逊 Prime Video.
It just so happens that Freddie got his start over 30 years 以前 in the film “The In Crowd,” starring Joe Pantoliano and Bruce Kirby, which has also recently been made available on YouTube.
Think you’ve seen Freddie before? Well, if you’ve watched HBO then the odds are 你 probably have. He’s had roles on the gritty James Franco drama “The Deuce” and the political Julie Louis-Dreyfus comedy “Veep.” His films roles include the leading role as Father Gaudio in the dramatic feature, “Father Gaudio’s Confession,” and appearing in the crime-drama, “Mafioso: The Father, The Son.”
To find out more, Freddie Ganno recently answered some 问题 for FanPop:
Tell us about your role in “Unorganized Crime.”
FREDDIE: I play Tommy Marino, a mob guy who works for the Fifth Largest Crime Family in NYC. Unfortunately, I am also a degenerate gambler and I owe them about 40 thousand dollars and when I don't pay up, they decide to have my best friend and son and brother of the crime Family, Gino make his 识骨寻踪 由 luring me into a trap to kill me.
What would 你 consider Tommy Marino’s ‘best’ quality? And his ‘worst’?
FREDDIE: Tommy's best quality is that he is a charmer and can make 你 believe just about anything he is saying 或者 selling. His worst quality is that he is not a man of his word. A deadbeat that does not pay his debts – also his downfall.
Any interesting stories from the set 你 can share with us?
FREDDIE: Yes. Yes. Oh wow, in one scene, I am tracked down 由 Sonny's two henchman. They track me down at a gas station as I am coming out and ask me if I'm paid up. Well, as I snowball them into believing me, they start to call Chazz (Palminteri) who plays Sonny, and as they start to make the call, I begin to run, but one of the guys, is eating a slice of 比萨, 比萨饼 and holding the whole pie in a box in his hand. I accidentally push the box into his brand-new 衬衫 -- 比萨, 比萨饼 sauce is all over. I felt so bad, I bought him a new 衬衫 and presented to him the 下一个 time I saw him. The whole set was hysterical. All took it well and laughed, but I was a little guilty about it.
What’s the biggest lesson 你 learned from working on this project?
FREDDIE: When working on a project like this, 你 have to go deep into yourself and find those many emotions that are believable. 你 are playing notorious criminals, but also characters that are loyal to their families and to each other. So, there is love, hatred, conartist behavior, etc. Also, 你 are playing alongside a star, Chazz Palminteri, who is also one of my mentors and I study with him in his Master Classes. So, 你 better dig deep and know what 你 are doing.
A film from your past called “The In Crowd” was recently released on YouTube. What can 你 tell us about working on that film?
FREDDIE: This was my breakout film that I booked in Philadelphia, my hometown, and we filmed it in Philly and California. I met some of my closest and dearest 老友记 and my first mentor, Bruce Kirby, father of “The Godfather” star, Bruno Kirby. Also, another mentor and close friend and writer, Mark Rosenthal. I play Orson, bodyguard to Joey Pants Pantoliano, another great character actor. The friendships forged just from this movie are still current after over 34 years. Can 你 imagine, all this from just one movie. What a Blessing!
Watching that film now, do 你 think your 表演 style 或者 skills have changed over the years?
FREDDIE: Of course, my style and skills have changed. Just 由 reason of years of training and experience in the many films and 电视 work I have been involved in throughout the years. If 你 don’t continue to train and study personally and professionally, 你 stay where 你 are. I have and still study with the best as far as I am concerned, including Oscar nominee Chazz Palminteri, Oscar winner Bobby Moresco of The Actors Gym in L.A. and NYC, and Ted Bardy. After studying with all of these great people and all of the projects I've worked on since “The In Crowd,” I better have learned a thing 或者 two.
Do 你 have anything else coming up that we can watch out for?
FREDDIE: Yes, we are in pre-production for a film titled, "Who Killed Jimmy Gumdrops,” which takes a look at prejudice, culture clash, and comedy all rolled into a 奶酪, 马苏里拉 ball of confusion and misunderstanding under the penalty of death.
And, now just for fun:
Who’s your 最喜爱的 actor/actress?
FREDDIE: Actors: Anthony Hopkins, as well as Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Kenneth Branagh, Gary Oldman -- I cannot name just one. Actress: Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Helen Mirren, and Emma Thompson.
What role from the past do 你 wish 你 could have played?
FREDDIE: Alfieri in "A View From The Bridge."
Favorite movie 或者 TV 显示 from your childhood.
FREDDIE: “The Godfather” and “Beretta.”
Tell us one thing that would surprise our readers to learn about you.
FREDDIE: I am a very Spiritual individual. I must start my 日 with GOD. I pray morning and evening. I cannot read only one book; I must read two 或者 更多 at once. I have Tourette Syndrome, but 你 will never know it from my 表演 and 唱歌 as when I focus on something 你 can't notice my tics.
How can 粉丝 keep up with you?
FREDDIE:
Website: FreddieGanno.com link
IMDb.com: Freddie Ganno link
Facebook: /Freddie.Ganno.5 link
Instagram: @Freddie_Ganno link
Tik Tok: Freddieganno
Twitter: @freddieganno link
Actor Freddie Ganno in "Unorganized Crime"
On the set of "Unorganized Crime"
