Joe was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. and has been performing since his first production in grammar school, where he was given the only award for excellence in dramatics. History repeated itself in H.S., where he was the recipient of the first award given in the history of that school for excellence in performing arts. After the good fortune of meeting Frank Carucci, the resident director of LaMaMa's Theater Group in NYC, he was fortunate enough to participate in Acting Workshops that offered him an excellent opportunity to polish his skills, while continuing to take various courses in Cinematography & Acting. Before fully pursuing an acting career, Joe worked as a stand-up comedian, where he continued to nurture his talent and gain some degree of public exposure. Later, while pursuing his career as an actor, he was asked to facilitate several acting workshops for a small company in NYC. Before taking a temporary leave to tend to family, Joe was fortunate enough to work on some T.V. and film, including a principal role on an international T.V. pilot and a small role in an award winning independent film. Never having really given up on his ambitions, Joe has also recently finished filming a web series pilot for Lorne Michaels' Above Average Network, starring Craig Geraghty and Steven Randazzo, written by Andrew Gottlieb, directed by Michael Canzoniero.

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Joe Ingenito

Actor