He began his acting career in the late 1980s in
Philadelphia. He first joined SKITZOID Comedy Troupe and started performing and touring nationally with the company. He became the head writer and artistic director. In September 1989 Di Domenico auditioned for and landed the role of Joey Vitale in the hit off-Broadway interactive improvisational show "
Tony n' Tina's Wedding." While working in New York John became a member of Some Assembly Required, one of the city's finest improvisation companies. Di Domenico has portrayed Donald Trump many times on
Conan, Fox News Redeye and the Netflix original series Chelsea. Di Domenico won ABC's The View's "Best Donald Trump" competition. John's non-Trump appearances include the CBS series
True Detective, "Labor Day" for PBS, and the hit HBO series,
The Sopranos, where he played Howie Reinstein. In 2016 during Trump's candidacy for President of the United States, Di Domenico's celebrity surged with media appearances and coverage with news media outlets worldwide all over the globe. During his career, he has impersonated celebrities including Dr. Phil,
Guy Fieri,
Jay Leno and
Mike Myers.
Trump Impersonation He began his Donald Trump impression in 2004 when asked if he could do a voice-over of "The Donald" for The Apprentice type game. Di Domenico has closely studied Trump's vocal and physical changes over the years to adapt his own impersonation, spending for Donald Trump wigs and creating personalized make-up and wardrobe to capture the essence of Trump. He has appeared as Donald Trump on Fox & Friends (
Fox News) in 2006 and has appeared multiple times since then. In January 2021, Di Domenico began acting in a
YouTube webisode series,
Orange Acres, where he and actress Mikalah Gordon portray Donald and
Melania Trump as they navigate the post-Presidency life, searching for jobs and attempting to get out of crippling debt. ==Credits==