Larry Romano

Romano was born Lawrence John Romano on July 31, 1963, in Mount Vernon, New York. He is of Italian-American descent. Romano studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute), HB Studios and Method and Miesner. He studied screenwriting and playwright work with Ron Peterson, Stuart Brown, and Richard Walter. Romano began his acting career appearing in local New York Off Broadway plays. He received his Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card on Ridley Scott's Black Rain. Romano played the minor role of Joe Zeppi. Romano portrayed Madonna's boyfriend in the music video "Oh Father." Larry is not related to Ray Romano of Everybody Loves Raymond fame. == Music career ==

In the early 1990s, Romano formed the Rock Band "DEFICIT" with friends from the Bronx. He wrote and recorded the song "Rock in the Bronx" which was aired by the local TV station Madison Square Garden Network. The introduction to both videos is by New York Yankee broadcaster, Mel Allen. "Rock in the Bronx" was the No. 1 most requested song on NYC Radio Station Z-100 in 1993. == Filmography ==