John F. Altieri (October , â€" May , ) was an American singer and
stage actor.Altieri was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. He graduated
from Cardinal Spellman High School in , where he became involved in
school plays and acting. Altieri went on to receive his bachelor's
degree in dramatic literature from Duke University., serving as
president of Hoof 'n' Horn, its student-run theater company. In ,
Altieri moved west to Los Angeles, California, where he earned a
masters degree in fine arts from University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA).Much of Altieri's career centered on a series of successful
stints in regional California theaters. His stage credits included The
Two Gentlemen of Verona, which was performed in San Jose, California;
The Threepenny Opera, performed in Long Beach, California and Romance
by David Mamet, which ran in San Diego. In addition to his acting
career, worked at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, a summer
camp for children focusing on acting, for fifteen years. He also
volunteered as a coach and director at The Arc of San Francisco, a
nonprofit organization serving those with developmental handicaps in
San Francisco. Most recently Altieri was on tour with the first
national tour of the musical, Jersey Boys, where he was performing the
role of Bob Crewe.John Altieri died of pneumonia in Las Vegas, Nevada,
on May , , at the age of . He had been in the city for a performance
of The Four Seasons musical, where he had joined the theater company
for an extended period of time. His funeral was held at Our Lady of
Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was
survived by his parents, Charles and Eileen Altieri, his sister, Mary
Nardone and brother, Charles.
stage actor.Altieri was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. He graduated
from Cardinal Spellman High School in , where he became involved in
school plays and acting. Altieri went on to receive his bachelor's
degree in dramatic literature from Duke University., serving as
president of Hoof 'n' Horn, its student-run theater company. In ,
Altieri moved west to Los Angeles, California, where he earned a
masters degree in fine arts from University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA).Much of Altieri's career centered on a series of successful
stints in regional California theaters. His stage credits included The
Two Gentlemen of Verona, which was performed in San Jose, California;
The Threepenny Opera, performed in Long Beach, California and Romance
by David Mamet, which ran in San Diego. In addition to his acting
career, worked at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, a summer
camp for children focusing on acting, for fifteen years. He also
volunteered as a coach and director at The Arc of San Francisco, a
nonprofit organization serving those with developmental handicaps in
San Francisco. Most recently Altieri was on tour with the first
national tour of the musical, Jersey Boys, where he was performing the
role of Bob Crewe.John Altieri died of pneumonia in Las Vegas, Nevada,
on May , , at the age of . He had been in the city for a performance
of The Four Seasons musical, where he had joined the theater company
for an extended period of time. His funeral was held at Our Lady of
Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was
survived by his parents, Charles and Eileen Altieri, his sister, Mary
Nardone and brother, Charles.
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