Joseph Francis Mazzello III (born September 21, 1983), sometimes
credited as Joe Mazzello, is an American actor, director, and
screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Tim Murphy in Jurassic
Park, Eugene Sledge in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Dustin
Moskovitz in The Social Network and Queen bass player John Deacon in
the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.Mazzello was born in Rhinebeck, New York,
and raised in Hyde Park, New York, the son of Virginia (née Strong)
and Italian American Joseph Mazzello, Jr., who owned a dance studio.
He has one older sister, Mary, and a younger brother, John, who have
both appeared in films. His father is of three-quarters Italian and
one-quarter German Jewish ancestry, while his mother is of Irish and
English descent. Mazzello went to the Catholic school Our Lady of
Lourdes. He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California,
entering the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2001 following a
recommendation letter from director Steven Spielberg. Mazzello paid
for school with his salary from a small appearance in The Lost World:
Jurassic Park (1997), something the actor jokingly referred to as his
graduation present from Spielberg.Mazzello's first film appearance was
a small role in 1990's Presumed Innocent, starring Harrison Ford. He
then went on to appear in Radio Flyer, Jersey Girl and the TV film
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child in 1992. In 1993, Mazzello gained
further recognition after starring in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park
as Tim Murphy and in Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands. He later
appeared in 1994's The River Wild as Roarke Hartman.In 1995, Mazzello
had roles in The Cure and Three Wishes. Both films were critical and
commercial failures. Mazzello continued his film career with lead
roles in Star Kid in 1997, and in Simon Birch with Ian Michael Smith
in 1998. Both were critical and commercial flops. He also provided
voice-over work in the English dub of The Adventures of Buratino.
credited as Joe Mazzello, is an American actor, director, and
screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Tim Murphy in Jurassic
Park, Eugene Sledge in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Dustin
Moskovitz in The Social Network and Queen bass player John Deacon in
the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.Mazzello was born in Rhinebeck, New York,
and raised in Hyde Park, New York, the son of Virginia (née Strong)
and Italian American Joseph Mazzello, Jr., who owned a dance studio.
He has one older sister, Mary, and a younger brother, John, who have
both appeared in films. His father is of three-quarters Italian and
one-quarter German Jewish ancestry, while his mother is of Irish and
English descent. Mazzello went to the Catholic school Our Lady of
Lourdes. He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California,
entering the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2001 following a
recommendation letter from director Steven Spielberg. Mazzello paid
for school with his salary from a small appearance in The Lost World:
Jurassic Park (1997), something the actor jokingly referred to as his
graduation present from Spielberg.Mazzello's first film appearance was
a small role in 1990's Presumed Innocent, starring Harrison Ford. He
then went on to appear in Radio Flyer, Jersey Girl and the TV film
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child in 1992. In 1993, Mazzello gained
further recognition after starring in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park
as Tim Murphy and in Richard Attenborough's Shadowlands. He later
appeared in 1994's The River Wild as Roarke Hartman.In 1995, Mazzello
had roles in The Cure and Three Wishes. Both films were critical and
commercial failures. Mazzello continued his film career with lead
roles in Star Kid in 1997, and in Simon Birch with Ian Michael Smith
in 1998. Both were critical and commercial flops. He also provided
voice-over work in the English dub of The Adventures of Buratino.
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