Justin Mortelliti (born August 30, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
is an American actor, singer/songwriter and recording
artist.Mortelliti was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family
moved to Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey in 1982
where he spent his childhood with his mother, Marilyn Mortelliti,
father, Nicholas Mortelliti, older brother, Gregory and younger
brother Adam. He was raised Roman Catholic and graduated from
Washington Township High School in 1998. Mortelliti began studying
violin at the age of 8 and was a competitive gymnast most of his
childhood. Mortelliti’s first theatrical experience was in a
D.A.R.E. to keep kids off drugs program assembly where he was chosen
by his 5th grade teacher to play the victim of a drug overdose. Upon
entering middle school at Orchard Valley Middle School, Justin became
drawn to musical theater, appearing on stage as a Dodo Bird in Alice
in Wonderland, The Lion in The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin in Aladdin. In
8th grade, Justin auditioned for the role of Oliver in a local
theater’s production of the musical and won the title role. From
there he moved on to his first professional theatrical performances at
The Ritz Theatre when he appeared in Oliver, Gypsy and Oklahoma.
Justin continued performing throughout high school in musicals and
plays including, Bye Bye Birdie (Randolph Macafee), The Pirates of
Penzance (Frederic), Leader of the Pack (Jeff Barry) and Grease (Danny
Zuko) and joined a local summer theater group called The Gloucester
County Summer Drama Workshop. Around this time Justin began writing
music for fun. In 1996, a local talent agent spotted Justin in one of
the school plays and he began auditioning professionally, leaving
school on a regular basis to board a Greyhound bus to NYC for
auditions.Mortelliti was accepted into the acting conservatory Mason
Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where he earned his BFA
in acting and theater arts. He also studied in London, England at The
London Academy of Theater.Mortelliti is married to fellow actor Mark
Evans.
is an American actor, singer/songwriter and recording
artist.Mortelliti was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family
moved to Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey in 1982
where he spent his childhood with his mother, Marilyn Mortelliti,
father, Nicholas Mortelliti, older brother, Gregory and younger
brother Adam. He was raised Roman Catholic and graduated from
Washington Township High School in 1998. Mortelliti began studying
violin at the age of 8 and was a competitive gymnast most of his
childhood. Mortelliti’s first theatrical experience was in a
D.A.R.E. to keep kids off drugs program assembly where he was chosen
by his 5th grade teacher to play the victim of a drug overdose. Upon
entering middle school at Orchard Valley Middle School, Justin became
drawn to musical theater, appearing on stage as a Dodo Bird in Alice
in Wonderland, The Lion in The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin in Aladdin. In
8th grade, Justin auditioned for the role of Oliver in a local
theater’s production of the musical and won the title role. From
there he moved on to his first professional theatrical performances at
The Ritz Theatre when he appeared in Oliver, Gypsy and Oklahoma.
Justin continued performing throughout high school in musicals and
plays including, Bye Bye Birdie (Randolph Macafee), The Pirates of
Penzance (Frederic), Leader of the Pack (Jeff Barry) and Grease (Danny
Zuko) and joined a local summer theater group called The Gloucester
County Summer Drama Workshop. Around this time Justin began writing
music for fun. In 1996, a local talent agent spotted Justin in one of
the school plays and he began auditioning professionally, leaving
school on a regular basis to board a Greyhound bus to NYC for
auditions.Mortelliti was accepted into the acting conservatory Mason
Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where he earned his BFA
in acting and theater arts. He also studied in London, England at The
London Academy of Theater.Mortelliti is married to fellow actor Mark
Evans.
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