Stephen Rannazzisi (born July 4, 1977) is an American actor and
stand-up comedian. He acted in the FXX comedy series The League as
fantasy football league player Kevin MacArthur.Rannazzisi, born in
Smithtown, New York on July 4, 1977, briefly attended the Catholic St.
Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York on Long Island,
leaving after a year in what he called a mutual decision. He went on
to graduate from Smithtown High School in 1996. Rannazzisi graduated
from State University of New York at Oneonta, where he majored in
communications. He is of Italian and Irish descent.Rannazzisi lied
about working in the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Merrill
Lynch, on the 54th floor during the September 11 attacks, and
described his experience escaping death. He had said the events
inspired him to move to Los Angeles and pursue stand-up comedy. In
September 2015, after being contacted by a reporter from The New York
Times for an article debunking his claim, Rannazzisi admitted his
story was a lie. Rannazzisi was never employed by Merrill Lynch, which
did not have offices in the World Trade Center then, and did not
attend the State University of New York at Purchase, as he
additionally had claimed. The story is notably similar to that of
Alicia Esteve Head, who also falsely claimed she worked for Merrill
Lynch in the South Tower. She was also exposed by The New York Times.
stand-up comedian. He acted in the FXX comedy series The League as
fantasy football league player Kevin MacArthur.Rannazzisi, born in
Smithtown, New York on July 4, 1977, briefly attended the Catholic St.
Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York on Long Island,
leaving after a year in what he called a mutual decision. He went on
to graduate from Smithtown High School in 1996. Rannazzisi graduated
from State University of New York at Oneonta, where he majored in
communications. He is of Italian and Irish descent.Rannazzisi lied
about working in the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Merrill
Lynch, on the 54th floor during the September 11 attacks, and
described his experience escaping death. He had said the events
inspired him to move to Los Angeles and pursue stand-up comedy. In
September 2015, after being contacted by a reporter from The New York
Times for an article debunking his claim, Rannazzisi admitted his
story was a lie. Rannazzisi was never employed by Merrill Lynch, which
did not have offices in the World Trade Center then, and did not
attend the State University of New York at Purchase, as he
additionally had claimed. The story is notably similar to that of
Alicia Esteve Head, who also falsely claimed she worked for Merrill
Lynch in the South Tower. She was also exposed by The New York Times.
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