Vincent M. Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American film, stage
and television actor; he is also a film director and producer.Spano
was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian-American parents Vincent and
Theresa.His career started when he was 14 years old in the Broadway
drama The Shadow Box. He was originally credited as Vincent Stewart
because his first agent felt the name Spano was "too ethnic", and he
was even instructed to sign autographs using that stage name. At age
16, in respect for his Italian heritage, Spano began using his real
name and has done so ever since then.His debut in The Shadow Box was
in 1977, first at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut and
later on Broadway in New York City. Spano's film debut was at the age
of 15 in the mystery The Double McGuffin, shot in the winter of 1978.
Following The Double McGuffin, he shot Over the Edge in the summer of
1978.
and television actor; he is also a film director and producer.Spano
was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian-American parents Vincent and
Theresa.His career started when he was 14 years old in the Broadway
drama The Shadow Box. He was originally credited as Vincent Stewart
because his first agent felt the name Spano was "too ethnic", and he
was even instructed to sign autographs using that stage name. At age
16, in respect for his Italian heritage, Spano began using his real
name and has done so ever since then.His debut in The Shadow Box was
in 1977, first at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut and
later on Broadway in New York City. Spano's film debut was at the age
of 15 in the mystery The Double McGuffin, shot in the winter of 1978.
Following The Double McGuffin, he shot Over the Edge in the summer of
1978.
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