Michael C. Maronna
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Mike Maronna | |
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 Maronna in 2016 | |
| Born | Michael C. Maronna September 27, 1977 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, electrician |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Michael C. Maronna (born September 27, 1977) is an American actor, who has appeared in several television programs and films. He is best known for his roles as "Big Pete" Wrigley on the television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete and as Jeff McCallister in the movie Home Alone and its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
Personal life
Maronna was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a firefighter father and a guidance counselor mother.[1] He is of one half Italian, three-eighths Irish, and one-eighth Dutch descent.[1] He was the first grandchild in a big family, and liked to read and talk.[2] As a teenager, he went to Hunter College High School in New York City, before attending Purchase College of the State University of New York, where he studied documentary/nonfiction filmmaking.[1][3] He's the father of a boy and is married.[2]
Career
Maronna appeared in his first commercial at a very young age, and it was for a Scott Paper advertisement.[2] He played older Pete Wrigley in the television show The Adventures of Pete & Pete on Nickelodeon (from 1989 to 1996), as well as the character of Jeff McCallister in the movie Home Alone (1990) and its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). In the first one he says the line "Kevin, you are such a disease!", which became widely popular.[4] He also portrayed a teenage killer in an episode of Law & Order. In the 2000s, Maronna appeared in the movies Slackers and 40 Days and 40 Nights.[5]
Maronna was in a widely seen series of 1999 ads for TD Ameritrade as Stuart, a slacker employee of a clueless boss whom he helps get on the internet with over-the-top zealousness.[6] Maronna reprised the role in a comedy reel with Bill Clinton, which was shown at Clinton's final appearance as the President of the United States at the 2000 White House Correspondents' Association dinner.[7]
Maronna's last acting credits were in 2013, and since then he has worked as an electrician on films and television in New York.[8] His credits include roles in Sex and The City and Be Kind Rewind.[5] He also appeared in the music videos for Whose Authority and All My Friends, by the bands Nada Surf and The XYZ Affair, respectively.
Since 2013, Maronna co-hosts the podcast The Adventures of Danny and Mike on with his Adventures of Pete and Pete co-star Danny Tamberelli.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Home Alone | Jeff McCallister | |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | ||
| 1998 | Le New Yorker | ami de Kareen | |
| 2002 | Slackers | Jeff Davis | |
| 2002 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | Bagel Guy | |
| 2003 | What Alice Found | Alice's Boyfriend | |
| 2004 | Men Without Jobs | E-Man | |
| 2010 | On Edge | FBI Agent | Short film |
| 2013 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete 20th Anniversary Reunion | Himself | |
| 2019 | High School Confidential | Cole Grandstaff |
References
- ^ a b c "Richard Pandiscio's One To Watch - Ameritrade commercial". BNET Business Network. Archived from the original on March 30, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Michael C. Maronna [Interview]". Trainwreck'd Society. August 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Interview with Danny & Mike from the Adventures of Pete & Pete". Voxelectro.com. November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Herbert, Geoff (September 25, 2018). "'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' TV stars visit Syracuse restaurant". Syracuse.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Michael C. Maronna Filmography". IMDb. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Buckman, Rebecca (December 7, 1999). "In Ameritrade Ads, Stuart Lights The Candle of Dot-Com Success". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "The Final Days (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Zippilli, Gina (June 17, 2017). "ATX Exclusive Interview with The Adventures of Pete & Pete's Danny Tamberelli and Michael C. Maronna". Talk Nerdy With Us. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Czajkowski, Elise (September 18, 2013). "The Podcasting Adventures of Pete & Pete aka Danny & Mike". Vultre. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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- American electricians
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- American people of Dutch descent
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- Living people
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- State University of New York at Purchase alumni