Adam LaVorgna
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Adam Lavorgna | |
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| Born | March 1, 1981 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Adam Lavorgna (born March 1, 1981) is an American actor, known for his role on the television series Brooklyn Bridge, and in the films Milk Money, The Beautician and the Beast, and I'll Be Home for Christmas, and as Robbie Palmer on 7th Heaven.
Early life
Lavorgna was born near New Haven, in North Branford, Connecticut, the son of Sandra (née Schnepf), a college professor, and Joseph LaVorgna, a high school assistant principal.[1][2] Raised with his three siblings in North Branford, LaVorgna has been appearing on television and film since the early age of three when he first appeared on the daytime series As the World Turns.
Other television work included the role of a young Frank Sinatra at the age of ten in the miniseries Sinatra, a role as a witness to a bank robbery in a 1995 episode of Matlock ("The Getaway") and appearances in the miniseries Degree of Guilt and Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story, along with an episode of the HBO series Lifestories: Families in Crisis.
Lavorgna attended high school at the athletic powerhouse Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut. He also enrolled at Boston College, prior to leaving the school after his freshman year to pursue acting, specifically, 7th Heaven.[3]
He received his bachelor's degree in 2011 from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Career
Lavorgna starred as Nicholas Scamperelli in the series Brooklyn Bridge, for which he received the 1993 Youth in Film Award for Best Actor. He then joined 7th Heaven as a series regular portraying Robbie Palmer, Mary's (Jessica Biel) troubled ex-boyfriend who has moved into the family home. He left the show in 2002. LaVorgna recalled his choice to leave was due to having a hard time managing his way around Hollywood, California in addition to missing his family, mutually agreeing with the staff of 7th Heaven for a dismissal. He returned to the East Coast of the US subsequently.[4]
Lavorgna has a number of film roles to his credit, including I'll Be Home for Christmas, The Beautician and the Beast, Milk Money, Monkey Trouble; and Blast. He appeared in two independent features: Outside Providence and The Bumblebee Flies Away... LaVorgna can be recently seen in the Lifetime/A&E movie "Stealing Chanel" on demand and currently on the hit Starz show "Power".
Personal life
Lavorgna said he was raised in Catholicism by his grandmother but became distant from the faith with age: "I got away from church at 15–16, and by my mid-20s, I was lost."[5] Of returning to the faith, LaVorgna said, "Once I matured enough to face God, to look at Him, for Him to be proud, once I started doing that, my life turned around. It was slow, but on a steady incline."[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | 29th Street | Frankie (age 8) | |
| 1994 | Monkey Trouble | Mark | |
| 1994 | Milk Money | Brad | |
| 1997 | The Beautician and the Beast | Karl Pochenko | |
| 1998 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Eddie Taffet | |
| 1999 | Outside Providence | Tommy the Wire | |
| 1999 | The Bumblebee Flies Anyway | Mike | |
| 2000 | Blast | Shnetz | |
| 2005 | The House Is Burning | Party guest | |
| 2007 | The Boy Who Cried Bitch: The Adolescent Years | Steve | |
| 2015 | Masterless | Kane Madison / Ronin | |
| 2015 | Stealing Chanel | Giorgio Bene | |
| 2016 | Get Happy! | Bobby | |
| 2018 | Madhouse Mecca | Benjamin | |
| TBA | Finding Julia | Jason Rodriguez | |
| TBA | Off-Time | Cliff Raines | In post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1993 | Brooklyn Bridge | Nicholas Scamperelli | Main role |
| 1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Joey DiPaolo | Episode: "Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story" |
| 1992 | Sinatra | Frankie at 10 | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story | Paulie Buttafuoco | Television film |
| 1993 | Civil Wars | Eddie Baron | Episode: "Captain Kangaroo Court" |
| 1993 | Empty Nest | Rudy | Episode: "The All-American Boy - Not!" |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | Teddy | Episode: "Self Defense" |
| 1995 | Matlock | Matt Ahern | Episode: "The Getaway" |
| 1995 | Degree of Guilt | Carlo Paget | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Hayden | Episode: "Damaged" |
| 1999–2002 | 7th Heaven | Robbie Palmer | Recurring role (season 4); main role (seasons 5–7) |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Carter McSherry | Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Brian Murphy | Episode: "Siren Call" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Joe Vives-Alvarez (2007) | Episode: "Stand Up and Holler" |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Eddie Corbett | Episode: "Rush" |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "School leader's work, style recognized". Connecticut Post. December 28, 2005.
- ^ Tricia Johnson (November 27, 2000). "'Heaven Sent' As his real life girlfriend Jessica Biel trims her role, Adam LaVorgna tells EW.com about moving in with the Camdens". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Interview: Adam LaVorga of "Masterless"". beliefnet.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ong, Czarina (October 12, 2015). "'Masterless': Faith film that doesn't preach but takes viewers on philosophical journey". christiantoday.com.
- ^ Justice, Jessilyn (February 11, 2016). "'Christian Samurai' Film Depicts the Reality Most Faith-Based Films Ignore". charismamag.com.
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| National | |
- 1981 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American Roman Catholics
- Fairfield University alumni
- Living people
- Male actors from New Haven, Connecticut
- Male actors of Italian descent