David Labiosa
{{short description|American actor (born 1961)}}
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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| yearsactive = 1980–present
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David Labiosa (born October 4, 1961) is an American actor in film and on television.
Career
In film, Labiosa starred in the 1981 horror film The Entity as Billy, the son of Carla Moran.{{Cite web| title = 'THE ENTITY,' SPOOKY DAYS| author = Shepard, Richard| work = The New York Times| date = 5 February 1983| accessdate = 2016-07-24| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/05/movies/the-entity-spooky-days.html}}{{Cite web| title = FANGO Flashback: "THE ENTITY"| author = Ken W. Hanley| work = FANGORIA| date = 2016-01-25| accessdate = 2016-07-24| url = http://www.fangoria.com/new/fango-flashback-the-entity/}}{{Cite web| title = The Entity Remake Coming from The Conjuring Team| author = Brian Gallagher| work = MovieWeb| date = 21 April 2015| accessdate = 2016-07-24| url = http://movieweb.com/entity-movie-remake-producer-james-wan/}}
Labiosa has appeared on television in series such as The Powers of Matthew Star, Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis Murder, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Seinfeld and JAG.
Labiosa had a role in the 1988 season of CBS Schoolbreak in the episode Gangs where he starred as former gang member turned Army soldier Anthony Rojas.{{Cite web| title = Review/Television; Gang Life in the Barrio| author = O'Connor, John J.| work = The New York Times| date = 19 April 1988| accessdate = 2016-07-24| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/19/arts/review-television-gang-life-in-the-barrio.html}}
Labiosa's most recognizable role was as the fired busboy in the Seinfeld episode "The Busboy", aired in 1991: Labiosa plays Antonio, who was fired after George Costanza and Elaine Benes lightly criticised him for leaving a menu to light on fire. George and Kramer go to apologize to the intimidating and muscular Antonio. In the end, Antonio is grateful for getting fired because the restaurant exploded the next day. To wrap the show, Antonio fights with Elaine's boyfriend.{{Cite web| title = Seinfeld: "The Ex-Girlfriend"/"The Pony Remark"/"The Busboy"| author = David Sims| work = avclub.com| date = 2010-06-17| access-date = 2016-07-24| url = https://www.avclub.com/seinfeld-the-ex-girlfriend-the-pony-remark-the-bu-1798165247}}
In 2003, Labiosa played the role David Gomez, an associate of the Salazar narco-terrorist network in season 3 of the series 24.
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Entity | Billy |
=Television=
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Death Penalty | Carlos Rivera | TV movie |
| 1982
| Tony Garcia | 1 episode | |||
| 1985
| Cristolides | Episode: "The Equalizer" {{small|(Pilot)}} | |||
| 1992–1994
| Carlos Lopez / Manuel Garza (AKA El Nino) | 2 episodes | |||
| 1994
| Kieran Conley | 1 episode | |||
| 1996–2001
| Dario / Ricardo Garza | 2 episodes | |||
| 2002
| Senor Esparza | 1 episode | |||
| 1991
| Seinfeld | Antonio | Episode: "The Busboy" | |||
| 2004
| JAG | Staff Sergeant | 1 episode | |||
| 2003
| 24 | 3 episodes {{small|(season 3)}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0479530}}
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Category:American male television actors
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