Thomas Calabro

{{Short description|American actor and director}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}

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| birth_name = Thomas Calabro

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|02|3}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer}}

| years_active = 1984–present

| spouse = {{Plain list|

  • {{marriage|Elizabeth Pryor|April 10, 1993|October 1, 2006|end=divorced}}
  • {{marriage|Lisa Calabro|August 1, 2015}}

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| children = 3

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Thomas Calabro (born February 3, 1959) is an American actor and director.

Biography

Calabro graduated from Fordham University in New York City.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Calabro began his acting career in theatre with various roles in New York. His first role was as Oberon in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1990, Calabro became a member of the Actors Studio and the Circle Repertory Company, along with fellow actor Denzel Washington.http://television.aol.com/celebs/thomas-calabro/1781485/biography {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

Calabro's most notable role was playing Dr. Michael Mancini on Melrose Place. He was the only cast member to stay on the show throughout its entire run from 1992 until 1999. After Melrose Place, Calabro had recurring roles on CBS' Without a Trace and Touched by an Angel, and on F/X's Nip/Tuck. Calabro had a recurring role on ABC Family's Greek as Rebecca Logan's father, ex-Senator Ken Logan.

In April 2009, People Magazine announced that Calabro would star in the 2009 series Melrose Place, a continuation of the original show, to be aired on The CW.{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:ThomasCalabro,00.html |title=Thomas Calabro : News : People.com |access-date=2009-04-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411090343/http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:ThomasCalabro,00.html |archive-date=2009-04-11 }} He also appeared in Locker 13 in 2009. Calabro guest starred on an episode of Castle. He played Scott Donner, a man who is suspected of murder.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Castle-Melrose-Calabro-1025985.aspx|title= Castle Scoop: Melrose Place Vet Thomas Calabro to Guest-Star|publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=November 23, 2010}}

Personal life

Calabro has three children with his former wife Elizabeth Pryor.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1984

| Exterminator 2

| Larry

1997

| Made Men

| Nicky "Shoes" Piazza

|

1997

| Devils Inside

| Tony Marconi

|

2001

| Italian Ties

| Philly

|

2007

| Chill

| Sam

|

2007

| Cake: A Wedding Story

| Bernard

|

2008

| Safehouse

| Charles York

|

2009

| Fall of Hyperion

| John Brighton

|

2010

| Detention

| Coach L

|

2010

| Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale

| Allen

|

2014

| Locker 13

| Harvey

|

2014

| The Barber

| Thomas McCormack

|

2015

| The Man in 3B

| Sam

|

2020

| American Zombieland

| Mayor Sykes

|

2020

|Influence

|Lieutenant Barnes

|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1985

| Out of the Darkness

| Zigo's Nephew

| TV movie

1988

| Ladykillers

| Cavanaugh

| TV movie

1989

| Dream Street

| Joey Coltrera

| Series regular
6 episodes

1990

| Bride of Violence

| Nearco

| TV movie

1990

| Father Dowling Mysteries

| Sean

| 1 episode

1990

| Law & Order

| Ned Loomis

| 1 episode

1992

| Columbo

| Detective Andy Parma

| 1 episode

1992−1999

| Melrose Place

| Dr. Michael Mancini

| Series regular
219 episodes

1995

| Sleep, Baby, Sleep

| Detective Martinson

| TV movie

1995

| Burke's Law

| Nick Blackwood

| 1 episode

1995

| Stolen Innocence

| Richard Brown

| TV movie

1996

| Ned & Stacey

| Don Morelli

| 1 episode

1994

| Mad TV

| Host

| 1 episode

1997

| L.A. Johns

| David Abrams

| TV movie

2000

| Ice Angel

| Ray Rossovich

| TV movie

2000

| Best Actress

| Ted Gavin

| TV movie

2000

| They Nest

| Dr. Ben Cahill

| TV movie

2001

| Touched by an Angel

| Ben Mason

| 1 episode

2001

| Hard Knox

| Steve Hardman

| TV movie

2004

| Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus

| Andrew

| TV movie

2004

| Her Perfect Spouse

| Matt Thompson

| TV movie

2005

| Nip/Tuck

| Dr. Abrams

| 1 episode

2006

| Cold Case

| ADA William Danner

| 1 episode

2007

| Til Lies Do Us Part

| Trey Mitchell

| TV movie

2007

| Ice Spiders

| Captain Baker

| TV movie

2008

| Fall of Hyperion

| John Brighton

| TV movie

2008−2009

| Greek

| Senator Ken Logan

| 2 episodes

2009

| Fall of Hyperion

| John Brighton

| TV movie

2009

| Without a Trace

| Ken Gilroy

| 1 episode

2009−2010

| Melrose Place

| Dr. Michael Mancini

| 9 episodes

2010

| CSI: NY

| Charles Harris

| 1 episode

2010

| Whacked

| Angelo

| 1 episode

2011

| Castle

| Scott Donner

| 1 episode

2011

| NCIS

| Len Feeney

| 1 episode

2012

| Glee

| Mr. Puckerman

| 1 episode

2013

| Hidden Away

| Sloan

| TV movie

2016

| Love in the Vineyard

| Randall Slade

| TV movie

2018

| The Last Ship

| General Don Kincaid

| 7 episodes

References