Taranto, Glenn 1959-

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Taranto, Glenn 1959-

PERSONAL

Born January 27, 1959 in Hackensack, NJ.

Addresses:

Agent—Henderson Hogan Agency, 8929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 312, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actor, writer.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bob Hope, Rude Awakening, Orion, 1989.

Priest, Forsaken, Eklipse, 1994.

Mr. Escobedo, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, Sony, 1997.

Miguel Saavedra, Tilt, Starstruck, 2003.

George, A Night at Sophie's, Grange Hall, 2004.

Country DJ, Crash (also known as L.A. Crash), Lions Gate, 2004.

Larry, The Tao of Pong, Papa Wheelie, 2004.

Pablo, PrimeMates, New Moon, 2005.

Anchorman, The Devil's Rejects (also known as TDR-The Devils Rejects), Lions Gate, 2005.

Jim, George Bush Goes to Heaven, Hermosa Beach, 2006.

Detective Wayne, In the Valley of Elah, Warner Bros., 2007.

Chollie, The Boy in the Box, 2 Bridges, 2008.

Potter, The Kings of Appletown, Moresco, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Gomez Addams, The New Addams Family, 1998-99.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Engineer, Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey, 1993.

Spinning car cop, When Cars Attack, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Squad room detective, "Blood Is Thicker," Law & Order, 1992.

Referee, "Riverboat," The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (also known as Brisco County Jr.), 1993.

Manetti, "Wedded Bliss," Law & Order, 1993.

Manetti, "Profile," Law & Order, 1993.

Mechanic, "The Survivor," Murder, She Wrote, 1993.

Jimmy Russell, "A Nest of Vipers," Murder, She Wrote, 1994.

Little Big Al's father, "Paradise Lost," Sisters, 1994.

Marshall, "Guess Who's Sleeping in Lincoln's Bed?," Women of the House, 1995.

Glenn, "Every Picture Tells a Story," EZ Streets, CBS, 1996.

Glenn, "A Terrible Beauty," EZ Streets, CBS, 1997.

Glenn, "St. Jude Took a Bullet," EZ Streets, CBS, 1997.

Glenn, "Neither Have I Wings to Fly," EZ Streets, CBS, 1997.

The maintenance man, "Once Upon an Elevator," USA High, syndicated, 1997.

FBI agent, "Going Home," The Visitor, 1997.

Jake, "Heroes," Michael Hayes, 1997.

Jake, "Death and Taxes," Michael Hayes, 1997.

Jake, "The Confidence Man," Michael Hayes, 1997.

Officer Gene Kantorski, "Clown Without Pity," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997.

Uniform number one, "Dead Man Sleeping," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997.

Jake, "Arise and Fall," Michael Hayes, 1998.

Jerry Hopkins, "Safari, So Good," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2002.

Marconi, "Suspect," Without a Trace (also known as W.A.T.), ABC, 2002.

O'Malley, "A Simple Twist of Fate," ER, NBC, 2002.

Foreman, "The Power of Three Blondes," Charmed, The WB, 2003.

Marty Glass, "Chapter Seventy-One," Boston Public, Fox, 2003.

Maitre d', "Let Sales Ring," Boston Legal, 2005.

Undercover cop, "The Ladies Who Lunch," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2005.

Ring announcer, "Rodney Gets Robbed," Rodney, 2005.

The guard, "Celebrity," Rodney, 2006.

Rizzo, "Ames v. Kovac," ER, NBC, 2006.

Bus driver, "Burn Out," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, and Les Experts), 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Cop Files, UPN, 1995.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Glenn, EZ Streets, CBS, 1996.

Officer Gene Kantorski, Brooklyn South, CBS, 1997.

Reporter, The News, ABC, 2007.

Counter guy, The Black Donnellys, NBC, 2007.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Boy in the Box, 2 Bridges, 2008.