Ron Leone - Head Shot & Resume

 

SINGER /
IMPRESSIONIST
SIX YEARS AS FEATURED VOCALIST / VOCAL IMPRESSIONIST for high profile, Manhattan based ORCHESTRAS including THE DEANNA JONES ORCHESTRA, THE STARLIGHT ORCHESTRA and THE MANHATTAN SWING ORCHESTRA..... as part of an all-star lineup that included GLADYS NIGHT, ART GARFUNKEL and ASHFORD & SIMPSON, garnered celebrity audience kudos for his performance at the MICHAEL DOUGLAS / CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Plaza Hotel post nuptial celebration..... appears regularly at prestigious events for and / or sponsored by leading figures in NYC politics, business, society, media and the arts -- KATIE COURIC, TOM BROKAW and LIZA MINNELLI, most recently among them.

COMEDIAN /
SINGER /
IMPRESSIONIST
MORE THAN TWENTY YEAR CAREER COMBINING TALENTS AS A COMEDIAN, VOCALIST AND IMPRESSIONIST..... joined the cast of "THE SOPRANOS" at club Downtime, NYC for well received "Mob Night" event, an evening of music and comedy inspired by the hit series and sponsored by actor and "Sopranos" cast member, VINCENT PASTORE; OPENED FOR DOMINIC "UNCLE JUNIOR" CHIANESE..... TEAMED UP WITH CHIANESE AGAIN for the Gear Magazine "Cinema Wiseguys" bash..... AS PART OF THE A-CAPELLA MUSIC / COMEDY GROUP "EGG CREAM REVIVAL" -- AND LATER AS A SOLO ACT -- was a favorite in every club and ballroom throughout the Poconos, Catskills and Berkshire Resorts.

COMEDIAN FIFTEEN YEAR VETERAN OF THE NYC COMEDY CLUB CIRCUIT..... SHARED THE STAGE WITH EVERYONE FROM CHRIS ROCK AND JERRY SEINFELD TO ROBERT KLEIN AND HENNY YOUNGMAN, at clubs that include Caroline's, The Comic Strip, The Improv and Ric Newman's Catch A Rising Star..... APPEARED ON THE A&E TELEVISION NETWORK'S LIVE BROADCAST FROM CAROLINE'S, showcasing material by JON STEWART and ROBERT ALTMAN.

ACTOR PLAYED LEADING ROLES IN NY / NJ REPERTORY AND DINNER THEATER -- Mr. Bumble in "Oliver", Koko in "The Mikado" and Don Borleone in "Godfather's Meschugner Wedding", among others..... APPEARED IN OR PROVIDED VOICE OVERS FOR countless commercials for local NYC advertisers.

TRAINING /
EDUCATION
ACTOR'S INSTITUTE (Scene Study with Joe Scalzo, Sally Fisher, Dan Fauci)..... SINGING FOR STAGE (Elinor Ellsworth)..... HB STUDIOS ACTING TECHNIQUE (Elizabeth Williams)..... NATIONAL IMPROVISATION THEATER (William Smith)..... ACTING TECHNIQUE (Private study with George Fox)..... VOICE OVER TRAINING (Charles Rosen & Dan Duckworth)..... BARUCH COLLEGE (B.S. in Marketing).

PERSONAL height, 5'7'' .. weight, 210 lbs. .. hair, brown .. eyes, blue .. voice, baritone - belt

SKILLS  Driver's License, Sneezer, Pocket Billiards.

AFFILIATIONS AFTRA, G.I.A.A.

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