Kenneth Joseph Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American comedian, a film and television actor, producer and screenwriter.
Marino was born in West Islip, New York into an Italian family to Kenneth Joseph Marino. He studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYC). He had early success on television as a member of a comedy troupe on the MTV sketch comedy series' The State in 1993, which he was a...
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Kenneth Joseph Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American comedian, a film and television actor, producer and screenwriter.
Marino was born in West Islip, New York into an Italian family to Kenneth Joseph Marino. He studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYC). He had early success on television as a member of a comedy troupe on the MTV sketch comedy series' The State in 1993, which he was also a founding member of. He had a recurring role as Prof. Wilder on the TV series Dawson's Creek (2001-2002) and in You Wrote It, You Watch It (1992). He made multiple appearances on Charmed and Rock Me Baby, and appeared in three seasons of Veronica Mars as private detective Vinnie Van Lowe. He was cast to star in a re-make of the TV series The Courtship of Eddie's Father, but the pilot was not picked up. Instead, he was cast in the Starz original series Party Down. He also starred as a gay demon on the TV series Reaper.
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