Adam Ferrara is an American

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and

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known for playing the role of Chief "Needles" Nelson on the FX series '' Rescue Me''. He was a co-host on the U.S. version of ''

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'' and played NYPD Sgt. Frank Verelli opposite

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on Showtime series ''

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''. He also played Detective Tommy Manetti on the

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series '' The Job''.

Biography

Ferrara grew up in

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in an

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family. He is married to indie actress Alex Tyler, who is on the cover of his comedy DVD ''Funny as Hell''. She also plays the "Beautiful She Devil" in the special's introductory sketch.

Career

Ferrara has performed on

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and has twice been nominated for the

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for Best Male Stand-Up. Ferrara frequently performs stand-up at

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and the

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. Ferrara also tours often, performing stand-up at the top clubs around the country. He has performed stand-up several times on ''

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'', the ''

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'', and Comedy Central. His stand-up was featured in Comedy Central's animated series

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in 2004. In 2009, Ferrara performed in an hour stand-up special which aired on Comedy Central entitled ''Funny As Hell'', and was released on DVD the same day. Ferrara appeared on

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on January 24, 2013, and has made numerous in-person and telephone appearances since that time. Ferrara co-hosted the American version of ''

''. He recently came up with his new podcast '''30 Minutes You’ll Never Get Back','' which was listed as a 'must listen' by Hidden Remote.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrara, Adam Living people 1966 births American male film actors American stand-up comedians American people of Italian descent American male television actors Television personalities from New York City People from Huntington Station, New York Male actors from New York City Comedians from New York City 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians