Andrew Martin Cassese (born February 12, 1972) is an American stage and film actor and musician. Born in New York, Cassese is perhaps best known for starring in the 1984 comedy film ''

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'' as child prodigy Harold Wormser. In 2007, he starred as Microsoft co-founder

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in the Philadelphia Theatre Company premiere of ''Nerds://A Musical Software Satire''.

Life and career

Cassese is an Italian American native of

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, New York. He attended Patchogue-Medford High School on Long Island, graduating in 1990. Cassese graduated from the

NYU Film School The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

in 1995 with three years of production experience with Fox News Channel in New York. An actor by trade, his credits also include starring roles on Broadway in the productions of ''

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'' and ''

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'',

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's award-winning musical starring

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. Cassese was also one of the stars of the CBS series,

TV 101 ''TV 101'' is an American drama television series that aired on CBS from November 29, 1988 until March 25, 1989. The series stars Sam Robards, Brynn Thayer, Leon Russom and Andrew Cassese. Other notable cast members include Stacey Dash, Teri Pol ...

. Cassese is an accomplished guitarist and singer, and is a member of SAG, AFTRA, and

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. In 2017, Cassese joined

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, Don Gibb, Curtis Armstrong,

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and

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for interviews at the Rhode Island Comic Con. The following year in 2018, Cassese joined

and Don Gibb for interviews at the Niagara Falls Comic Con.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1984) * '' Chips Ahoy!'' (1986) TV commercial * ''

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'' (1985) TV commercial * '' The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure'' (1986) (TV) * '' Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) TV Series

Stage

* ''Smile'' * ''Nine'' * ''Eight is NEVER Enough!'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''Nerds://A Musical Software Satire'' (2007)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cassese, Andrew 1972 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American people of Italian descent Tisch School of the Arts alumni