Antonio Zarro (born August 17, 1970) is an Italian-American, director and actor. Zarro received a

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in 1987 for ''

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'', a 60-minute 1986 student film made while attending the

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(now

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) which received a positive review in the '' All Movie Guide''. This film was the first from CBNU to win an Academy Award.

Career

His work has screened at the NY Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Virginia Festival of American Film, the Columbus Film Festival, Worldfest-Houston and Worldfest-Flagstaff. A few of Zarro's awards include: a student

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, a Cine Golden Eagle, a Telly, an Addy, a Mercury Award, a Questar, an

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, an Axion and an

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. He is a member of the

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, acting in movies, television and the theatre. In 1998, Zarro established the Zarro Acting Academy, training film actors on the East Coast. His classes have given numerous students a start in major motion pictures, prime time television and national cable shows. In addition, he taught as an adjunct instructor at

(1989–1991) in

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and

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(2001–2006) in Norfolk, Virginia. During his undergrad years, Zarro was President of the Communications chapter of

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and his video dramas won regional and national awards. In 1986, he wrote and directed a student film ''

'', which won a Student Academy Award. He has a BA from the University of Tulsa in Television and Theatre and an MA from Regent in Film. He made an uncredited appearance as a soldier in the

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film '' Gods and Generals''. He is currently assistant professor of

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-television at

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Film

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zarro, Antonio American male film actors American people of Italian descent American film directors American film editors Living people American film producers 1961 births Male actors from Rome Italian emigrants to the United States Regent University alumni Regent University faculty Old Dominion University faculty Palm Beach Atlantic University faculty University of Tulsa alumni 21st-century American male actors