Robert Altomare (October 30, 1938 – April 28, 2012), known professionally as Bobby Alto, was an American actor, comedian and performer. He and Buddy Mantia made up the Brooklyn-based comedy team ''Alto & Mantia''. They performed on both ''

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(original air date October 20, 1968). Alto and Mantia also teamed with Marvin Braverman as the comedy team ''The Untouchables.''

Career

Alto's motion picture credits included ''

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'' (1976). He also appeared in a 1992 episode of

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'' and several television commercials throughout his career. On

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, Alto was a lead performer in the 1992 production of ''3 From Brooklyn'' which performed at the Helen Hayes Theatre in

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. He also starred in the original Broadway production of ''Lovers and Other Strangers'',Taylor, Renee, and Bologna, Joseph, ''Lovers and Other Strangers,'' original cast list
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of the same name. Along with comedy partner Buddy Mantia, Alto was the lead vocalist on the song "It's a Super-Spectacular Day", recorded in 1980. The song was originally aired on ''The

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Death

Robert Altomare died on April 28, 2012, following complications from a stroke suffered in 2010. He is survived by his wife, Melody, and two daughters, Ivy and Kimberly.

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

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* * American male film actors American male television actors People from Brooklyn Male actors from New York City 1938 births 2012 deaths 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians Comedians from New York City {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub