Lenny Venito (born May 10, 1969) is an American

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, who has made appearances in movies such as '' Gigli'', '' Men in Black 3'', and '' War of the Worlds''. He also starred as Marty Weaver in the ABC comedy '' The Neighbors'' and James "Murmur" Zancone on ''

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''.

Life and career

Venito was born in

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. He appeared in a recurring role in ''

'' as " Murmur." He also appeared as John, an incompetent mugger, in two episodes, " Mugged" and " Wingmen", of another HBO Series, '' Flight of the Conchords''. Venito was cast in one episode of ''

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'', as well as in two episodes of ''

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.'' Venito participated in the 2008 Celebrity Poker Invitational. Venito appeared in five episodes of ''

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,'' most notably as Julian Pisano, a snitch with a heart of gold, a role he reprised in '' Blind Justice.'' In 2007, he starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom '' The Knights of Prosperity'' as "Squatch." From 2012 to 2014, Venito starred as Marty Weaver in the ABC comedy '' The Neighbors.'' From 2014 to 2017, Venito voiced the recurring character Uncle Chuck on the

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animated series '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero.'' In 2016, Venito began co-starring in the CBS series ''

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'', portraying the role of Kevin Gable's friend Duffy. Since 2019, he has been featured as "Uncle Cooper" in an ad campaign for Cooper Tires.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venito, Lenny American male film actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Living people People from Staten Island Male actors from New York City 1969 births American people of Italian descent People from Brooklyn 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors