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'' (1984-1989) and

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in the 1993 film '' Jurassic Park''.

Life and career

Ferrero was born in Brockport, New York. He joined the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles and began to act in Hollywood. He is widely remembered for his role as the ill-fated lawyer Donald Gennaro in '' Jurassic Park'' (1993). He appeared as a regular on the 1980s TV series ''

'' playing the comic relief character Izzy Moreno, an informant with a

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infused Cuban accent and involved in a variety of outlandish business ventures. He initially appeared in the pilot episode as assassin Trini DeSoto. He also guest-starred on an episode of '' Cheers'' ("Rescue Me", season 3), playing the role of an Italian waiter. In addition, he has appeared in ''

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'' (1995), '' Gods and Monsters'' (1998), and '' The Tailor of Panama'' (2001). As of 2008, Ferrero is a member of the Antaeus Company, a Los Angeles classical theater ensemble. In 2011, Ferrero reprised the role of Donald Gennaro in a

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parody of ''Jurassic Park''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrero, Martin 1947 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American people of Italian descent Living people San Jose State University alumni