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'', and is also known for his roles in ''

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'' (1993), and ''

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'' (2019). Lombardozzi has also had lead roles in series such as '' Breakout Kings'' (2011-2012) and ''

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'' (2015-2017). He also portrayed Gaitano "Guy" Russo in the

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series '' Reacher''.

Career

Lombardozzi was cast in his first film role at age seventeen, when

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cast him in ''

'' as a low level gun dealer named Nicky Zero. 20 years later, he would reunite with De Niro for the film ''The Family''. He is known for playing Ray Zancanelli on the A&E television series '' Breakout Kings'' and for his roles as Tony Salerno in

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's ''

'' (2019), as a firefighter in

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’s '' The King of Staten Island'' and on the

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programs '' Oz'' as Ralph Galino, ''

'' as Herc, ''

'' as Dominick, and ''

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'' as

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lombardozzi, Domenick 1976 births American male film actors American people of Italian descent American male television actors Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors