Jeremy Luke (born March 23, 1977)
[ is an American actor, best known for his roles as Danny in '' Don Jon'' and as ]Mickey Cohen
Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1913 – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster based in Los Angeles and boss of the Cohen crime family during the mid-20th century.
Early life
Mickey Cohen was born on September 4, 1913, in New York ...
in the TNT
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series '' Mob City''.
Early life
Luke was born and raised in Staten Island, New York
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. He attended the College of Staten Island
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Programs in the liberal arts and sciences and pro ...
and went on to have a successful career as a Night Club promoter. Luke first became an actor as a stress outlet and eventually made it his full profession. He has described his ancestry as "Puerto Rican, Italian, and Jewish
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".
Career
For the first decade of his career, Luke mostly had small guest roles in television series such as ''Judging Amy
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'', ''NYPD Blue
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'', '' ER'', ''Las Vegas
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'', and ''Desperate Housewives
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''. He received his first major role in the Syfy television film '' Jersey Shore Shark Attack''.[
In 2013, he had a supporting role in '' Don Jon'', which was directed by and starred ]Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his leading perform ...
.[ He also played the role of ]Mickey Cohen
Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1913 – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster based in Los Angeles and boss of the Cohen crime family during the mid-20th century.
Early life
Mickey Cohen was born on September 4, 1913, in New York ...
in the TNT
Troponin T (shortened TnT or TropT) is a part of the troponin complex, which are proteins integral to the contraction of skeletal and heart muscles. They are expressed in skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Troponin T binds to tropomyosin and helps ...
television series '' Mob City'', which was created by director and writer Frank Darabont
Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a scre ...
.
In 2019, he appeared in Martin Scorsese
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’s film, ''The Irishman
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'', as Marco Rossi.
Luke also appeared as Paulie Lombardo in the 2020 action-adventure video game '' Mafia: Definitive Edition'', a remake of the 2002 video game, where he also lent his voice, likeness and motion capture performance. Luke was also in the movie ''Poor Greg Drowning'' in 2020.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
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1970s births
College of Staten Island alumni
Living people
Male actors from Staten Island
21st-century American male actors
American people of Italian descent
American people of Jewish descent
American actors of Puerto Rican descent
American male film actors
American male television actors
Year of birth missing (living people)