James Pirri (born September 4, 1964) is an American actor and fight choreographer. He served as a voice actor in several animated series, films, and video games, and is best known for portraying Angelo Bronte in ''

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'', Luca Cocchiola in '' Battlefield 1'', Rais in ''

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'', Boozer in ''

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'', and

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in ''

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''. He has also acted on TV shows such as David Vega in ''

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'' and Uncle Frank in '' Shake It Up''. Pirri grew up in

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, and has often portrayed and voiced Italian characters.

Biography and career

The son of a linguist, Pirri grew up in

and is also fluent in Italian. He studied theatre at the

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, although he was an engineering major. He had roles in the 1987 Colorado Shakespeare Festival and played Guildenstern in the 1988 Colorado Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet. He has also worked on many of Dan Schneider's shows, first as Mario on an episode of ''

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'', second as André on an episode of ''

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'', as well as the recurring David Vega in ''

''. He has also appeared on several other TV shows, such as Disney Channel's '' Shake It Up'' as a recurring character named Uncle Frank, as well as appearances on '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''

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'', '' The O.C.'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Pirri also portrayed the character Rais, the main antagonist of ''

''. In 2016, he portrayed Commander Akeel Min Riah in '' Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare''. In 2018, he portrayed Angelo Bronte, an Italian crime boss, in ''

''. In 2019, he portrayed William "Boozer" Gray, best friend of protagonist Deacon St. John, in ''

''. In 2020, he appeared on ''

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'' as Alador Blight. In May 2023, Pirri confirmed at the time of the release of the newest trailer and gameplay footage for '' Marvel’s Spider-Man 2'' at the 2023

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Showcase that he had obtained the role of

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pirri, Jim 1964 births American male voice actors University of Colorado alumni Living people 20th-century American male actors Place of birth missing (living people) American male stage actors American male television actors American male video game actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors Year of birth missing (living people)