Joey Dedio (born September 11, 1963) is an American actor of Puerto Rican and

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descent.

Early life

Dedio was born in

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on September 11, 1963.

Career

While in his 20s, Dedio appeared in the

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soap opera '' Another World'' and the television version of ''

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'', as the voice of

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. He provided the voice of lead character Wheeler in the environmentalist cartoon show ''

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''. He voiced a drug dealer in an anti-drug special ''

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'', which was introduced by then-President

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and his wife, First Lady

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. His other voice roles include ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He later appeared in '' Sunset Beach'' and guest starred on ''

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'' and ''

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.'' In theatres, he appeared in

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productions like SoHo Reps ''Skin'' and workshopped for

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's Broadway bound ''The Dead Boy.'' He has appeared in over fifteen films including '' L.A. Rules'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Timelock'' (1996), ''

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'', '' Queenie in Love'', '' A Good Night to Die'', '' Strays'' and ''

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''. In 2004 he starred in and associate produced ''

Bomb the System ''Bomb the System'' is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Adam Bhala Lough. It stars Mark Webber, Gano Grills, Jaclyn DeSantis, Jade Yorker, Bönz Malone, Kumar Pallana and Joey SEMZ. The story revolves around a group of graffiti artis ...

''. Dedio's first screenplay titled ''Downtown: A Street Tale'' was completed in 2006. Dedio then co-produced the documentary '' The Providence Effect'' about the school Providence St. Mel, where President Obama was a community organizer before becoming President of the United States. Dedio then starred opposite Academy Award winner Melissa Leo in the South African drama ''Lullaby'' directed by Academy Award nominee Darryl Roodt. In 2013 Dedio produced the film ''Musical Chairs'' directed by Academy Award nominee Susan Seidelman. The film earned the producers a GLADD nomination for Best Feature. Dedio then wrote and starred in the title role of the hit award-winning film ''

Tio Papi ''Tio Papi'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film directed by Fro Rojas, and starring Joey Dedio, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Kelly McGillis and Frankie Faison. Cast * Joey Dedio *Elizabeth Rodriguez *Kelly McGillis *Frankie Faison *Gabriella Fanuele ...

''. Dedio was nominated as Best Actor at the 2013

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for his portrayal of Ray Ray Dominguez as well as receiving a key to the city of Miami and Miami Beach for his work on the project. Dedio's next film was the cult classic ''36 Saints''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dedio, Joey 1963 births Living people American male film actors Film producers from New York (state) American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from New York City Puerto Rican male actors American people of Italian descent American actors of Puerto Rican descent