John Joseph Palermo (March 1, 1982 — June 8, 2009) was an American

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Early life

A native of

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, Palermo graduated from Webster High School in 2000. He is the son of John M. Palermo and Patricia A. Crawford and brother to Jennifer M. Alma and Rick F. Palermo. While there, he played

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and was a member of the school's state championship team in 1999. Johnny also loved to make movies as a kid using his father's camera and anyone and anything he could find to star in his feature films. Palermo later attended the

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, where he studied special-effects movie makeup.

Career

In 2002, Palermo moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He subsequently appeared in more than 30 television shows. He had a recurring role on the

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series '' Just for Kicks'', and he had appeared in ''

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'' as Chris' overgrown classmate Frank DiPaolo.

Death

On June 8, 2009, he and his girlfriend Alessandra Giangrande were both killed in an early morning car crash in

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. Giangrande was driving at the time. Palermo was 27 years old at the time of his death.

Filmography

* ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'' (2004, TV Series) as Ken Mazzacone (1978) * ''

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'' (2005, TV Series) as Marine Medic * ''

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'' (2005, TV Series) as Jon #2 * ''

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'' (2005-2007, TV Series) as Vinnie / Bus Boy * ''

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'' (2005, Short) as Ross * ''

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'' (2005, TV Series) as Uniformed Cop * ''Sad Potato'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006, TV Series) as T-Man - Frat Guy * ''Slip'' (2006) - Gumbo * '' Just for Kicks'' (2006, TV Series) as Evan Ribisi * ''

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'' (2006, TV Series) as Vendor #2 * ''

'' (2006, TV Series) as Frank DiPaolo * '' ER'' (2007, TV Series) as Officer Scanaloni * '' CSI: NY'' (2008, TV Series) as Ronnie Hall * ''

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'' (2008, TV Series) as Cafe Guy * '' CSI: Miami'' (2009, TV Series) as Louie Clayton * '' Rules of Engagement'' (2009, TV Series) as Rocco * ''Angel of Death'' (2009) as Leroy * ''Pizza with Bullets'' (2010) as Young Don Vito (final film role; posthumous release)

References

External links

* 1982 births 2009 deaths Male actors from New York (state) American male television actors Road incident deaths in California 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub