Lawrence Francis Manetti (born July 23, 1947) is an American

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best known for his role as Orville Wilbur Richard "Rick" Wright on the CBS

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series '' Magnum, P.I.'' which starred

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as the title character. He also starred in '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' as

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Robert A. "Bobby" Boyle, a pilot in the VMF-214 squadron headed by Greg "Pappy" Boyington (played by

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Career

Manetti studied acting in Chicago with the Ted Liss Players. His first television role was as a young detective in

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's '' Chase'' (1973–74). He would go on to play pilot "Bobby Boyle" in ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–78) with

. He followed this up with a role as a bookie on the short-lived NBC series, '' The Duke'' (1979), which also featured Conrad in the title role. Manetti's signature role on '' Magnum, P.I.'' lasted for the entire eight-year run of the series (1980–88). He also had co-starring roles in 25 feature films and guest starred on many other television shows, including '' Rockford Files'', ''

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'', '' Starsky & Hutch'', ''

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'', '' Fantasy Island '', '' Battlestar Galactica'', '' Renegade'', ''

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'', '' JAG'' and ''

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''. He also had a minor role in the 1993 film '' CIA II: Target Alexa''. Since July 2011, Larry and Nancy Manetti have hosted a weekly radio program on CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks. It was announced on January 24, 2013, that Manetti had joined CBS's revived version of '' Hawaii Five-0'' in the recurring role of "Nicky 'The Kid' Demarco". The character is described as "a local lounge legend ... ho back in the day, was mentored by the one and only Frank Sinatra." In October 2019, he appeared in the revival of '' Magnum P.I.'', playing the same character.

Other

Manetti is the author of the semi-autobiographical ''Aloha Magnum'', based on his time on ''Magnum P.I.'' and

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about fellow cast members and celebrities such as Frank Sinatra,

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, and

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. He used to host a "Celebrity Brunch" and once owned a restaurant in the Plaza Hotel & Casino, which was owned by his friend D. W. Barrick of Barrick Gaming Corporation.

Books

*''Aloha Magnum: Larry Manetti's Magnum, P.I. Memories''. Manetti, Larry & Chip Silverman (1999); Los Angeles, CA: Renaissance Books;

Selected filmography

Film

* '' Two-Minute Warning'' (1976) as The S.W.A.T. Team—Pratt * ''

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'' (1977) as Dan * ''

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'' (1993) as Lengle * '' CIA II: Target Alexa'' (1993) as Radcliffe * ''Fatal Pursuit'' (1995) as Gersi * '' Top of the World'' (1997) as Morgan * '' Scar City'' (1998) as Paul * ''Hijack'' (1998) as Thomas Grady * ''No Tomorrow'' (1999) as Lewis * ''

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'' (1999) as Billy * '' The Alternate'' (2000) as Agent Harris * ''Random Acts'' (2001) * ''The Stoneman Murders'' (2002) as Sgt. C. "Chickie" Mudryck * ''Sinatra Club'' (2010) as Peg Leg Broncato * ''The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez'' (2012)

Television

* ''

(1973-1978) as Paramedic (uncredited)/Bert Dwyer/Brian * '' Starsky & Hutch'' (1975, season 1 episode 1) as Stan * '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–1978, TV series) as 1st Lt. Robert A. "Bobby" Boyle * '' Battlestar Galactica'' (1978-1979) as Lt. Giles * ''

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'' (1979-1980) * '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988) as Orville "Rick" Wright/Reverend Myron Bentley * ''

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'' (1986) as Junior P. Harmon in the "Printer's Devil" episode (2/16) * ''

'' (1993) as Vic * ''

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'' (1993) as Doc Nass * ''

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'' (2007) as Larry * '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2013–2016) as Nicky "The Kid" DeMarco * '' Magnum P.I.'' (2019) as Nicky "The Kid" DeMarco

References

External links

Larry Manetti's homepage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manetti, Larry American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Chicago American people of Italian descent American memoirists 1947 births Living people