Lou Liberatore (born 1959) is an American actor. A graduate of

Fordham University Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...

, Liberatore made his New York City stage debut in the 1982

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production of ''

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''. As a permanent member of the company he appeared in ''The Great Grandson of Jebediah Kohler'', ''Black Angel'', and ''

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'' and ''

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'', both of which transferred to

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. The latter earned him both Tony and

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nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He also appeared

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in '' Sight Unseen''. Liberatore's television credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and the

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movies ''If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium'', ''

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'', '' Baby Brokers'', and '' Tom Clancy's Op Center''. He also appeared in the film ''

It's My Party "It's My Party" is a song recorded by American singer Lesley Gore on her debut studio album '' I'll Cry If I Want To'' (1963). It was released as a single on April 5, 1963, by Mercury Records. The song was written by Herb Wiener, John Gluck Jr. ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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* * 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male stage actors American male television actors Fordham University alumni Living people 1959 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub