Dennis Pietrantonio - Biography

Dennis Pietrantonio is an Irish/Italian Actor born in South Boston. He is the Grand son of Pelino Pietrantonio who was also an Entertainer in Show Business. Pelino was friends with Frank Sinatra and Perry Como,and Peter Falk. The youngest son of William Pelino and his Mother Linda Rose. Dennis started acting in plays when he was 6, with the lead in Yankee Doodle Dandy, then The lead (Danny Zucco)in the play Grease when he was 12. His father often told him being an Entertainer is in his blood. His first time Acting in a movie was in 1998 in a short, filmed in Hollywood. Then in 2006 at a party in Hollywood Dennis was asked by a casting agent if he wanted to act in Oceans 13, he said yes. Getting to work on the Warner Bros Studios lot and in Las Vegas, That lead to Street Kings, and an Invitation to join the Screen Actors Guild. See Dick Run was his first Principal role that year. Returning to Boston in 2011 Dennis starting Acting again, Starting with Ted, then Hear comes the Boom (working with Henry Winkler), That's my Boy, and RIPD. Then in 2012, Dennis played the lead in Deadalus, Dennis's first staring role, that was followed by, Angels Around Me playing Gangster Nick Tedeski, then Grown ups2 Dennis was photo double and Featured in the main fight scene. Then the Judge, and American Hustle. In 2014s The Equalizer Dennis shared the screen with Denzel Washington and old friend. Dennis also Worked on the Black Mass with Johnny Depp, Bleed for this, Sea of Tree's, and The Disney film The Finest Hours followed by the Woody Allen film The Irrational Man. In 2015 Dennis got to work with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Deniro in Joy, Then The Quite Passion based on the life of poet Emily Dickerson, a period piece. Featured Role in Central Intelligence working along side The Rock and Kevin Hart. Ghostbusters 3 was next up. Again working with the full cast, next up was Bloody Donnys Fingers, Dennis playing Donny O'Bannon.