Andrew Cassese Explained
Andrew Cassese |
Occupation: | Actor, musician |
Years Active: | 1983– |
Andrew Cassese (born)[1] is an American stage and film actor and musician. Born in New York, Cassese is perhaps best known for starring in the 1984 comedy film Revenge of the Nerds and it's 1987 sequel as child prodigy Harold Wormser. In 2007, he starred as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in the Philadelphia Theatre Company premiere of Nerds://A Musical Software Satire.
Life and career
Cassese is an Italian American native of Brooklyn, New York.[2] He attended Patchogue-Medford High School on Long Island,[3] graduating in 1990. Cassese graduated from the NYU Film School in 1995 with three years of production experience with Fox News Channel in New York.
An actor by trade, his credits also include starring roles on Broadway in the productions of Smile and Nine, Tommy Tune's award-winning musical starring Raul Julia. Cassese was also one of the stars of the CBS series, TV 101. Cassese is an accomplished guitarist and singer, and is a member of SAG, AFTRA, and Actor's Equity. In 2017, Cassese joined Robert Carradine, Don Gibb, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi and Julia Montgomery for interviews at the Rhode Island Comic Con.[4] The following year in 2018, Cassese joined Robert Carradine and Don Gibb for interviews at the Niagara Falls Comic Con.[5] Cassee joined Robert Carradine, Timothy Busfield, Curtis Armstrong, Julia Montgomery, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi, and Donald Gibb for a 40th Anniversary Revenge of the Nerds panel on August 10, 2024 at the New Jersey Horror Con.[6]
Filmography
- Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
- Chips Ahoy![7] (1986) TV commercial
- Hi-C[8] (1985) TV commercial
- (1986) (TV)
- (1987)
- TV 101 (1988) TV Series
Stage
- Smile
- Nine
- Eight is NEVER Enough! (2002)
- I Love My Wife (2004)
- Nerds://A Musical Software Satire (2007)
External links
Notes and References
- News: Buxton . Kathryn . 1987-04-05 . 'Nerds' Hit the Beach in Fort Lauderdale . . 7L . ...15-year-old actor Andrew Cassese....
- Web site: What Are You Looking At, Nerd?. Abrams. Brian. December 6, 2007. Heeb Magazine. Heeb Media. June 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20090604034403/http://www.heebmagazine.com/articles/view/97. June 4, 2009.
- Web site: Welcome to Patchogue Medford High School! . February 10, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224002153/http://www.pat-med.k12.ny.us/schools/hs/ . February 24, 2009 . mdy-all .
- November 14, 2017 . Revenge of the Nerds reunion panel @ Rhode Island Comic Con 2017 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/Mqsy-Q_gobo . 2021-12-22 . live. ChristineDoesCons . . September 27, 2021.
- June 3, 2018 . Revenge of the Nerds Reunion Niagara Falls Comic Con 2018 Full Panel . Convention Junkies . . September 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210718112838/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_qocyKDtEo . July 18, 2021 . live.
- Web site: REVENGE OF THE NERDS 40th Anniversary Panel – NJHC Aug 2024. August 13, 2024. YouTube. August 14, 2024. August 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240814162901/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsXRUuWlv9U. live.
- November 27, 2009 . Chips Ahoy Commercial (1986) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/VPAPNv1zGs4 . 2021-12-22 . live. mycommercials . . September 27, 2021.
- April 13, 2013 . Hi-C commercial (1985) . RW-TV: RetroWinnipeg . . September 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210627180053/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ssrnCwvbzs . June 27, 2021 . live.