John Di Domenico Explained

John Di Domenico
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Birth Date:4 November 1962
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1980–present

John Di Domenico (born November 4, 1962) is an American actor, comedian and writer, best known for his award-winning impersonation of Donald Trump.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He has portrayed Donald Trump many times on television, movies and web series, which includes Meet the Spartans, Conan, Red Eye, You Got Trumped and others.[6] [7] [8]

Early life and education

Di Domenico was born in Ambler, Pennsylvania to John and Selena Di Domenico. When he was a teenager, he started performing with a community theatre group which worked out of the Ambler Theatre and Opera house. Di Domenico attended East Stroudsburg University in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, majoring in Speech Communications.[9] He then transferred to Temple University in Philadelphia.[10] After he graduated from Temple with a BA in Speech Communications Di Domenico joined a Philadelphia advertising agency as a copywriter.

Career

He began his acting career in the late 1980s in Philadelphia. He first joined SKITZOID Comedy Troupe and started performing and touring nationally with the company. He became the head writer and artistic director. In September 1989 Di Domenico auditioned for and landed the role of Joey Vitale in the hit off-Broadway interactive improvisational show "Tony n' Tina's Wedding."[11] While working in New York John became a member of Some Assembly Required, one of the city's finest improvisation companies.

Di Domenico has portrayed Donald Trump many times on Conan,[12] Fox News Redeye and the Netflix original series Chelsea.[13] [14] [15] Di Domenico won ABC's The View's "Best Donald Trump" competition.[16] John's non-Trump appearances include the CBS series True Detective, "Labor Day" for PBS, and the hit HBO series, The Sopranos, where he played Howie Reinstein.

In 2016 during Trump's candidacy for President of the United States, Di Domenico's celebrity surged with media appearances and coverage with news media outlets worldwide all over the globe.[17] [18] [19]

During his career, he has impersonated celebrities including Dr. Phil, Guy Fieri, Jay Leno and Mike Myers.[20] [21]

Trump Impersonation

He began his Donald Trump impression in 2004 when asked if he could do a voice-over of "The Donald" for The Apprentice type game.[22] [23] Di Domenico has closely studied Trump's vocal and physical changes over the years to adapt his own impersonation, spending for Donald Trump wigs and creating personalized make-up and wardrobe to capture the essence of Trump.[24] [25] He has appeared as Donald Trump on Fox & Friends (Fox News) in 2006 and has appeared multiple times since then.[26] [27] [28] In January 2021, Di Domenico began acting in a YouTube webisode series, Orange Acres, where he and actress Mikalah Gordon portray Donald and Melania Trump as they navigate the post-Presidency life, searching for jobs and attempting to get out of crippling debt.

Credits

Movies

!Year!Movies!Role!Notes
2008Meet the SpartansDonald Trump[29]
2008Disaster MovieDr. Phil lookalike/The Love Guru
2013Not Another Celebrity MovieDonald Trump[30]
201330 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon TattooRonald Crump[31]
2012PluralityDirector Allan Pollard
2019Purge of KingdomsLord Trumpet of Orange
2020Trump CardDonald Trump (voice)

Television

!Year!Television!Role!Notes
2020The Good FightDonald TrumpEpisode: "The Gang Goes to War"
2017Chelsea3 episodes
2017The ViewActor
2017The New Movie ShowDonald Trump
2016You Got Trumped: The First 100 Days13 episodes [32]
2016Marino
2016President Trump: Can He Really Win?
2016ABC News Nightline
2015-2018Conan49 episodes
2015–2017Red Eye w/Tom Shillue
2015Who Is Donald Trump?
2014American Native
2007The SopranosHowie ReinsteinEpisode: "Kennedy and Heidi"

Awards

His appearance on ABC's The View helped him the win for "Best Trump" impersonation which made him a finalist in the L.A. Laugh Factory's International Trump Impersonation contest, for which he took top spot.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trump Impersonator shares GOP candidate's hilarious plans for the White House. USA Today. 24 August 2018.
  2. News: How to Impersonate Someone. The New York Times . May 20, 2016 . 24 August 2018. Wollan . Malia .
  3. News: Yuge news: Kirk Cousins shoots Super Bowl commercial with fake Trump. The Washington Post. 24 August 2018.
  4. News: At £7,000 per booking, is this man the world's BEST Donald Trump impersonator?. O'Neill. Josh. March 28, 2016. Daily Express. 24 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Political Parodies: The Best Trump and Clinton Impersonations.... ksat.com. 24 August 2018. August 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190804133233/https://www.ksat.com/inside-edition/political-parodies-the-best-trump-and-clinton-impersonations-through-the-years. dead.
  6. News: The Hardest Working Trump Impersonator in Showbiz. November 7, 2016. Narratively. 24 August 2018.
  7. News: Meet the Trump Impersonator Who Was in a Local Heating Company's Super Bowl Ad Washingtonian. February 6, 2017. Washingtonian. 24 August 2018.
  8. News: Being Donald Trump: the life of an impersonator. Kisner. Jordan. June 23, 2017. The Guardian. 24 August 2018. 0261-3077.
  9. News: Ambler native John Di Domenico impersonates Donald Trump for big bucks. Philadelphia Daily News. 24 August 2018.
  10. News: Odd Super Bowl ad starring Temple grad and ex-NFL star didn't air in Philly. Philadelphia Daily News. 24 August 2018.
  11. News: No ducking this Donald impression. correspondent. Michael Elkin. Bucks County Courier Times. 24 August 2018. August 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190804170119/https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/06b87564-0b15-11e6-864a-d7bfd6ea6433.html. dead.
  12. News: Seizing on Trump's Political Rise. June 6, 2016. BernardGoldberg.com. 24 August 2018.
  13. News: Di Domenico's Trump even trumps Trump. November 3, 2016. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 24 August 2018.
  14. News: Is Meryl Streep the best Donald Trump? The top five celebrity impersonators. Reporters. Telegraph. June 8, 2016. The Telegraph. 24 August 2018. 0307-1235.
  15. News: Le sosie de Donald Trump profite de la campagne de son modèle. cnews.fr. 24 August 2018. fr.
  16. News: The Best Donald Trump Impressions, Ranked. Fitz-Gerald. Sean. June 24, 2016. Thrillist. 24 August 2018.
  17. News: Trump impersonator at National Enquirer party won't say who has his vote – NY Daily News. Confidential. Daily News. New York. 24 August 2018.
  18. News: This Donald Trump impersonator is so good he is a celebrity in his own right. October 11, 2016. Deccan Chronicle. 24 August 2018.
  19. News: Donald Trump impersonator FOOLS This Morning viewers. Corner. Natalie. September 27, 2016. mirror. 24 August 2018.
  20. News: Trump impressionist John Di Domenico's next portrayal: himself. February 19, 2018. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 24 August 2018.
  21. Web site: Best Celebrity Impersonator John Di Domenico Booking Agent – Booking Best Celebrity Impersonator and Political Comedian for Live Political Comedy Shows and Corporate Event Entertainment – Politicos Comedy Brigade. politicoscomedy.com. 24 August 2018.
  22. News: The art of Trump-speak: How to talk like The Donald. July 21, 2016. 24 August 2018. August 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825143239/https://www.circa.com/story/2016/07/21/politics/the-art-of-trump-speak-how-to-talk-like-the-donald. dead.
  23. Web site: Pop goes Trump! The artists, comedians and meme-makers deflating the Donald. Virtue. Graeme. Mumford. Gwilym. November 5, 2016. The Guardian. 24 August 2018. Holland. Luke. Dean. Will. Raeside. Julia. Sherwin. Skye. Jonze. Tim.
  24. News: Meet the World's Most Tremendous Trump Impersonator. POLITICO Magazine. 24 August 2018.
  25. News: As long as Trump is in the race, these impersonators will have jobs. The Washington Post. 24 August 2018.
  26. News: Trump that! Donald Trump impersonator earns £35k a month for gigs. October 9, 2016. Daily Star. United Kingdom. 24 August 2018.
  27. News: Donald Trump's Plan to Build a Border Wall Is Mercilessly Mocked in This New Ad. 24 August 2018.
  28. Web site: Why is this company using Donald Trump's border wall to sell a camera?. Bellantoni. Christina. Los Angeles Times. June 22, 2016 . 24 August 2018.
  29. News: Yuge news: Kirk Cousins shoots Super Bowl commercial with fake Trump. The Washington Post. 24 August 2018.
  30. Web site: Exclusive : Gaga, Sheen & Bieber in Not Another Celebrity Movie? – Moviehole. moviehole.net. 24 August 2018. August 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180824101914/http://moviehole.net/201255466exclusive-gaga-sheen-bieber-in-not-another-celebrity-movie. dead.
  31. Web site: John Di Domenico. IMDb. 24 August 2018.
  32. News: You Got Trumped : les 100 premiers jours de la présidence de Donald Trump déjà parodiés. November 9, 2016. Le Figaro. 24 August 2018. fr-FR.

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