Michael C. Maronna Explained

Michael Maronna
Birth Name:Michael C. Maronna
Birth Date:27 September 1977
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Years Active:1989–present
Children:1

Michael C. Maronna (born September 27, 1977) is an American actor, who has appeared in several television programs and films. He is best known for his roles as "Big Pete" Wrigley on the television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete and as Jeff McCallister in the movie Home Alone (1990) and (1992).

Early life and education

Maronna was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a firefighter father and a guidance counselor mother. He is of one half Italian, three-eighths Irish, and one-eighth Dutch descent. He was the first grandchild in a big family, which included one younger brother and sister.[1] [2] As a teenager, he went to Hunter College High School in New York City, before attending Purchase College of the State University of New York, where he studied documentary/nonfiction filmmaking.[3] [4]

Career

Maronna appeared in his first commercial at a very young age, and it was for a Scott Paper advertisement. He played older Pete Wrigley in the television show The Adventures of Pete & Pete on Nickelodeon (from 1989 to 1996), as well as the character of Jeff McCallister in the movie Home Alone (1990) and (1992). In the first one he says the line "Kevin, you are such a disease!", which became widely popular.[5] He also portrayed a teenage killer in an episode of Law & Order.

Maronna was in a widely seen series of 1999 ads for TD Ameritrade as Stuart, a slacker employee of a clueless boss whom he helps get on the internet with over-the-top zealousness.[6] Maronna reprised the role in a comedy reel with Bill Clinton, which was shown at Clinton's final appearance as the President of the United States at the 2000 White House Correspondents' Association dinner.[7]

In the 2000s, Maronna appeared in the movies Slackers and 40 Days and 40 Nights. Other credits include roles in Sex and the City and Be Kind Rewind.[8]

He also appeared in music videos for the 2007 Nada Surf song "Whose Authority"[9] and The XYZ Affair's "All My Friends."

Maronna's last acting credits were in 2013, and since then he has worked as an electrician on films and television in New York.[10] He co-hosts the podcast The Adventures of Danny and Mike with his Adventures of Pete and Pete co-star Danny Tamberelli.[11] He has resumed acting in the 2020s.

Filmography

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
1989-1996The Adventures of Pete & PeteBig Pete Wrigley3 seasons (+ specials and shorts)
1990Home AloneJeff McCallisterFilm debut
1992Jeff McCallisterFilm
1994The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big AppleTV special
1997Law & OrderDale Kershaw"Thrill" (S8E1)
1998Le New YorkerAmi de KareenFilm
2000ExpiredTrevorShort film
2000The Final DaysStuartShort film
2002SlackersJeff DavisFilm
200240 Days and 40 NightsBagel GuyFilm
2003What Alice FoundAlice's BoyfriendFilm
2003Gilmore GirlsLeon"Here Comes the Son" (S3E21)
2004Bad AppleVideographerTV film
2004Men Without JobsE-ManFilm
2010On EdgeFBI AgentShort film
2024I Saw the TV GlowNeighbor #1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: August 28, 2019. Michael C. Maronna [Interview]]. January 30, 2021. Trainwreck'd Society.
  2. Web site: Mendoza. N.F.. June 12, 1994. Nick's oddball brothers make Saturdays nights even quirkier than before. February 14, 2021. Los Angeles Times.
  3. Web site: Richard Pandiscio's One To Watch - Ameritrade commercial . BNET Business Network. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080330224655/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_1_30/ai_58929070. March 30, 2008. November 28, 2008.
  4. Web site: November 5, 2013. Interview with Danny & Mike from the Adventures of Pete & Pete. dead. June 9, 2020. Voxelectro.com. August 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807005713/http://www.voxelectro.com/danny-and-mike-tadventures-of-pete-pete/.
  5. Web site: Herbert. Geoff. September 25, 2018. 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' TV stars visit Syracuse restaurant. June 9, 2020. Syracuse.com.
  6. News: In Ameritrade Ads, Stuart Lights The Candle of Dot-Com Success . Buckman . Rebecca . . December 7, 1999 . subscription.
  7. Web site: The Final Days (2000). IMDb. April 25, 2020.
  8. Web site: Michael C. Maronna Filmography. IMDb. April 18, 2019.
  9. Web site: New Nada Surf Video – "Whose Authority" (Stereogum Premiere). stereogum.com. January 14, 2008. March 10, 2022.
  10. Web site: ATX Exclusive Interview with The Adventures of Pete & Pete's Danny Tamberelli and Michael C. Maronna. Zippilli. Gina. June 17, 2017. Talk Nerdy With Us. April 25, 2020.
  11. Web site: The Podcasting Adventures of Pete & Pete aka Danny & Mike. Czajkowski. Elise. September 18, 2013. Vulture. April 25, 2020.