ROBERT LOGGIA

'Robert Loggia' (born January 3 1930) is an American film and television actor who specializes in character parts.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Loggia was born in Staten Island, New York to Italian American parents Elena Blandino, a homemaker, and Benjamin Loggia, a shoemaker.^[1][2] After studying journalism at the University of Missouri and serving in the US Army, Loggia began a long career as a supporting player in movies, on stage and television.

Career

Loggia first came to prominence as a American Lawman named Elfego Baca in a 1958 series of Walt Disney television shows. He starred as a cat burglar turned good in a short-lived series called ''T.H.E. Cat''. His many television credits include appearances on ''The Sopranos'', ''Columbo'', ''Starsky and Hutch'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''The Rockford Files'', ''Magnum, P.I.'' and Oliver Stone's ''Wild Palms''.
His film roles include ''An Officer and a Gentleman'' (in a bit part as Richard Gere's drunken slob of a father), ''Scarface'', ''Prizzi's Honor'', ''Independence Day'' and ''Big''. In 1985, Loggia was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a crusty private detective in the thriller ''Jagged Edge'', and he was nominated for an Emmy in 1989 for his portrayal of FBI agent Nick Mancuso in the TV series ''Mancuso, FBI'', a follow up to the previous year's miniseries ''Favorite Son''. Loggia also appeared as mobster Mr. Eddy in David Lynch's ''Lost Highway'' (1997), a film which reunited him with ''Independence Day'' co-star Bill Pullman.
In 1999, Loggia appeared in an television commercial that lampooned obscure celebrity endorsements. In it, a young boy inexplicably names Loggia as someone he would trust to recommend Minute Maid orange-tangerine blend; Robert Loggia instantly appears and endorses the drink, to which the boy exclaims, "WHOA, Robert Loggia!"[1] The commercial was referenced in an episode of ''Malcolm in the Middle'', in which Loggia made a guest appearance as "Grandpa Victor"; Loggia drinks some orange juice, then spits it out and complains about the pulp.
Loggia has recently ventured into voice acting, in a recurring role on the Adult Swim animated comedy ''Tom Goes to the Mayor'', as crooked cop Ray Machowski in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto III'', as Admiral Petrarch in ''FreeSpace 2'', and as the narrator of the '' game adaptation.
In April 2007, he appeared on The Daily Show as the featured "Giant Head" on the screen wall behind Jon Stewart, declaring that Crapstore wanted their desk back.
His character appears in "Peter's Two Dads", a Family Guy episode, at an airport check-in desk. He makes himself out to be loved by all. When asked how his name is spelt, he says: "R; as in "Robert Loggia"; O; as in "Oh My God it's Robert Loggia"; B; as in "By God it's Robert Loggia"; E; as in "Everybody Loves Robert Loggia"; R; as in "Robert Loggia"; T; as in "Tim, look over there, it's Robert Loggia"; Space; L; as in "Look! It's Robert Loggia!".

References

1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/87/Robert-Loggia.html
2. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022333/bio

External links

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★ Minute Maid commercial

★ Robert Loggia Checks In