Friday,
August 25,
"Dough
Boys" is a slice of life about Lou and Frank, two
Louis
Lombardi (computer geek Edgar Stiles on "24") plays Lou in the film,
which triples as his screenwriting/directorial debut. Iaccono
is Frank. Also in the cast: Mike Starr ("Goodfellas,"
"The Bodyguard"), Vincent Pastore
("Sopranos," "Shark Tale") and Andrew Keegan ("7th
Heaven").
Co-producers
Peter Orphanos and Al Messinna
are aiming for a Sundance Film Festival premiere later this year. Both had kind
words for Iacono.
"I
think one of the things that we
Q: How long were you hacking
away at
A: I broke into the business
as a dayplayer (that
Q. Would you call yourself a
raw talent or more of a method actor.
A. I trained with acting
coach Dan Grimaldi, who taught me that there was more
to acting than just being a wiseguy. Having never
played a principal role before, was it hard to get into the swing of things on
the "Dough Boys" set. I appreciate how nice the producers made me
feel on my first starring role. I felt a lot of pressure being that it was my
first leading role. They really made me feel comfortable. And of course, Louis
Lombardi really helped a lot. Lots of tips. His
patience with me was dynamite.
Q.The film and television industries have taken some
major heat for their depictions of Italian-Americans. Have you encountered any limitations.
A. I love doing
Italian-American stuff, but it doesn
Q. Now that you
A.
I
I
spoke Italian before I spoke English, and that movie had a lot of subtitles. I
understood both parts. I just loved it. One day I would love to do a movie with
him. Maybe a supporting lead. It would be a dream come true. "Godfather IV" was just
written. A movie of that
Q. With all of the rejection
that comes with trying out for parts and hustling for work, the movie biz isn
A. Yeah, I was banging my
head against a wall not getting anywhere. I decided to step back from it for
five or six months. Then, I heard about this movie and went after a role. As
luck would have it, the same production company, Harrington Talent, was behind
the film. So I did a little networking -- after one day I had an audition.
Now
I know what I want from this business and I
Rob
Bailey is the Advance entertainment editor. He may be reached at bailey@siadvance.com.
http://www.silive.com/entertainment/
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