Where Are They Now - Friday, December 4, 2015

Hello fans,

I hope that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving last week! Today we are going to find out more about actor Martin Ferrero and what he is doing now. He played lawyer Donald Gennaro in the blockbuster hit Jurassic Park. Where is he now?

Take care,
Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Arlene Dahl: She appeared in "My Wild Irish Rose", "Reign of Terror", "Three Little Words" and other movies

George Lucas: Director/producer, "Star Wars", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "American Graffiti"

Avery Schreiber: Curly-haired, mustachioed comic actor, half of the comedy team Burns and Schreiber

(Answer at the bottom)
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Martin Ferrero
Learn More About Martin Ferrero on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: September 29, 1947, Brockport, New York

CLAIM TO FAME:: He is best known for his role as the ill-fated lawyer Donald Gennaro in Jurassic Park (1993).

FAMILY LIFE: He is divorced from Linda Vontersch.

INFO: In 1979, Ferrero got his start in acting and won the role of the ill-fated lawyer Donald Gennaro in 1993's Jurassic Park.

He was a semi-regular on the 1980s TV series Miami Vice for playing two roles during its run on NBC, playing petty thief-turned-informant Izzy Moreno and also playing assassin Trini DeSoto in the pilot episode.

In addition, he has appeared in Get Shorty (1995), Gods and Monsters (1998), and The Tailor of Panama (2001).

TRIVIA: Joined the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California.

WHERE IS HE NOW: As of 2008, Ferrero is a member of the Antaeus Company, a Los Angeles classical theater ensemble.

In 2011, Ferrero reprised the role of Donald Gennaro in a CollegeHumor parody of Jurassic Park.

He is the voice of Donald Gennaro in the 2015 video game Lego Jurassic World.

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CREDITS:

2015 Lego Jurassic World (Video Game)...Donald Gennaro (voice)

2011 CollegeHumor Originals (TV Series)...Donald Gennaro
- Jurassic Park Character's Awful Realization (2011)

2001 Air Bud 3 (Video)...Snerbert

2001 The Tailor of Panama...Teddy, the Reporter

2000 Ali: An American Hero (TV Movie)...Angelo Dundee

2000 Shadows (Short)...Benjamin

1998 The Naked Man...Sammy

1998 The X-Files (TV Series)...Shooter
- The End (1998)

1998 Gods and Monsters...George Cukor

1997 The Practice (TV Series)...Sam Feldberg
- Save the Mule (1997)

1996 Nash Bridges (TV Series)...Vincenzo 'Vince' Diamond
- Javelin Catcher (1996)

1995 Heat...Construction Clerk (as Marty Ferrero)

1995 Get Shorty...Tommy Carlo

1993 Jurassic Park...Donald Gennaro

1993 Reckless Kelly...Ernie the Fan

1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot...Paulie

1991 Dream On (TV Series)...Dr. Falco
- The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (1991)

1990-1991 Shannon's Deal (TV Series)...Lou Gondolf

1991 Oscar...Luigi Finucci

1984-1990 Miami Vice (TV Series)...Izzy Moreno / Trini DeSoto

1989 Shannon's Deal (TV Movie)...Lou Gandolf

1988 High Spirits...Malcolm

1988 L.A. Law (TV Series)...Julius Goldfarb
- Leapin' Lizards (1988)

1987 Planes, Trains & Automobiles...Second Motel Clerk

1987 The Bronx Zoo (TV Series)...Anton Zemeckis
- Small Victories (1987)

1986 Modern Girls...Music Video Director

1986 Moonlighting (TV Series)...Peter Macy
- Yours, Very Deadly (1986)

1986 Crime Story (TV Series)...Ignacio
- The War (1986)
- Pilot (1986)

1986 Band of the Hand...Hardware Clerk (uncredited)

1986 Gung Ho...Crandall

1981-1985 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)...Alan Bradford / The Cisco Kid / Mr. Sybert / ...

1985 Cheers (TV Series)...Waiter
- Rescue Me (1985)

1984 Alice (TV Series)...Bart
- Romancing Mr. Stone (1984)

1983-1984 Happy Days (TV Series)...Omar
- Good News, Bad News (1984)
- Wild Blue Yonder (1983)

1983 After MASH (TV Series)...Loomis
- Night Shift (1983)

1983 Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series)...Coach
- The Goat (1983)

1983 Newhart (TV Series)...Waiter
- Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have (1983)

1982 Joanie Loves Chachi (TV Series)...Mr. Bresner
- Best Foot Forward (1982)

1982 Kangaroos in the Kitchen (TV Movie)...Attorney

1982 I Ought to Be in Pictures...Monte Del Rey

1982 Mork & Mindy (TV Series)....The Salesman
- I Don't Remember Mama (1982)

1981 M*A*S*H (TV Series)...Wounded man in jeep
- That's Show Biz (1981)

1981 Knightriders...Bontempi

1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman...Guard

1979-1980 Angie (TV Series)...Father Ortelli / Father Tortelli
- Friends in Need (1980)
- Mary, Mary Marries (1979)

1980 The White Shadow (TV Series)...Pool Player
- Coolidge Goes Hollywood (1980)

1979 Soap (TV Series)...Waiter
- Episode #3.6 (1979)

1979 The Ropers (TV Series)...Saleman
- Puppy Love (1979)

To see Then & Now pictures of Martin Ferrero, visit:
Learn More About Martin Ferrero on Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Arlene Dahl - ALIVE
Born: 08/11/1924

George Lucas - ALIVE
Born: 05/14/1944

Avery Schreiber - DEAD (Surgical complications)
Born: 04/09/1935 Died: 01/07/2002

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
12/2
Sandy Berger, 70, American political consultant, United States National Security Advisor (1997-2001).
Gabriele Ferzetti, 90, Italian actor (L'Avventura, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Night Porter).
M. A. M. Ramaswamy, 84, Indian industrialist and politician.
A. Sheriff, 74, Indian screenwriter (Avalude Ravukal).
Anthony Valentine, 76, British actor (Colditz, Coronation Street, Escape to Athena).

12/1
Marc Breslow, 89, American game show director (The Price is Right, Match Game).
Alex Cooley, 74, American music promoter (Atlanta International Pop Festival and Music Midtown).
Joseph Engelberger, 90, American engineer and inventor.
Robert E. Glennen, 82, American academic, President of Emporia State University (1985-1997).
Jim Loscutoff, 85, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), complications of pneumonia and Parkinson's disease.

11/30
Pio Caro Baroja, 87, Spanish director and writer.
Jean Deplace, 71, French cellist.
Jack Fagan, 82, New Zealand rugby league player.
Greg Fisk, 70, American politician, Mayor of Juneau, Alaska (2015).
Minas Hatzisavvas, 67, Greek actor.
Gerrit Holdijk, 71, Dutch politician, Senator (1986-1987, 1991-2015), lung cancer.
Alex Kersey-Brown, 73, Welsh rugby player, cancer.
Sabri Khan, 88, Indian sarangi player.
Marcus Klingberg, 97, Polish-born Israeli scientist and spy for the Soviet Union.
Brajraj Kshatriya Birbar, 97, Indian ruler of Tigiria State (1943-1947).
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, 87, English-born Kenyan writer.
Fatema Mernissi, 75, Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.
Shigeru Mizuki, 93, Japanese manga artist (GeGeGe no Kitaro, Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, Showa: A History of Japan), heart attack.
Adolph Plummer, 77, American sprinter.
Eldar Ryazanov, 88, Russian film director (Carnival Night, The Irony of Fate, Promised Heaven), respiratory and heart failure.
David Simmons, 85, New Zealand ethnologist and historian.
Renzo Trivelli (it), 90, Italian politician.
Leslie Waddington, 81, British art dealer.

11/29
Claire Aho, 90, Finnish photographer, fire.
Wayne Bickerton, 74, British songwriter ("Nothing but a Heartache", "Sugar Baby Love"), record producer, and music executive.
Otto Dora, 53, Hungarian politician, Mayor of Salgotarjan (since 2014).
George Hadjinikos, 92, Greek musician.
Jonathan Janson, 85, British Olympic sailor.
Joe Marston, 89, Australian soccer player (Preston North End) and manager (national team).
Christopher Middleton, 89, British poet and translator.
Buddy Moreno, 103, American musician and radio personality.
O'tkir Sultonov, 76, Uzbek politician, Prime Minister (1995-2003).

11/28
Mircea Anca, 55, Romanian actor and director, leukemia.
Yoka Berretty, 87, Dutch actress (Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas, The Silent Raid, Punk Lawyer).
Luc Bondy, 67, Swiss theater and opera director.
Gerry Byrne, 77, English footballer (Liverpool, national team), World Cup Champion (1966), Alzheimer's disease.
Marion Crecco, 85, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1986-2002).
Tahir Elci, 49, Turkish pro-Kurdish lawyer, shot.
Federico O. Escaler, 93, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate.
Jean Joubert, 87, French author.
Nauro Machado (pt), 80, Brazilian poet.
Barbro Hiort af Ornas, 94, Swedish actress (Brink of Life, The Touch, Shame).
Lin Rong-San, 76, Taiwanese billionaire politician, publisher and businessman.
Jose Maria Mendiluce, 64, Spanish politician and author.
Maurice Strong, 86, Canadian businessman and diplomat.
Tomasz Tomczykiewicz, 54, Polish politician, member of Sejm (2001-2015), chronic kidney disease.
Olene S. Walker, 85, American politician, Governor (2003-2005) and Lieutenant Governor of Utah (1993-2003).

11/27
Mark Behr, 52, Tanzanian-born South African author (The Smell of Apples).
Jose Benedito Simao, 64, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Assis (since 2009).
Ian Dargie, 84, English footballer (Brentford).
Luca De Filippo, 67, Italian actor and theatre director.
Esperanza Guisan, 75, Spanish philosopher.
Alexander Kukarin, 22, Russian modern pentathlete, heart attack.
Sumiko Shirakawa, 80, Japanese voice actress (Doraemon, Sazae-san, Space Dandy).
Garrett Swasey, 44, American police officer and junior ice dancing champion (1992), shot.
Xose Neira Vilas, 87, Spanish author.
Philippe Washer, 91, Belgian tennis player.