Follow Us:
Cast
Ronnie Marmo
Lenny Bruce
Creative Team
Joe Mantegna
Director
Meet the Company
Ronnie Marmo
Lenny Bruce
Ronnie Marmo is currently touring his critically acclaimed one man show, I’m Not A Comedian... I’m Lenny Bruce (www.lennybruceonstage.com). Marmo wrote the show which is directed by Tony Award Winning stage and television star Joe Mantegna and just celebrated eight years and 471 performances. Marmo also directs and stars as Bill Wilson in Bill W. and Dr. Bob (billwanddrbobonstage.com), which is the origin story of Alcoholics Anonymous and just closed after an 8 month, multi extension sit-down run in Los Angeles. Marmo is an acclaimed playwright, director, actor and producer who has starred in more than 80 feature films and television shows, most recently guest starring on FBI: Most Wanted, Ghosts, Lethal Weapon and Criminal Minds. Marmo enjoyed a three-year run on ABC’s General Hospital as Ronnie Dimestico. On film, he starred in Ammore E Malavita (Love and Bullets), an Italian musical film which won the David di Donatello for best picture (the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award). Other credits include Back in the Day (streaming on Netflix now), Deuces Wild, Crocodile Dundee in LA, West Of Brooklyn, Pizza With Bullets, Death Of A Tree, Irish Eyes (aka Vendetta), etc. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by the Indie Soap Awards for his role as Crotch in the comedic series, Adults Only. On stage, he has starred in more than 50 plays. Marmo voiced the audiobook in which he portrays Lenny Bruce in Lenny’s autobiography, How to Talk Dirty and Influence People. He continues to serve as the proud Artistic Director of Theatre 68 in Los Angeles and New York City for the last 25 years.
Joe Mantegna
Director
JOE MANTEGNA was awarded the Tony and Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed performance as Richard Roma in David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross. Some of Joe’s film and television highlights are House of Games, Searching for Bobby Fisher, Godfather III, his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated role of Dean Martin in The Ratpack, his Emmy nominated role of Pipi Delana in The Last Don, and the voice of Fat Tony on The Simpsons. For two seasons, Joe stared with Mary Steenburgen and Amber Tamblyn in the critically acclaimed CBS drama Joan of Arcadia, winner of the 2004 People Choice Award for best new drama as well as picking up three Emmy nominations. In 2008, Joe reprised his Emmy nominated role of Lou Manahan opposite Debra Messing in USA Network series The Starter Wife. Joe has also lent his voice to the Disney/Pixar film CARS2, and continues his 26-year run as Fat Tony on The Simpsons. In April of 2011, Joe received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Joe lends much of his free time to a number of philanthropic endeavors. In May of 2012, Joe was appointed the National Spokesperson for The U.S. Army Museum, to lead the fundraising campaign to build the long-planned National Museum of the United States Army. He’s also an ambassador for the Gary Sinise Foundation, which builds homes for wounded veterans. His passions also include various autism-related charities as well as being a longtime supporter of the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children.
In 2014, Joe received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for his dedication to the community and craft of acting. Currently Joe stars as FBI Special Agent David Rossi in season thirteen of the hit CBS drama Criminal Minds as well as hosting and producing duties for six seasons on Gun Stories for the Outdoor Channel. His newest collaboration is Hollywood Weapons: Fact or Fiction? that premiered April 3, 2017 on the Outdoor Channel. Joe resides in Los Angeles with his wife of 40 years, Arlene, and their two daughters Mia and Gia.




















