John Cassisi
Born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. — Sep 05 1962
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Biography
John Cassisi (born September 5, 1962) is a former American child actor who starred in the 1976 movie Bugsy Malone as "Fat Sam" and subsequently in the television series Fish. He was "discovered" by Bugsy Malone director Alan Parker, when Parker visited a Brooklyn classroom and asked students to nominate the "naughtiest" boy in class. In 1982, he played the role of Herschel in the broad-way film "Gemini" alongside former Bugsy Malone star Scott Baio. After retiring from acting in 1982, Cassisi became involved in construction work.[4] From 2012 to 2014,…
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Barney Miller
Victor Kreutzer
Fish
Victor Kreutzer
Bugsy Malone
Fat Sam
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Teenage Volunteer
Gemini
Herschel Weinberger