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James Russo
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Miami Vice Character
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Born
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April 29, 1953 (age 71)
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1981-present
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James Vincent Russo (born April 29, 1953) is an American actor, who appeared in the show Miami Vice as Frank Sacco, drug dealer who Valerie Gordon is working (and sleeping) with, later killed by Tubbs in the episode "The Prodigal Son".
Career[]
Russo was born in New York City, New York. He wrote and starred in the short film The Candy Store before getting his acting break in the 1981 TV movie Chicago Story (with Jack Kehoe), then made his film debut in 1982's A Stranger Is Watching before becoming famous for his "Robber" role (who robs Judge Reinhold's character Brad at Mi-T-Mart) in the classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Some of his other roles include:
- Exposed (1983, with Ian McShane)
- Once Upon A Time In America (1984, with Burt Young)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- The Cotton Club (1984, with James Remar, Lonette McKee, Julian Beck, and Laurence Fishburne)
- The Equalizer (TV, 1985, episode with Keith Szarabajka and Kevin Gray)
- Crime Story (TV, 1987, with Dennis Farina)
- China Girl (1987 with Judith Malina)
- The Blue Iguana (1988, with Dean Stockwell)
- Freeway (1988, with Richard Belzer)
- Friday The 13th (TV, 1988 with Ely Pouget)
- In The Shadow of a Killer (TV, 1992 with Miguel Ferrer, Luis Guzman, and Frank Pesce).
- Da Vinci's War (1993, with Vanity)
- Bad Girls (1994)
- Condition Red (1995, with Paul Calderon)
- The Set Up (1995, with Margaret Avery)
- Donnie Brasco (1997, with Michael Madsen and Zach Grenier)
- The Postman (1997, with Joe Santos)
- Heist (1998, with Brion James and Robert Pastorelli)
- Charades (1998, with Karen Black)
- Detour (1999, with Michael Madsen and Jeff Fahey)
- Open Range (2003, with Annette Bening)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV, 2004 with Paul Guilfoyle)
- CSI: Miami (TV, 2007)
- Hawaii Five-O (TV, 2010)
- Perfect Sisters (2012)
- Vegas (TV, 2012, with Richard Edson and Michael Chiklis)
- Five Thirteen (2013)
- The Martini Shot (2014)
- The Bronx Bull (2016, with Penelope Ann Miller)
- Vigilante Diaries (2016, with Madsen)
- Living Among Us (2018, with John Heard)
- The Broken Ones (2018, most recent movie appearance)
- The Neighborhood (TV, 2019, most recent TV appearance)
Personal Life[]
Russo has two children.