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{{short description|American character actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

| caption = James Ciccone at the Friars Club, NYC November,in 2015

| children = 2 daughters: Isabella Star Ciccone and Sofia Grace Ciccone

'''James Ciccone''' is an American actor, comedian and acting teacher. He hasappeared appeared in dozens of network television shows and a variety of popular films.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.hollywood.com/search/?s=James%20Ciccone#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=James%20Ciccone&gsc.page=1 |publisher=Hollywood.com |title= What Are You Looking For: Full Cast & Credits.| date= January 4, 2017 | accessdate = February 15, 2017}}</ref> For 3three seasons he appeared as mob boss Carmine Patriccia in the HBO television drama ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]'', created by [[David Simon]] and [[George Pelecanos]].<ref name="deadline.comDeadline Hollywood">Deadline Hollywood. [https://deadline.com/2015/10/margarita-levieva-star-the-deuce-hbo-pilot-lawrence-gilliard-dominique-fishback-1201564820/ Margarita Levieva To Star In HBO Drama Pilot ‘The Deuce’; Two Others Cast.]</ref><ref name="tvworthwatching.com">TV Worth Watching.[http://tvworthwatching.com/post/HBO-The-Deuce-Goes-Down-and-Dirty-into-the-70s.aspx/ HBO’s ‘The Deuce’ Goes Down and Dirty into the 70s.]</ref> More recently he can be seen in ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]'', ''[[American Horror Story]]'' and ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]''. <ref name="Vulture.com">New York Vulture. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: A Close Friend. [https://www.vulture.com/article/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-recap-season-4-episode-3-everything-is-bellmore.html].</ref> In 2017 Ciccone appeared in the racially charged bio-pic ''[[Crown Heights (film)|Crown Heights]]'', written and directed by Matt Ruskin, which premiered in competition as a Grand Jury Nomination at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 23, 2017 and won the [[Audience Award]] for U.S. Dramatic Film.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2017/01/crown-heights-sundance-audience-award-interview-lakeith-stanfield-nnamdi-asomugha-1201896701/ | title = Crown Heights Nets Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience Award | date= January 28, 2017 | accessdate = January 31, 2017 | publisher = Deadline | author = Joe Utichi }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2017/01/29/sundance-film-festival-awards-2017/97201710/ | title = Sundance Winners: 'Crown Heights reigns victorious' | date= January 29, 2017 | accessdate = January 31, 2017 | publisher = USA Today | author = Patrick Ryan }}</ref> In 2023 he teamed-up with Ruskin again in ''[[Boston Strangler (film)]]'' starring [[Keira Knightley]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2023/03/boston-strangler-review-keira-knightley-carrie-coon-famous-murder-case-1235302493/ | title = Boston Strangler’ Review: Keira Knightley & Carrie Coon As The Journalists Who Broke One Of The Most Notorious Crime Cases Of All – And Finally Get The Spotlight | date= March 16, 2023 | accessdate = March 19, 2023 | publisher = Deadline | author = Pete Hammond}}</ref> In 2019, he appeared in ''[[The Kitchen (2019 film)|The Kitchen]]'', starring [[Melissa McCarthy]] and [[Tiffany Haddish]], and the Academy Award nominated films, ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'', starring [[Joaquin Phoenix]] and [[Robert De Niro]], and [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Irishman]]''.<ref>TalentRafters Magazine. ''[https://www.talentraters.com/blog/from-the-pulpit-to-acting-james-ciccone-lands-key-role-on-hbo-series-the-deuce]''From the Pulpit to Acting James Ciccone Lands Key Role, Nick Christophers. Oct 14, 2017.</ref> In late 2021 he can be seen opposite [[Michael Keaton]] in ''[[Worth (film)|Worth]]'', a drama about the [[September 11th Victim Compensation Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://onlocationvacations.com/2019/04/01/monday-april-1-filming-locations-for-what-is-life-fbi-svu-more/|title=Monday, April 1 Filming Locations for What Is Life?, FBI, SVU, & more!|website=onlocationvacations.com|date=April 1, 2019|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref>|archive-date=November In 20231, he will appear in ''[[Boston Strangler (film)|Boston Strangler]]'' starring [[Keira Knightley]]<ref>{{cite web2021|archive-url=https://deadlineweb.archive.org/web/20211101004106/https://onlocationvacations.com/20212019/1004/keira01/monday-knightleyapril-boston1-stranglerfilming-movielocations-20thfor-centurywhat-studiosis-mattlife-ruskinfbi-scottsvu-free-luckychap-producing-1234847537more/#!|titleurl-status=Keira Knightley To Star In 20th Century Studios’ ‘Boston Strangler’; Scott Free, LuckyChap Producing|website=Deadline|date=October 4, 2021dead}}</ref> and [[RayHe Romano]]'shas directorialalso appeared in debut, ''[[SomewhereThe inMarvelous QueensMrs. Maisel]]''. (2022),<ref>{{cite web|urlname="Vulture.com">[https://deadlinewww.vulture.com/2021/02article/raythe-romanomarvelous-directmrs-starmaisel-laurierecap-metcalfseason-untitled4-comedyepisode-1234690861/#!|title=Ray3-everything-is-bellmore.html RomanoNew ToYork DirectVulture. UntitledThe DramedyMarvelous He'llMrs. StarMaisel InRecap: WithA LaurieClose Metcalf|website=Deadline|date=February 9, 2021}}Friend]</ref> In''[[Law 2024& heOrder: isOrganized rumored to play [[Carlo GambinoCrime]]'' in(2023), ''[[WiseAmerican GuysHorror (upcoming film)Story]]'', starring [[Robert DeNiro]] and directed by [[Barry Levinson]](2023).

In 2006, Ciccone became a member of the small Primary Talent community theatre group housed at the 200-seat [[Players Theatre]] in Manhattan.<ref name="primary">{{Cite web |url = http://www.primarytalentgroup.com/james_ciccone.html|title = Primary Talent Group |website = Roster}}</ref> During this time he appeared in several productions including the lead role in [[Paddy Chayefsky]]’s ''Marty''.<ref name="primary"/> Over the next few years he was cast in a variety of unknown low-budget independent films and several student films at NYU Tish before writing and appearing in his own three short films ''Nothing for Nothing, Plenty of It'', and ''Neighborhood Nonsense'',<ref>[http://www.castingnetworks.com/jamesciccone Casting Networks For Entertainment Professionals]</ref> the latter of which appeared in the 2010 New Filmmakers Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nymetroparents.com/articleprint/NewFilmmakers-Announces-Summer-Fest-2010-|title=NewFilmmakers Announces Summer Fest 2010|publisher=}}</ref> and was featured on [[Funny or Die]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.funnyordie.com/search/a?query=james%20ciccone |publisher= Funny or Die. (directed by James Ciccone). |title= Neighborhood Nonsense.| date= June 14, 2009 | accessdate = January 31, 2017}}</ref> While studying with acting coach [[Harold Guskin]]<ref name="JCweb"/><ref>The New Yorker. ''[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/03/20/the-great-guskin The Great Guskin]''. March 20, 1995 p44.</ref> he secured his television debut in an [[Under-five]] role as Price, a card-player in the final season of the 54 year running soap, ''[[As Thethe World Turns]]''.<ref>Deadline Hollywood. [https://deadline.com/2010/07/daily-talk-show-to-replace-as-the-world-turns-on-cbs-this-fall-55357/ Daily Talk Show To Replace ''As The World Turns'' On CBS].</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0whw9DR8tI Youtube]''As the World Turns Full Episodes''.</ref> The following year in 2011 Ciccone landed a multiple day guest star role in an episode of ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' playing the referee in an underground after-hours boxing club.<ref>TV Maze. White Collar. [http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/31530/white-collar-4x09-gloves-off Gloves Off, ep 4:9].</ref> In 2012 he appeared opposite [[Donnie Wahlberg]] and [[Jennifer Esposito]] in ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''<ref>TV.com People. [http://www.tv.com/people/james-ciccone/ James Ciccone].</ref> and landed a recurring role as Joe Masseria’sMasseria's thug on [[HBO]]’s's ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''.<ref>TV.com. Boardwalk Empire. [http://www.tv.com/shows/boardwalk-empire/a-man-a-plan-2589295/ ''A Man, A Plan'', ep 3:10].</ref> In 2013 he worked opposite [[Jake McLaughlin]]<ref>Getty Images. [http://celebrityimages.org/celebrity/3601503/1988073 Jake McLaughlin and James Ciccone]</ref> and [[Erik LaRay Harvey]]<ref>Getty Images. [http://celebrityimages.org/celebrity/3601503/1988074 Erik LaRay Harvey and James Ciccone]</ref> in several scenes in an episode of [[NBC|NBC's]] ''[[Believe (TV series)|Believe]]'', directed by Academy Award-winning director [[Alfonso Cuaron]].<ref>Deadline Hollywood. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140830013217/http://deadline.com/2014/03/believe-nbc-series-two-minutes-teaser-video-695055/ Hot TV Teaser: First 2 Minutes of NBC's Believe.]</ref> Ciccone also appeared on network television opposite [[Debra Messing]] on ''[[The Mysteries of Laura]]''<ref>Hollywood.com. [http://www.hollywood.com/tv/the-mysteries-of-laura-59539111/credits/ Mysteries of Laura: Full Cast and Credits, 2014]</ref> and made guest star appearances as Peter O'Neil on ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.<ref>TV Maze.com. [http://www.tvmaze.com/people/19622/james-ciccone James Ciccone known for...]</ref> In 2015, Ciccone was cast in the guest star role of Ronald (the masturbator on the train) in ''[[Master of None]]''<ref>Listal. [http://www.listal.com/tv/master-of-none/cast Cast and Credits of Master of None].</ref> where he worked opposite comedian [[Aziz Ansari]] (playing Dev) who employs a citizen’s arrest only to "weirdly kind of sympathize with [him]".<ref>The New Yorker. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/sickness-and-health Sickness and Health...Master of None].</ref> Other 2015 [[Netflix]] roles include Cabbie opposite [[Charlie Cox]] on ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' and Vito in ''Italian Pinata'' on ''[[Difficult People]]''.<ref>Decider. [http://decider.com/2016/07/30/difficult-people-203-recap-italian-pinata/ Difficult People 203 Recap: Italian Piñata].</ref> Also in 2016 Ciccone appeared in the guest star role of truck-rental mobster Frank Capello on ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''.<ref>Spoiler TV. Person of Interest. [http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/05/person-of-interest-episode-508.html Episode 508, Reassortment. Promotional Photos & Press Release Updated].</ref> In late 2016 Ciccone was cast as a guest star (Anthony) in the new [[CBS]] episodic ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]'' starring [[Michael Weatherly]].<ref>Bull, ''Stockholm Syndrome'' ep 1:12. [http://www.ksitetv.com/bull/bull-photos-stockholm-syndrome/138138/ Cast Credits and Photos].</ref> In the [[2017 Sundance Film Festival]] Ciccone appeared in the World Premiere of the racially charged bio-pic ''[[Crown Heights (film)|Crown Heights]]'', which took home the Festival Audience Award for the US Dramatic competition.<ref>Deadline Hollywood. ‘[https://web.archive.org/web/20170130030403/http://deadline.com/tag/crown-heights/ Crown Heights’ Nets Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience].</ref> In 2017 Ciccone appeared in recurring roles on two major episodics: [[NBC]]'s ''[[Shades of Blue (TV series)|Shades of Blue]]'', and [[HBO]]’s hit television drama ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]''<ref name="deadline.comDeadline Hollywood"/> starring [[James Franco]] and [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]. Ciccone continued to appear as mob boss ''Carmine Patriccia'' in all 3 seasons of the show.<ref>NY Post. [https://nypost.com/2016/06/21/maggie-gyllenhaal-is-hooker-chic-on-set-of-the-deuce/ Maggie Gyllenhaal is Hooker Chic on Set of The Deuce],</ref> Also in 2018 Ciccone has made guest star appearances in Fox's primetime network hit, ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]] ''scene partnering with [[Robin Lord Taylor]], NBC's ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|Blacklist]]'' alongside [[James Spader]], and a co-star appearance on ABC's ''[[Quantico (TV series)|Quantico]]'' where he is paired again with [[Jake McLaughlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/10/gotham-renewed-season-4/|title=Gotham renewed for&nbsp;season 4|last=Hibberd|first=James|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 10, 2017|accessdate=May 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Season4Premiere">{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2017/07/28/gotham-season-4-premiere-date-fox/amp/|title=Gotham Season 4 Premiere Moved Up|last=Nemetz|first=Dave|date=July 28, 2017|work=[[TVLine]]|accessdate=July 28, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927020223/https://tvline.com/2017/07/28/gotham-season-4-premiere-date-fox/amp/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, he also starred in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[The Irishman]]'', opposite [[Joe Pesci]] and [[Robert De Niro]].

Ciccone has two daughters. His oldest child, Isabella Star Ciccone was born in Brooklyn on September 19, 2013. His second child, Sofia Grace Ciccone, was born in Brooklyn on July 4,and 2021.<ref name="JCweb"/>

| 2021-2024 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Older John Higgins / [[Chef Boyardee]] / Limo Driver|| 13 episodeepisodes (season 46, 49)

| 2019 || ''[[The Irishman]]'' ||GenoveseAnastasia Capo || Supporting, 2019 release

| 2018 || ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]'' || Carmine Patriccia || Recurring seasons 1, 2 & 3

| 2018 || ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|Blacklist]]'' || Gabinelli || Guest star

| 2018 || ''[[Quantico (TV series)|Quantico]]'' || Dealer || Co-guest star

| 2017 || ''[[Shades of Blue (TV series)|Shades of Blue]]'' || Officer Lewis || Recurring

| 2017 || ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]'' || Anthony || Guest star

| 2017 || ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'' || Giovanni || Co-guest star

| 2016 || ''[[LawMaster &of Order SVUNone]]'' || Peter O'NeilRonald || Guest star

| 2016 || ''[[PersonLaw of& InterestOrder: (TVSpecial series)|Person ofVictims InterestUnit]]'' || FrankPeter CapelloO'Neil || Guest star

| 2016 || ''[[DifficultPerson Peopleof Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' || VitoFrank Capello || Co-guestGuest star

| 2015 2016|| ''[[DaredevilDifficult (TV series)|DaredevilPeople]]'' || CabbieVito || Co-guest star

| 2015 || Feast''[[Daredevil at(TV the Beachseries)|Daredevil]]'' || JimmyCabbie || ShortCo-guest star

| 2014 || ''[[The Mysteries of Laura]] ''|| Line Guy || Co-guest star

| 2013 || ''[[Believe (TV series)|Believe]]'' || Craps Dealer || Guest star

| 2012 || ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''|| Masseria Thug || Recurring

| 2012 || ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' || Superintendent || Co-guest star

| 2011 || ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]] '' || Referee || Guest star

| 2010|| ''Roommate'' || Angelo || Supporting

| 2010 || ''[[Lipstick Jungle (TV series)|Lipstick Jungle]]'' || Bar Patron || Co-guest star

| 2010|| ''[[As the World Turns]]'' || Price || Recurimg U5

| 2010 || ''Lotto'' || Carmine || Supporting

| 2010|| ''Neighborhood Nonsense'' ||Little Al|| Short

| 2009 || ''Exit 0'' || Jack || Lead

| 2009 || ''Plenty of It'' || Little Al|| Short

| 2009 || ''Rotten Luck'' || The Boss || Supporting

| 2008 || ''[[Shine a Light (film)|Shine a Light]]'' || Detective Escort || Featured Opp Marty Scorsese

| 2008|| ''Neighborhood Story'' || Al || Supporting lead

| 2008 || ''Samson is the Future'' || Agent Doyle|| Short

| 2007 || ''Nothing for Nothing'' || Little Al || Short

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