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| John LaMotta | |
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| Born | John LaMotta (1939-01-08)January 8, 1939 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2014(2014-01-29) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1970s–2000 |
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John LaMotta (January 8, 1939 – January 29, 2014) was an American actor best known for his role as Trevor Ochmonek in the sitcom ALF.
Biography
John LaMotta was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 8, 1939. He started acting for director Sam Firstenberg in his debut film One More Chance in 1981. Later he worked in supporting roles in most of Firstenbergs works, like Revenge of the Ninja (1983) and American Ninja 1985.
From 1986 to 1990 he played the insensitive neighbor Trevor Ochmonek in Paul Fuscos ALF. In 2010 he told in an interview: "I thought the show ALF was a piece of sh*t … worst work I ever did.“
After ALF, LaMotta played numerous small roles on television including the series ER, Growing Pains, and Frasier.
LaMotta is the nephew of the infamous boxer Jake LaMotta. In the last years of his life he was involved in a theatrical group in Los Angeles.
Filmography
- Motel Blue
- Five Acres
- Cagney & Lacey (Season 3, Episode 6 - Dimitrius in Partners)
- Frasier (Dukes, We Hardly Knew Ye, "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name")
- The Godson
- Lookin' Italian
- Vampire in Brooklyn
- Fatal Choice
- The Scout
- In This Corner
- Pet Shop
- Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
- We're Talking Serious Money
- Why Me?
- Running Scared
- American Ninja
- Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
- Ninja III: The Domination
- Revenge of the Ninja
- One More Chance
- 2076 Olympiad
- Mean Johnny Barrows
- A Place Called Today
References
- "The Cast of "Alf:" Where Are They Now?". Yahoo News. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- Interview with Sam Firstenberg, pappaalskarfilm.blogg.se
- "John LaMotta". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ALF’s Shocking N-Bomb -- Producer Says ‘No Big Deal’ on TMZ.com, 28. Dezember 2010
- RIP John LaMotta, pappaalskarfilm.blogg.se (Swedish)
External links
- John LaMotta at IMDb