Occupation Actor Years active 1973–2011 | Name Chick Vennera Role Actor | |
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Born March 27, 1947 (age 77) ( 1947-03-27 ) Herkimer, New York, U.S. Movies and TV shows Animaniacs, The Milagro Beanfield, Thank God It's Friday, Yanks, Body Chemistry 4: Full Ex Similar People Andrew Stevens, Jim Wynorski, Gary Graver, Stewart Raffill, Julie Carmen | ||
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Chick Vennera (born March 27, 1947) is an American actor known for his role as Joe Mondragon, in Robert Redford's The Milagro Beanfield War, among other movies.
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- Chick vennera on beverly hills playhouse acting school
- Chick vennera thank god it s friday
- Early life
- Professional career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Vennera was born in Herkimer, New York on March 27, 1947.
Professional career
After serving in the US Army Signal Corps, Vennera embarked on a career as an actor and dancer. He was also a musician, playing several instruments. His first acting role of note was in the Broadway production of Grease, having toured with the musical for two years.
He continued as a performer and appeared in the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday where he performed the now-famous dance routine on top of several cars. His acting career continued throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with him appearing in many films and television series. In 1989, he appeared in three episodes of The Golden Girls.
Vennera also ventured into voice acting in the 1980s with roles on Hanna-Barbera programs. However, his most notable role is Pesto on Warner Bros. Animation/Amblin Entertainment's hit animated series Animaniacs. Vennera now teaches acting.
Personal life
Vennera spent time in the U.S. Army signal corps, where he won the Third Army Entertainment Contest. He also spent time as a musician, playing in various nightclubs in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Actor
2009
Bayonetta (Video Game) as
Enzo (English version, voice)
2005
Glass Trap as
Paolo
2002
Static Shock (TV Series) as
Ferret
- Power Outage (2004) - Ferret (voice)
- Static Shaq (2002) - Ferret (voice)
- The Big Leagues (2002) - Ferret (voice)
2002
Stranded (Video) as
Vladi
2001
Air Rage (Video) as
Fishman
2000
That's Life (TV Series) as
Luciano
- Saint Bernadette (2000) - Luciano
2000
Batman Beyond (TV Series) as
Chauffeur
- Ace in the Hole (2000) - Chauffeur (voice)
2000
Intrepid as
Ellerson
2000
Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV Series) as
Bill Mackey
- The Question (2000) - Bill Mackey
1999
Final Voyage as
Dennis
1999
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (Video) as
Pesto (voice)
1999
Active Stealth (Video) as
Chiccio
1999
L.A. Heat (TV Series) as
Johnny Roman
- Strip Show (1999) - Johnny Roman
1999
Running Red (Video) as
Liquor Store Owner
1999
Fugitive Mind (Video) as
Jimmy Morabito
1999
Prophet (Video) as
Salvator
1999
Tycus (Video) as
Stan Alton
1998
Animaniacs: Ten Pin Alley (Video Game) as
Pesto / Solley the Godfeather (voice)
1998
JAG (TV Series) as
Benny Turpin
- People v. Mac (1998) - Benny Turpin
- Mr. Rabb Goes to Washington (1998) - Benny Turpin
1998
Pinky and the Brain (TV Series) as
Pesto
- Star Warners (1998) - Pesto (voice)
1998
Air America (TV Series) as
Mesarigos
- Crosshairs (1998) - Mesarigos
1998
Evasive Action as
Edward
1993
Animaniacs (TV Series short) as
Pesto / Sparrow / Joe P.
- Birds on a Wire/The Scoring Session/The Animaniacs Suite (1998) - Pesto (voice)
- The Christmas Tree/Punchline: Part I/Prom Night/Punchline: Part II (1998) - Pesto (voice)
- Hooray for North Hollywood: Part 1 (1998) - Pesto (voice)
- Jokahontas/Boids on the Hood/Mighty Wakko at the Bat (1996) - Pesto (voice)
- Dot's Entertainment/The Girl with the Googily Goop/Gunga Dot (1996) - Pesto (voice)
- I'm Mad/Bad Mood Bobby/Katie Ka-Boom: The Blemish/Fake (1994) - Pesto (voice)
- Miami Mama-Mia/Pigeon on the Roof (1994) - Pesto (voice)
- We're No Pigeons/Whistle Stop Mindy/Katie Ka-Boom: The Broken Date (1994) - Pesto (voice)
- With Three You Get Eggroll/Mermaid Mindy/Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting (1994) - Pesto (voice)
- Drive-Insane/Girlfeathers/I'm Cute (1994) - Pesto (voice)
- Slippin' on the Ice Song/'Twas the Day Before Christmas/Jingle Boo/The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert/Toy Shop Terror/Yakko's Universe (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter/Broadcast Nuisance/Raging Bird (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Spell-Bound (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Dough Dough Boys/Boot Camping/General Boo-Regard (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Very Special Opening/In the Garden of Mindy/No Place Like Homeless/Katie Ka-Boo/Baghdad Cafe (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Cartoons in Wakko's Body/Noah's Lark/The Big Kiss/Hiccup (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Be Careful What You Eat/Up the Crazy River/To Da Dump, to Da Dump, to Da Dump Dump Dump (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Hitchcock Opening/Hearts of Twilight/The Boids (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- Garage Sale of the Century/West Side Pigeons (1993) - Pesto / Sparrow (voice)
- Taming of the Screwy (1993) - Joe P. (voice)
- Hooked on a Ceiling/Goodfeathers: The Beginning (1993) - Pesto (voice)
- De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty-Night Toon (1993) - Pesto (voice)
1998
Cow and Chicken (TV Series) as
Shark #1 / Shark #2 / Salesman #1
- Free Inside/Journey to the Center of Cow (1998) - Shark #1 / Shark #2 / Salesman #1 (voice)
1997
Zork: Grand Inquisitor (Video Game) as
Hades Beast / House Alarm (voice)
1997
Time Under Fire as
Spitz
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) as
Mr. Goth (segment "E-Mail")
- E-Mail/Cup of Joe/Secret of the Family Tomb/Wheezer/The Unknown Patient (1997) - Mr. Goth (segment "E-Mail")
1996
Alone in the Woods as
Perry
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV Series) as
Lorenzo / Walker / Additional Voices / ...
- To Bardo and Back (1996) - Lorenzo (voice)
- Alligators and Okeechobee Vikings (1996) - Walker / Additional Voices (voice)
- Ice Will Burn (1996) - Gustavo Arollo (voice)
- The Secret of the MOAI (1996) - Lorenzo / Thug #2 (voice)
- Heroes (1996) - Lorenzo (voice)
- Besieged in Paradise (1996) - Lorenzo (voice)
- Trouble on the Colorado (1996) - Lorenzo (voice)
- Assault on Questworld (1996) - Lorenzo (voice)
- Escape to Questworld (1996) - Lorenzo (voice)
1996
Mad About You (TV Series) as
Johnny
- Hot & Cold (1996) - Johnny
1996
Night Eyes Four: Fatal Passion (TV Movie) as
Alex Stein
1995
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure (Video) as
Freddie Summers
1995
Kissing Miranda (TV Movie) as
Raul Solo
1995
Pig Sty (TV Series) as
Rip
- Iowa vs. New York (1995) - Rip
1994
Yakko's World: An Animaniacs Singalong (Video short) as
Pesto (voice)
1994
The Untouchables (TV Series) as
Colangelo
- Death and Taxes: Part 2 (1994) - Colangelo
- Death and Taxes: Part 1 (1994) - Colangelo
1994
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III (Video) as
Freddie Summers
1993
Bonkers (TV Series short) as
Chick
- Comeback Kid (1993) - Chick (voice)
- Of Mice and Menace (1993) - (voice)
1992
Chavez Ravine (Short)
1992
Darkwing Duck (TV Series short) as
Johnny T Rex
- Extinct Possibility (1992) - Johnny T Rex (voice)
1992
Double Threat as
Stephen Ross
1992
Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) as
Twitch
- Off Balance (1992) - Twitch (voice)
1992
Capitol Critters (TV Series)
- Hat and Mouse (1992) - (voice)
1991
Runaway Father (TV Movie) as
Frank de la Grana (as Chick Vennerra)
1991
McBain as
Roberto Santos
1991
The Terror Within II as
Kyle
1990
Night Eyes as
Shapiro
1989
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (TV Movie)
1989
The Golden Girls (TV Series) as
Enrique Mas / Pepe
- All That Jazz (1989) - Enrique Mas
- Rose Fights Back (1989) - Enrique Mas
- Fiddler on the Ropes (1989) - Pepe
1989
The Karate Kid (TV Series) as
Additional Characters
- My Brother's Keeper (1989) - Additional Characters (voice)
1988
Last Rites as
Nuzo
1988
The Milagro Beanfield War as
Joe Mondragon
1986
Foofur (TV Series) as
Sam
- Annabell Gets Framed/Scary Harry (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Look Homeward, Foofur (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Fencer Gets Soul/You Bet Your Life (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Rocki's Big Fib/Bye, Bye, Birdie (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Annabell Goes Punk/Puppy Love (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Louis Sees the Light/Weekend in the Condo (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Just Like Magic/The Nose Knows (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Fencer Finds a Family/Tooth or Consequences (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Just Bumming Around/Friend Foofur's Foul Up (1987) - Sam (voice)
- The Dog's Meow/What Price Fleadom? (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Winging It/Alone at Last, Dahling (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Boot Camp Blues/My Pharaoh Lady (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Pepe's Pet Peeve (1987) - Sam (voice)
- Russian Through New York/Fritz Carlos Bombs Out (1986) - Sam (voice)
- This Little Piggy's on TV/Fencer's Freaky Friday (1986) - Sam (voice)
- A Royal Pain/Nothing to Sneeze At (1986) - Sam (voice)
1987
Kidnapped as
Tony Leonard
1986
Night Court (TV Series) as
Hector Rivera
- The Mugger (1986) - Hector Rivera
1986
Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series) as
Spider
- Arnold's Tangled Web (1986) - Spider
1986
Free Ride as
Edgar Ness
1985
Hollywood Beat (TV Series) as
Stack
- Fast Hustle (1985) - Stack
1985
Hail to the Chief (TV Series) as
Raoul - Butler
- Episode #1.7 (1985) - Raoul - Butler
- Episode #1.6 (1985) - Raoul - Butler
- Episode #1.5 (1985) - Raoul - Butler
1985
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Joe Bram
- Sanctuary (1985) - Joe Bram
1985
A Bunny's Tale (TV Movie) as
Frankie
1981
High Risk as
Tony
1980
G.I.'s (TV Movie) as
Pvt. Joseph Battaglia
1978
Vega$ (TV Series) as
Mitch Costigian / Mitch Costigan / Costigan
- Magic Sister Slayings (1980) - Mitch Costigian
- Casualty of War (1980) - Mitch Costigan
- High Roller (1978) - Costigan
1979
Yanks as
Danny Ruffelo
1978
The Bastard (TV Series) as
Inn Patron (uncredited)
1978
Thank God It's Friday as
Marv Gomez
1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (TV Movie) as
Luis
1976
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV Mini Series) as
Humphy Lopez
- Part IV (1976) - Humphy Lopez
- Part III (1976) - Humphy Lopez (credit only)
- Part II (1976) - Humphy Lopez
- Part I (1976) - Humphy Lopez (credit only)
1976
Once an Eagle (TV Mini Series) as
Davis
- Part 1 (1976) - Davis
1975
The Blue Knight (TV Series) as
Norm
- Odds Against Tomorrow (1975) - Norm
1975
Baretta (TV Series) as
Rudolfo Cruz
- The Glory Game (1975) - Rudolfo Cruz
1975
Lucas Tanner (TV Series) as
Roach
- Requiem for a Son (1975) - Roach
Assistant Director
1998
Maximum Revenge (second unit director - as Francis Vennera)
1996
Crash Dive (Video) (third unit director: underwater unit - as Francis Vennera)
1996
Friend of the Family II (second unit director - as Chick Veneera)
Writer
1980
Vega$ (TV Series) (story - 2 episodes)
- Magic Sister Slayings (1980) - (story)
- Casualty of War (1980) - (story)
Soundtrack
1999
Angel in Training (lyrics: "Pretty Little Girl (Desi's Theme)") / (music: "Pretty Little Girl (Desi's Theme)")
1994
Animaniacs (TV Series short) (performer - 1 episode)
- With Three You Get Eggroll/Mermaid Mindy/Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting (1994) - (performer: "Rock-a-bye Baby" - uncredited)
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Vega$ (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1980) (writer - 1 episode, 1980)
- Casualty of War (1980) - (performer: "Dream Drummin' ", "Comeback") / (writer: "Comeback")
1978
Thank God It's Friday (performer: "Leatherman's Theme")
Director
1999
Angel in Training
Thanks
2019
The Holy Fail (special thanks)
2013
Bread Pudding (Short) (special thanks)
2009
But... I Love Her (special thanks)
2009
A Black Lie (Short) (thanks)
Self
2011
The Actor's Journey (Video documentary) as
Self
2011
The Actor's Journey for Kids (Video documentary) as
Self
1977
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) as
Self - Actor / Self
- Episode #19.59 (1979) - Self - Actor
- Episode #16.89 (1977) - Self
References
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