lino ponzini

Mr. Ponzini began acting at the age of 9. Recently roles include Beverly Weston at Two Planks Theater (August: Osage County) Dindon/Renaud at Two Planks (La Cage Aux Folles) Joe Keller in (All My Sons) at Curtain Call’s Dressing Room Theater. Prior to that he played Alfieri in Arthur Miller’s (A View from the Bridge) at the Warner Theater in Torrington CT. Also at the Warner he appeared as Max in the musical Sunset Boulevard)and Mayhew in Witness for the Prosecution. In earlier days he was Trained at the American Academy, Neighborhood Playhouse, 92nd Street Y.M.H.A. and later at Bard College and Catawba College, where he was the recipient of the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Awards. He was a Varsity Debater and won the Top Speaker Award at the Univ. of Toronto International Debate Tournament. His undergraduate degree is from Iona College where he was the recipient of the Philosophy Medal graduating in the top 2% of his class. He has been trained or directed by Morris Carnovsky, Irma Jurist, William Driver and Mark Epstein, among others. Some other roles include Strauss (Titanic), Harding (One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest) Nathan Detroit (Guys and Dolls)Best Man (Troika).At the Rainbow Theater (Touch of Spring and They Knew What They Wanted) At Bard, Oswald (King Lear) At Catawba Berenger (Rhinoceros), Miller (Room Service). Billy Flynn (Chicago ).Irene Backalenick, considered the Grand Dam of Theater Critics in reviewing Mr. Ponzini for Backstage, stated he was a "First class performer". Mr. Ponzini also holds a Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University and has been a practicing attorney in Connecticut and New York for 32 years. Mr. Ponzini has argued and tried cases in State and Federal Courts in Connecticut and New York. He has been involved in precedent setting appeals and has received a very high peer review rating. He has served as a Bar Delegate, Elected Representative for the City of Stamford, Outside Counsel to Connecticut Attorney General Second Injury Fund, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee Member and Special Public Defender for Habeas Corpus Matters. Above all, he is the proud father of a gifted daughter, Maya Faye Ponzini.