Anthony DeVito is a SAG-AFTRA actor, comedian, and a fourth-generation Brooklynite. He specializes in sharp comedic performances grounded in reality, and dramatic acting with depth and vulnerability.
Anthony appears in Season 3 of 'The Morning Show' on Apple TV in a standout scene with Jennifer Aniston and Jon Hamm, shot on location in Coney Island. He was 'killed' by Queen Latifah on "The Equalizer" on CBS, and has a hilarious cameo in Billy Eichner's BROS from Universal Pictures, which Apatow Productions told him 'always got a huge laugh' during the editing process. The scene 'Pride Fight' now lives on in the official DVD release. He can be seen in the new romcom LOVE…RECONSIDERED and the mockumentary LINCOLN: THE MUSICAL. TV credits includes a pivotal scene in the Netflix drama 'House of Cards', NBC's 'Blindspot',' The Mysteries of Laura,' 'Power,' and 'Boardwalk Empire.' His first film role was in the Italian comedy NATALE A NEW YORK (Christmas in NY) where he was dubbed into Italian as 'Dr. Green' in a slapstick comedy scene opposite Christian De Sica. Other films include FUTURE '38 and THE BLACKLIGHT. Anthony was in the main cast of the sitcom pilot 'Driving Mizrahi' with fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi, and in digital comedy shorts for Funny Or Die, Above Average, The Key of Awesome, The Kicker, The Shorts Show, award-winning web series The Actress, and his own original videos including the new 'Dad: The Series.' Anthony came up through New York City's alternative comedy scene, performing at Gotham Comedy Club, Carolines, Stand Up NY, and alt venues like the legendary Rififi, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and the Peoples Improv Theater. In his early TV appearances, he added original comedy commentary on clip shows for A&E, Discovery Channel, VH1, Biography Channel and Comedy Central. He trained in long-form improvisation at UCB under Owen Burke, Seth Morris and Michael Delaney, and has studied on-camera acting and advanced scene study at Kimball Studio. Stage credits include the indie theater series "Dialogue With Three Chords," staged workshop readings of the new play "The Spaces In Between" by Paula Pizzi, the sketch/play hybrid “Tourist Trap” at the People's Improv Theater, "Garlic and Gasoline" for the Brooklyn One-Act Festival, improv and sketch at the UCB Theater, NYC’s Manhattan Monologue Slam, "All My Sons" at Atlantic Theater Company and the one-act comedy CTRL+ALT+DEL, written and directed by "Conan" writer Andres du Bouchet. He's appeared in commercials for Irwin Tools, Dunkin’ Donuts, Ryka, Humira, Caesars Atlantic City, CarMax, Cablevision, American Express, Fanta Soda and more. He's even been in a music video, playing a mailman in Bon Jovi's "Have A Nice Day." Anthony writes comedy for TV, stage, film and the web. He recently co-wrote the pilot script for the animated comedy pOny and has live-tweeted or BBC America and Huffington Post. He’s written for comedy pilots "Inside Access Tonight!" and "The Tom Mule Show," created series ideas for My Damn Channel, and made fun of ugly clothes and the stars who wore them as one of Us Weekly magazine's most popular Fashion Police. Anthony is the co-founder and Producing Director for the Art of Brooklyn, an arts and culture nonprofit that produces the annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival and Brooklyn On Demand. AoBFF is an independent, international festival focused on emerging Brooklyn-Centric films and filmmakers, and their peers around the world. |