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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.[1]
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| Born | John LaMotta January 8, 1939 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2014 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1970s–2000 |
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Biography
editJohn 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.[2][better source needed] Later he worked in supporting roles in most of Firstenbergs works, like Revenge of the Ninja (1983) and American Ninja 1985.[3]
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.“[4]
After ALF, LaMotta played numerous small roles on television including the series ER, Growing Pains, and Frasier.[citation needed]
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.[5][better source needed]
Filmography
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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
edit- John LaMotta at IMDb