Antonino Paone (born July 29, 1955) is an Italian-American actor from
New Orleans, Louisiana.Paone was born in Bova Marina, Calabria, Italy,
in 1955. The son of a tailor, Paone grew up in the French Quarter in
the midst of an eclectic melting pot of New Orleans characters. By age
20, he had worked as a men's clothing salesman, a grocery clerk, and
taken a turn as an MP in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the
University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts degree.A lifelong
resident of New Orleans, Paone spent 18 months in Los Angeles to
further his film career before Hurricane Katrina. Since the storm,
he's lived in his home in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans,
spitting distance from the Mississippi River.Paone has appeared in a
number of films, including Tony Bravo in Scenes from a Forgotten
Cinema, Mr. 3000 with Bernie Mac, Jump Out Boys with Kris
Kristofferson, Angels Die Slowly, I Love You Phillip Morris with Jim
Carrey, Righteous Kill, and Inside Out with WWE's Triple H. TV
highlights include spots on HBO's Treme, MonsterWolf, and House of
Bones. He also appeared in the webseries Alouette.
New Orleans, Louisiana.Paone was born in Bova Marina, Calabria, Italy,
in 1955. The son of a tailor, Paone grew up in the French Quarter in
the midst of an eclectic melting pot of New Orleans characters. By age
20, he had worked as a men's clothing salesman, a grocery clerk, and
taken a turn as an MP in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the
University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts degree.A lifelong
resident of New Orleans, Paone spent 18 months in Los Angeles to
further his film career before Hurricane Katrina. Since the storm,
he's lived in his home in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans,
spitting distance from the Mississippi River.Paone has appeared in a
number of films, including Tony Bravo in Scenes from a Forgotten
Cinema, Mr. 3000 with Bernie Mac, Jump Out Boys with Kris
Kristofferson, Angels Die Slowly, I Love You Phillip Morris with Jim
Carrey, Righteous Kill, and Inside Out with WWE's Triple H. TV
highlights include spots on HBO's Treme, MonsterWolf, and House of
Bones. He also appeared in the webseries Alouette.
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