Joey Dedio Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Joey Dedio (born September 11, 1963, New York City) is an American film, television, and theatre actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. He is also a producer and screenwriter.When he was young, Dedio appeared in the NBC soap opera Another World and the television version of The Karate Kid, as well as performing the voice of Wheeler in the environmentalist cartoon show, Captain Planet and the Planeteers. He also voiced the drug dealer in an anti-drug special Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue, which was introduced by then-President George H. W. Bush and his wife, First Lady Barbara Bush.His other voice roles include Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, Extreme Ghostbusters and Denver, the Last Dinosaur.He later appeared in Sunset Beach and guest starred on popular dramas like Law & Order and Chicago Hope. In theatres, he appeared in off Broadway productions like SoHo Reps Skin and workshopped for Joe Pintauro's Broadway bound The Dead Boy. He has appeared in over fifteen films including L.A. Rules, Somewhere in the City, Where the Day Takes You, The Last Great Ride, Queenie in Love, A Good Night to Die, Strays and Trick.In 2004 he starred in and associate produced Bomb the System. Dedio's first screenplay titled Downtown: A Street Tale was completed in 2006. The film is about the lives of a group of twenty something year olds living in an abandoned building in New York City. He produced and stars in the film opposite Geneviève Bujold and Burt Young. The film's theme song, a remake Downtown by Petula Clark, was recorded by Irene Cara. The film was released in April 2007 by Slowhand Cinema Releasing and was directed by Rafal Zielinski. Dedio is currently working on Lullaby starring opposite Melissa Leo and shooting in South Africa.Dedio and his cousin Greg Prestipino (both claiming spots on "Hollywood's 50 Hunkiest Men") have signed on to star in a remake of 1990 classic House Party to be released in 2013.
Net Worth
$800,000
Date Of Birth
September 11, 1963
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer
Nicknames
Joey Dedio, Dedio, Joey
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
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As the producer of "Downtown", Dedio hired Academy Award winner Irene Cara to remake the classic Petula Clark hit "Downtown" and then hired Grammy winner Clark to sing the original song "Children of Color" made especially for the film.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
JoAnne
2012/I
Short completed
Rollo
Physical Attraction
2015
Short
DJ JuJuBee
36 Saints
2013
Cain
Tio Papi
2013
Ray Ray
Musical Chairs
2011
Chico
Lullaby
2008/I
T-Boy
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
Angelo
A Good Night to Die
2003
Petey
Bomb the System
2002
Hazer
Bridget
2002
Masked Man (uncredited)
Shooting Blanks
2001
Short
Lenny
Queenie in Love
2001
Chino
The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001
TV Movie
Bartender
Another Happy Tear
2000
Tim
On the Q.T.
1999
Pot Washer (as Joey Diedo)
The Last Great Ride
1999
Bentley (voice)
Trick
1999
Ex Go-Go Boy
Sunset Beach
1998
TV Series
Baby Trey
Somewhere in the City
1998
Ramon (uncredited)
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997
TV Series
Strays
1997
Fred
Timelock
1996
Larden
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990-1996
TV Series
Wheeler / Liko
Chicago Hope
1995
TV Series
Roberto Rodriguez
Stonewall
1995
Angelo
Law & Order
1994
TV Series
Dwyer
Desert Steel
1994
Jose
The Pros & Cons of Breathing
1993
Tony
Where the Day Takes You
1991
Teen
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
1990
TV Short
The Dealer (voice)
The Karate Kid
1989
TV Series
Daniel La Russo
Denver, the Last Dinosaur
1988
TV Series
Louden (voice)
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
1988
Jeff (voice, as Joey Deidio)
CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984
TV Series
2nd Boy
ABC Afterschool Specials
1984
TV Series
Anthony
Another World
1964
TV Series
Raul (1985)
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Physical Attraction
2015
Short producer
36 Saints
2013
producer
Tio Papi
2013
producer
Musical Chairs
2011
producer
The Providence Effect
2009
Documentary co-producer
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
producer
Bomb the System
2002
associate producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
36 Saints
2013
written by
Tio Papi
2013
written by
Downtown: A Street Tale
2004
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1993
TV Series concept - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Where the Day Takes You
1991
technical advisor
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2007
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
Festival Prize
Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
Best Feature Film
Musical Chairs (2011)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Actor/Supporting Actor - Feature Film
Tio Papi (2013)
Known for movies
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-1996) as Wheeler / Liko
