Sonny Valicenti Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Sonny Valicenti
Acting
Biography
Actor Sonny Valicenti is set to return in the second season of David Fincher's thrilling drama series "Mindhunter." in 2017, Valicenti appeared in Steven Spielberg's "The Post," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. He was featured in a supporting role in the 2016 holiday comedy Office Christmas Party with Jason Bateman. The part was created specifically for Valicenti by directors Will Speck & Josh Gordon after the duo met him on the set of an Apple campaign shoot. Sonny's television work spans several beloved TV series including Tig Notaro's "One Mississippi" for Amazon, "Lady Dynamite" on Netflix, and the FX comedy, "You're the Worst." In 2015, Final Scene, the short film he wrote, directed and starred in about the break up of comedy duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis appeared at the Austin Film Festival and Dances with Films. Valicenti has appeared off Broadway in productions of Romeo & Juliet, Henry V, and The Spy. Regional credits include the Public Theater production of The Institute of Memory, Abacus, presented at BAM as part of their Next Wave Festival, The Children for the Theatre at Boston Court (a performance the LA Times called "beyond praise") and The Firebird with the LA Philharmonic. Originally from Barrington, IL, Sonny caught the acting bug in high school and went on to receive a BFA in acting from California Institute of the Arts. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Magazine Dreams
Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.
Office Christmas Party
When Carol Vanstone, CEO of the technology company Zenotek, expresses her intention to close the Chicago branch, run by her brother Clay, he and his co-workers organize a Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and save their jobs. But the party gets out of control…
The Conway Curve
When Natalie Conway's father passes away, she believes she will forever be on her own. So when her long lost brother, Luke, returns after a twenty-year hiatus she's elated. He's a missing piece to a familial puzzle that she believed lost. There's only one problem - Luke is a notorious scam-artist, and Natalie is the sole heir to their family's small fortune. Her feelings and his motives collide as brother and sister vie to get what they desire.
Blonde
From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.
Still on the Road
Twelve actors spend six months on a cramped bus, lose their lead actor, play 71 roles, and learn to work in spaces that wont hold their set, all while reconnecting with their passion for performing, receiving a great review in the New York Times, and bringing classical theater to America in The Acting Company's 37th Season.
The Post
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
How to Deter a Robber
In a desolate town in Northern Wisconsin, a stubborn young woman and her naïve boyfriend face off against a pair of amateur burglars.
She Dances
A father and his distant teenage daughter road-trip to a dance competition, confronting their shared grief over a family tragedy.
Doula
After the sudden death of their midwife, an L.A. couple hires her hippie son to be their live-in doula.
You Can't Talk To The Dude
After moving into a newly renovated apartment, Rory's life falls apart when a mysterious man appears in his home out of thin air.
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