‏John Mastando‏

Mastando was born on October 4th in New York City and was the second child of Benignia and Alexander Mastando. He was raised on Long Island's Suffolk County, where his Father was an Electrical Technition and his mother a self employed Electrologist. While growing up John had intented to play professional Baseball for the New York Yankees, however, he was noticed by a Casting Director while working as a bartender, who was casting a film for Director 'Franco Zefirelli'. Although he did not get the role that he had auditioned for - he left an impression upon Zefirelli, whom later introduced him to his own agent at I.C.M. He soon decided to persue acting full time and later moved to Los Angeles and began studying acting with his friend Robert Forster. John was later cast by 'Howard Fuer' and actor/director Tom Hanks in a small role in That Thing You Do! (1996).