La Grua, Tom

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La GRUA, Tom

(Tom LaGrua)

PERSONAL

Career:

Actor.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild (chairman of negotiating teams; third national board vice president; national director of contract strategy, 2002).

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Cab driver, Big Business, Buena Vista, 1988.

Frank Carbo, Talent for the Game, Paramount, 1991.

Head mob guy, With Friends Like These …, Miramax, 1998.

Television Appearances; Series:

Richie Herby, The Famous Teddy Z, CBS, 1989.

Fredo, The Boys, Showtime, 1989.

Remo, Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1995–98.

Dave "Rubes" Rubin, Deep Cover, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Frank, Out of Time, NBC, 1988.

Thug, Tricks of the Trade, CBS, 1988.

Howard, Lush Life, Showtime, 1993.

Frank Costello, Lansky, HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Fredo, The Boys, Showtime, 1988.

Ted Gemignanai, Anna, NBC, 1990.

Joey, Pacific Station, NBC, 1991.

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Fox, 1992.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Tom LaGrua) Tommy Croft, "Guns and Brothers," Baretta, ABC, 1977.

Tom LaPorta, "You Can Run, But You Can't Hide," Visions, PBS, 1977.

(As Tom LaGrua) Desk clerk, "Thank God It's Monday," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1985.

Vinny, "Take Him, He's Mine," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1986.

Stage manager, "The Country Boy," Matlock, 1987.

Lucas, "The Great Race," Harry, ABC, 1987.

Janitor, "Child of the 60's," Head of the Class, ABC, 1987.

Booth man, "Frankie and Tony Are Lovers," Who's the Boss?, 1987.

Louie, "Ginger's Baby," It's a Living, syndicated, 1987.

Louie, "The Amy and Louie Show," It's a Living, syndicated, 1988.

Louie, "Ginger's Grandmother Show," It's a Living, syndicated, 1988.

Parent #2, "Truancy Blues," The Bronx Zoo, NBC, 1988.

Louie, "Never Trust Anyone Under 40," It's a Living, syndicated, 1988.

Jimmy Lark, "Comedy of Errors," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1989.

Roxanne's voice teacher, "The Good Human Bar," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990.

Joey "The Icepick" Montaine, "Married to the Mob," Going Places, 1990.

Landlord, "Lies, Lies, Lies," Herman's Head, Fox, 1991.

Frankie Panini, "The Kid's Still Got It," Growing Pains, ABC, 1991.

Rick, "Lonely Are the Brave," Empty Nest, NBC, 1991.

Mr. Goddard, "Security," Baby Talk, 1991.

Sid Greco, "The Boys in the Band," Step by Step, ABC, 1992.

Rick, "Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde," Empty Nest, NBC, 1992.

(As Tom LaGrua) Jo, "Stand Up—April 30, 1959," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992.

"All Men Are Created Equal, Bummer," Room for Two, ABC, 1992.

Kernis, "The Movie," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993.

Weasel, "Luck of the Bundys," Married … with Children, Fox, 1993.

(As Tom LaGrua) Murray Mindlin, "The Man of Steel Bars," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1993.

Elfe, "Santa's Little Helper," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1993.

Costello, "Asbestos and Costello," Shaky Ground, 1993.

(As Tom LaGrua) Eddie McCormack, "Don't Tell Momma," Home Improvement, ABC, 1994.

(As Tom LaGrua) Eddie McCormack, "Let's Go to the Videotape," Home Improvement, ABC, 1994.

Stavros, "The Apartment Show," Platypus Man, UPN, 1995.

Jim DeLucci, "UnAmerican Graffiti," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995.

Stavros, "Dying to Live," Platypus Man, UPN, 1995.

P. J., "He's Making a List, Checking It Twice," The Jeff Foxworthy Show, ABC, 1995.

Craig, "Second Time Aground," Dream On, HBO, 1996.

"Devotion," Michael Hayes, CBS, 1998.

Cosmo Lebrano, "Bay of Big's," Maximum Bob, ABC, 1998.

(As Tom LaGrua) George Moncrief, "Funny Money," Martial Law, CBS, 1998.

Barry Hutchens, "Vendetta," Vengeance Unlimited, ABC, 1999.

Lou Zancanelli, "Show & Tell," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1999.

Eddie, "Mark's Big Break," Home Improvement, ABC, 1999.

Mr. Leonelli, "Sticks and Stones," ER, NBC, 1999.

(As Tom LaGrua) Eddie, "A Hardware Habit to Break," Home Improvement, ABC, 1999.

(As Tom LaGrua) Eddie McCormack, "The Long and Winding Road: Part 3," Home Improvement, ABC, 1999.

Tony, "Fear and Loathing in Gotham," Jack & Jill, 1999.

Peter Hines, "Honorable Man," The Practice, ABC, 2000.

The official, "Veronica's Record," Veronica's Closet, NBC, 2000.

Mario Orsini, "Two Days at a Time," Bette, 2000.

Harry, "Finally!," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The WB, 2001.

Also appeared as Howard, "Come Ona My House," Rachel Gunn, R.N., Fox; the thief, The Golden Palace, CBS; gondolier, Providence, NBC.

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