Cazzey Louis Cereghino

Cazzey wrestling Betty White in 2011

Cazzey Louis Cereghino is an actor, best known as one of the Capital One Vikings.[1][2] He has appeared in more Super Bowl commercials for more different companies than anyone else in history.[3] In 2013, he was part of the team that won the Doritos "Crash the Super Bowl" contest, when he appeared wearing a wedding dress. Other notable characters include Harold "Big" Johnson on Grimm, Tiny on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"[4] and Moses on "Battles B.C." on the History Channel.

He was born in Milwaukie, Oregon on April 24, 1979, where his family has run a family farm since 1908. His father, Robert "Bobby" Cereghino,(1949-) was a farmer and a home builder. His mother, Nancy (1949-) is an elementary and special ed teacher. He graduated as a multi-sport athlete, running track and cross country, playing football and wrestling, before moving to Nashville to start a singing career.[5] His first movie role was in "Mr. Hollands Opus" where he was included in the graduation scene because he had the proper shoes on for the period piece, and his football playing first came onto scenes as one of the stunt men doing tackles in "The Longest Yard."[6]

Cereghino has published 12 novels, and a non-fiction collection of short stories. In 2015, his novel "116* Days With Dad" was published by Black Hill Press,[7] which was loosely based on his experience as a commercial fisherman on the Alaskan fishing vessels. He was reported as saying, "I went to Alaska, and it turned into a great story. At first, I thought it was the worst job in the world. You have no time off, and you spend 18 to 22 hours a day waist deep in fish blood and guts," he said. "Then when you get on shore there are all these bears, and you stink like fish." An earlier publication of Cereghino's eleventh novel "A Time To Lie" has been his best seller to date.[8] Since 2004, he has also been a contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series of books, appearing in publications of Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV as well as being included in the top 101 Chicken Soup for the Soul stories of all time in the book, Chicken Soup for the Soul:Christmas Cheer.[9][10] Later in 2015, his novel, "Kiki's Angel" was published by same publishing house as "A Time to Lie."[11]

Besides being an actor, stuntman and writer, Cereghino is a songwriter that plays 9 instruments, has penned hundreds of songs and screenplays, and is a trained singer. Singing has allowed him to travel most of the world, perforing in gigs on every continent, near or at the North and South Pole, and at dozens of countries around the world.

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Often appears as a music guest on Kato Kaelin's show.[13] Is a licensed nautical captain as well as volunteering his time to do up to 30 Santa Claus gigs a year. As of 2016, he continues to live in Los Angeles.

Once broke his foot while doing a stunt on the show "Operation Repo," but continued to film the remainder of the episode. The scene ended up being made into the opening credits for the show, and was seen at the start of every episode until the show ended.

Appeared in Justin Timberlake's music video, "Can't Stop the Feeling," where he plays the dancing mechanic.[14] Surprisingly, this was not Cereghino's first professional dancing gig, as he had been hired to dance for a series of commercials to promote the National Pumpkin Chucking competition some years earlier.

References

  1. ↑ "Fitness Challenge: Doug Hall and WWE Wrestler Cazzey Cereghino at Muscle Beach". Celebrity Sweat. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Cazzey Louis Cereghino Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". OVGuide. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  3. ↑ "TRIPLE THREAT: Milwaukie's Cazzey Cereghino sings, acts, releases first major novel". Oregon Local News. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  4. ↑ "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: "Ass Kickers United: Mac And Charlie Join A Cult"". 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  5. ↑ "TRIPLE THREAT: Milwaukie's Cazzey Cereghino sings, acts, releases first major novel". Oregon Local News. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Cazzey Louis Cereghino". Videomega. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  7. ↑ "Oregon Authors - Cereghino, Cazzey". www.oregonauthors.org. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  8. ↑ "9781492352259: A Time To Lie - AbeBooks - Cereghino, Cazzey Louis; Cereghino, Jessey: 149235225X". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  9. ↑ "101: Grandpa's Gift | Chicken Soup for the Soul". www.chickensoup.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  10. ↑ Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark Victor (2012-08-14). Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV: More Stories of Life, Love and Learning. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781453279335.
  11. ↑ "NEW Kiki's Angel by Cazzey Louis Cereghino Paperback Book (English) Free Shippin | eBay". eBay. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  12. ↑ "The Hiball Profiles: Cazzey Louis Cereghino - Hollywood, California". Vimeo. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  13. ↑ kato Kaelin (2014-03-20), cazzey and Katsy, retrieved 2017-01-09
  14. ↑ Lindley, Courtney. "The People In Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop This Feeling Music" Music Video Are The Real Stars — VIDEO". Retrieved 2017-01-17.
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