Michael Barbieri (actor)

Michael Barbieri
Born January 20, 2002 (16 years old)
New York City, New York
Occupation Actor
Years active 2016-present

Michael Barbieri is an American actor. His most prominent role is in Little Men (2016). He also appears in the 2017 films Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Dark Tower.

Barbieri was born in New York City, and is of Italian descent.[1] He became interested in acting after seeing his brother, John, act in a school play. He gave up baseball to take acting classes. Afterwards, he got into the Lee Strasberg Acting School and soon auditioned for Little Men.[2] His role in the film resulted in him getting signed to WME. His favorite movie is Goodfellas, starring Ray Liota, DeNiro, Joe Pesci, describing it as a classic. In a 2017 interview with one of the members of the hit podcast Dinner and a Podcast, Barbieri uses the word nerveracking 4 times in the 10 minute interview.[3] He soon began booking roles for major films.[4][5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Killer Pollack Short
2016 Little Men Tony Calvelli
2016 Nunsense Vinnie Prestrapini TV Pilot
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Charles Murphy
2017 The Dark Tower Timmy

References

  1. ↑ http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/discovery-michael-barbieri/
  2. ↑ Brown, Emma (August 5, 2016). "Discovery: Michael Barbieri". Interview Magazine. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ Patten, Dominic (January 26, 2016). "WME Signs Ira Sachs 'Little Men's Michael Barbieri – Sundance". Deadline. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ Agar, Chris (June 6, 2016). "Spider-Man: Homecoming Casts Dark Tower's Michael Barbieri". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ Roberts, James (April 28, 2016). "The Dark Tower Casts Michael Barbieri as Timmy". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 11, 2017.



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