Adam Lavorgna
Born (1981-03-01) March 1, 1981
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Adam Lavorgna (born March 1, 1981) is an American actor, known for his role on the television series Brooklyn Bridge, and in the films Milk Money, The Beautician and the Beast, and I'll Be Home for Christmas, and as Robbie Palmer on 7th Heaven.

Early life

Lavorgna was born near New Haven, in North Branford, Connecticut, the son of Sandra (née Schnepf), a college professor, and Joseph LaVorgna, a high school assistant principal.[1][2]

Lavorgna attended high school at Avon Old Farms in Avon, Connecticut. He also enrolled at Boston College, prior to leaving the school after his freshman year to pursue acting, specifically, 7th Heaven.[3]

Career

Lavorgna starred as Nicholas Scamperelli in the series Brooklyn Bridge, for which he received the 1993 Youth in Film Award for Best Actor. In 1998, he joined the movie I'll Be Home for Christmas with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel. In 1999, he then joined 7th Heaven as a series regular portraying Robbie Palmer, Mary's (Jessica Biel) troubled ex-boyfriend who has moved into the family home. He left the show in 2002. LaVorgna recalled his choice to leave was due to having a hard time managing his way around Hollywood, California, in addition to missing his family, mutually agreeing with the staff of 7th Heaven for a dismissal. He returned to the East Coast of the US subsequently.[4]

Personal life

Lavorgna said he was raised in Catholicism by his grandmother but became distant from the faith with age: "I got away from church at 15–16, and by my mid-20s, I was lost."[5]

LaVorgna went to rehab for opioid and heroin addiction multiple times. The first rehab was paid by 7th Heaven producer, Aaron Spelling. In October 2001, he was at Promises rehab in Malibu.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1991 29th Street Frankie (age 8)
1994 Monkey Trouble Mark
Milk Money Brad
1997 The Beautician and the Beast Karl Pochenko
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas Eddie Taffet
1999 Outside Providence Tommy the Wire
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway Mike
2000 Blast Shnetz
2005 The House Is Burning Party guest
2007 The Boy Who Cried Bitch: The Adolescent Years Steve
2015 Masterless Kane Madison / Ronin
Stealing Chanel Giorgio Bene
2016 Get Happy! Bobby
2018 Madhouse Mecca Benjamin
TBA Finding Julia Jason Rodriguez
TBA Off-Time Cliff Raines In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991–1993 Brooklyn Bridge Nicholas Scamperelli Main role
1992 Lifestories: Families in Crisis Joey DiPaolo Episode: "Blood Brothers: The Joey DiPaolo Story"
Sinatra Frankie at 10 Miniseries
1993 Casualties of Love: The "Long Island Lolita" Story Paulie Buttafuoco TV movie
Civil Wars Eddie Baron Episode: "Captain Kangaroo Court"
Empty Nest Rudy Episode: "The All-American Boy - Not!"
1994 The Cosby Mysteries Teddy Episode: "Self Defense"
1995 Matlock Matt Ahern Episode: "The Getaway"
Degree of Guilt Carlo Paget Miniseries
1998 Law & Order Hayden Episode: "Damaged"
1999–2002 7th Heaven Robbie Palmer Recurring role (season 4); main role (seasons 5–7)
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Carter McSherry Episode: "Truth or Consequences"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Brian Murphy Episode: "Siren Call"
2007 Cold Case Joe Vives-Alvarez (2007) Episode: "Stand Up and Holler"
CSI: Miami Eddie Corbett Episode: "Rush"

References

  1. ↑ "SCHNEPF, MARY MARIAH- the New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut". www.nhregister.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "School leader's work, style recognized". Connecticut Post. December 28, 2005.
  3. ↑ Tricia Johnson (November 27, 2000). "'Heaven Sent' As his real life girlfriend Jessica Biel trims her role, Adam LaVorgna tells EW.com about moving in with the Camdens". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. ↑ "Interview: Adam LaVorga of "Masterless"". beliefnet.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-31.
  5. ↑ Ong, Czarina (October 12, 2015). "'Masterless': Faith film that doesn't preach but takes viewers on philosophical journey". christiantoday.com.
  6. ↑ Ong, Czarina (April 19, 2019). "70: Episode 70 with Adam LaVorgna (7th Heaven, Addiction)". podcasts.apple.com/.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.