James Di Giacomo

Award winning actor-writer-producer-director was born Giacomo Capizzi in the Bronx, NY and raised in NJ, James Di Giacomo (JDG) was often teased as a child for not only having a different name than everyone else, but also because English was his second language. As a boy, JDG often was too shy to speak to strangers and mainly observed people -- how they ate, walked, spoke and interacted with others. As a teenager, JDG noticed he had a knack for making people laugh -- not only by impersonating others, but also with his obscure facial expressions, wacky voices and sounds effects he would make. This is how JDG began to blossom and gain confidence in his teen years. JDG very much enjoyed making people laugh then, and even more so now as an adult. JDG says, "Laughter never gets old -- as a matter of fact it's almost always contagious." As a child, JDG recalls watching lots of comic's like Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, The 3 Stooges, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and Robin W