Bart Shatto

Bart Shatto was born in Peoria, Illinois to Sara Kelly, who worked as a caregiver for the disabled and his father Player Shatto, who was a maintenance supervisor for Pabst Brewery and a jazz musician. His mother is Irish descent and his father is Scottish/German ancestry. The youngest of four, he has two older sisters and one older brother. He studied mass communications and theatre at both Western Illinois University and Southern Illinois University. He started his theatrical career in St. Louis, Missouri working for regional theaters and getting his Equity card before moving to New York City. While working on Holland America Cruise Lines as an entertainer he met Jim Caruso (of New York's "Cast Party" fame) who invited him to become a member of his musical comedy trio "Wiseguys", Bart worked with "Wiseguys for a year performing at Carnegie Hall twice with the late Rosemary Clooney, in London and many other venues throughout NYC. After the group dissolved, Bart decided to pursue this