Richard Panebianco

Born in New York in 1971, Panebianco graduated from Brooklyn Xaverian High School in 1988 and after studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his debut starring in the drama China Girl (1987) by Abel Ferrara, in which he played an Italian boy who is in love with a Chinese girl. In the drama Born on the Fourth of July (1989) by Oliver Stone he starred opposite Tom Cruise. In the comedy Dogfight (1991) he played one of the biggest roles alongside River Phoenix. In the thriller Land of Milk & Honey (1996), played the role of Sam, who knows a girl in a California city, is in love with her and helps reveal a secret. In addition, he starred in certain episodes of the television series such NYPD Blue (1993).