Dave Scotti

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Davy Garlo (born David Scotti) is an American film and stage actor known primarily for his recurring role as Vito Manzi on the television soap opera General Hospital. He first gained attention as villain Tony Cicero in the Boston stage premiere of Vig and also as Gary, the agent, in I HATE HAMLET. He continued his career with film and television roles including the comedy caper DOCS AND ROBBERS and the short film The Right Hook (HBO Arts Festival winner), for which he won the 2001 Best Actor award at The Jersey Short Film Festival. His screenplay of The Right Hook was published in the book Short Films 101 by Frederick Levy (Pedigree Trade, 2004).

Early life and education[]

Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, he started training in martial arts—Tae Kwon Do—at the age of nine, and earned his black belt at fourteen. He began competing in tournaments, winning the ATA Jr National Karate Championship in 1981. In high school he started making short comic films. His English teacher signed him up for the school play, which became his creative outlet. After graduation, he enrolled at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, and went on to earn a BFA in Acting from New York University, studying with Oscar winner Beatrice Straight.

External links[]

• Dave Scotti at IMDb
• SHORT FILMS 101, published by Pedigree Trade, 2004 http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=short+films+101+dave+scotti&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
• THE BLUE CASCADE, published by Grand Central Publishing, 2012 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-blue-cascade-mike-scotti/1106244258
• Living Colts Neck (Living Media), November 28, 2005, "Originality Is The Name Of The Game" https://web.archive.org/web/20111116182417/http://www.livinginmedia.com/article/dave_scotti_originality_is_the_name_of_the_game.html
• The Boston Globe, October 4, 1994, "Drama In Boston Barroom"
• The News Tribune (Boston), October 11, 1994, "Play By Waltham Native"