While making his film debut in the 1993 comedy
Who's the Man, this stout, sympathetic character actor struck up a valuable friendship with cast mate Denis Leary. Not only did the duo appear together in
The Ref the next year, but a decade later, Leary tapped Scurti for the plum role of a fire fighter/poet on his edgy series
Rescue Me. With his everyman look and blue-collar vibe, Scurti landed small-screen guest spots throughout the '90s, but his parts were rarely pivotal (a transit cop on
Monk, a union guy on
Ed, etc.).
Rescue Me set his career on fire and the multitalented actor even went on to pen a couple of episodes.
John Scurti Fast Facts:
- Attended high school with Edie Falco, and appeared opposite her in the school's production of My Fair Lady, she as Eliza, and he as her father, Alfred P. Doolittle.
- College:
- Fordham University, New York, NY (BA in Fine Arts)
