Carlo Rota Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for his roles as Yasir Hamoudi on "Little Mosque on the Prairie" and Morris O'Brian on "24․"
• Nominated for a James Beard Award for excellence in culinary journalism for hosting "The Great Canadian Food Show․"
• Worked in the culinary industry prior to becoming an actor
• Quote: "A restaurant needs to have good thought behind it, and needs to have integrity, it needs to be organized․"
• Has often played characters who get tortured
• Appeared as Giuseppe "Papa Joe" Yakavetta in 1999 cult film "The Boondock Saints․"
• In 2013, became the host of reality show "Recipe to Riches․"