Joe Spano

Birth Name:

Joesph Peter Spano

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Co-founded the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 1968
Strongly considered a career in medicine before discovering his love of acting
Quote: "The real hopeful thing about theater and the arts in general is you take these painful experiences and you shape them, give them form -- and people can experience them together․ You come out of an experience like this not devastated, not demolished by it, but hopefully healed or having experienced catharsis․"
Came to be well-known following his seven-year run on the series, "Hill Street Blues"
Stayed with the Berkeley Repertory Theatre for more than 10 years before making his Hollywood debut
Often referred to as the first role model for actor Tom Hanks

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