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Tory Belleci Biography
Birth Name:Salvatore Paul Belleci
Birth Place:Monterey, California, United States
Profession Visual effects, Actor, Producer, Art department, Director, Editor
Fast Facts
- Went to Haiti with a relief organization called Life Giving Force, visiting orphanages and helping build clean water systems after the 2010 earthquake there
- Graduated from San Francisco State University's film school
- When he was 19 he set off a homemade pipe bomb near his parents' house, and the investigating officer encouraged him to find a way to indulge his love of explosions without getting arrested
- Quote: "Who cares if it makes sense? We might get to see a piano explode!"
- Built models for Industrial Light and Magic that appeared in the "Star Wars" film series, including "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones․"
- Has written and directed his own short films such as "Sand Trooper․"
- He is an accomplished mime
- Tony's trademark move is his snake dance