David Marciano (born January 7, 1960, in
Newark, New JerseyBrick City redirects here. For the township in Ocean County, see Brick Township, New Jersey.Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey and the 65th largest city in the U.S...
) is an American
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who appeared as Detective
Raymond VecchioDetective First Grade Raymond "Ray" Vecchio is a fictional character in the television series Due South. He is a detective with the Chicago Police Department, serving with the 27th Precinct. The character is portrayed by actor David Marciano.-Character:...
in the television series
Due SouthDue South is a Canadian television police comedy-drama from the 1990s. It was created by Paul Haggis and produced by Alliance Communications. The show first aired in 1994, and ran until 1999. It followed the adventures of fictional Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Constable Benton Fraser and...
. He also appeared in the FX police drama
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as Detective Steve Billings.
In 1991, Marciano married Katayoun Amini (who played Vecchio's ex-wife Angie in
Due South) and together they have two daughters and one son.
Marciano grew up in north Newark associating with the "Nomads".
David Marciano (born January 7, 1960, in
Newark, New JerseyBrick City redirects here. For the township in Ocean County, see Brick Township, New Jersey.Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, and the county seat of Essex County. Newark has a population of 281,402, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey and the 65th largest city in the U.S...
) is an American
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who appeared as Detective
Raymond VecchioDetective First Grade Raymond "Ray" Vecchio is a fictional character in the television series Due South. He is a detective with the Chicago Police Department, serving with the 27th Precinct. The character is portrayed by actor David Marciano.-Character:...
in the television series
Due SouthDue South is a Canadian television police comedy-drama from the 1990s. It was created by Paul Haggis and produced by Alliance Communications. The show first aired in 1994, and ran until 1999. It followed the adventures of fictional Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Constable Benton Fraser and...
. He also appeared in the FX police drama
The ShieldThe Shield is an American television drama series which aired on FX Networks in the United States and other networks internationally. Known for its controversial portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as "Rampart" in reference to the true life Rampart Division police...
as Detective Steve Billings.
In 1991, Marciano married Katayoun Amini (who played Vecchio's ex-wife Angie in
Due South) and together they have two daughters and one son.
Background
Marciano grew up in north Newark associating with the "Nomads". The Nomads were a violent street gang of teenagers. Newark was plagued by violent crime and Marciano, who was part of the Nomads, was witness to a city in crisis. He has admitted to having a troubled youth. "I was hanging around on street corners, drinking, gambling, playing cards, going to the racetrack, shooting pool, all those kind of things." At the age of seventeen, Marciano was involved in a car crash after a night out partying and was lucky to survive. This prompted him to sort his life out and he enrolled at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, to study
biomedical engineeringBiomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve healthcare diagnosis and treatment.Biomedical engineering has only recently...
. After a disappointing start Marciano transferred to
economicsEconomics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and accounting for his second year before dropping out to pursue acting.
Career
In 1985, Marciano moved to
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where he got his big break two years later as a guest star in
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. In 1989 he played the diner owner Stanley in
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's 'Diner' commercial shown in the UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVxsH8woZSQ. More small parts followed until he was given the part of Detective Vecchio in
Due South in 1994. He played the part for two seasons before his character was written out, replaced by Detective Stanley Kowalski, due to filming commitments. He returned for the series finale where Vecchio and Kowalski's ex-wife got together.
He also appeared as Giorgio Clericuzio in
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's
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.