Ernie Sabella

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/19/1949
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA

biography

"Hey, I'm short and sorta fat. I can make people laugh. That's about it" is how character actor Ernie Sabella describes himself. A specialist in low-level sleaze and surliness, he has spiced up productions on stage, TV, and increasingly, on the big screen. Sabella established himself on Broadway and regional theater before becoming a familiar TV face in sitcoms, busted pilots, and occasional TV dramas since the mid-1980s. Teen sitcom cultists may remember him as the cheesy building super who continually attempted to thwart junior grifter Jason Bateman on the uproarious "It's Your Move" (NBC, Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2003-2003
Mr. Petracelli
2003
Mr. Petracelli
2003
of Pumbaa
2002
(TV Show)
1985-1985
Santo Carbone
1985
Stan
1985
Dr Harrison
Stash

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Pleasantville, New York
 
Began acting in high school at the urging of drama teacher Rose Cremenese
 
Broadway debut, playing the head in the trunk in "The Robber Bridegroom"
1983 
TV debut, playing a troll in "13 Thirteenth Avenue", an unsold horror-comedy pilot
1984 
Feature debut, "City Heat", starring Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds
Continued

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