Louis Vanaria is an Italian-American actor.
Born in the Bronx, New York, he is of Sicilian descent. Louis has always aspired to be a singer/songwriter. In his teen years he was hired by a New York city resturant to provide live dinner music. After hearing about an open casting call for the upcoming Robert De Niro film, "A Bronx Tale," Louis worked his way in and attempted to land a singing role. Though it wasn't a singer, Louis was cast the role of 'Crazy Mario.' Louis was soon cast in the CBS movie of the week, "Young at Heart," starring Olympia Dukakis and featuring Louis' lifelong idol, Frank Sinatra.
With his singing career put on hold, Louis relocated to Los Angeles after landing a series regular role in a WB show, "Kirk," in 1995. In 1997, he returned to New York City and took gigs singing in New York City nightclubs, while auditioning and booking guest spots on hit shows like, "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order," and "Third Watch." He also landed lead roles in the independent films "West of Brooklyn," starring Joe Mantegna, and "Stiffs," with Danny Aiello.
Louis has recently released two albums of his original music "For What it's Worth" and "Where Are All the Movie Stars."