Biography

Mini Bio

Antonio Passaro, Jr. is from Virginia Beach, VA. He is an American actor in TV series and movies/short films, known for his roles in Words (2022), the Priority Auto Big Check Spot commercial (2021), Last Moment of Clarity (2018), Ice Cold Killers: Episode 404 (2015) A Winter's Grave, Wicked Attractions: Weapon of Mass Seduction (2012), Wicked Attraction: Pretty Bad Girls (2012), Wicked Attraction Season 4: See No Evil (2011), and Wicked Attraction Season 3: Built for Murder (2010).

Trivia:

Antonio Passaro, Jr. is a Professor and Department Chair of Criminal Justice. At age 22, he joined the Virginia State Police and served over 16 years as a State Trooper, Special Agent, a cross designation with Immigration Customs and Enforcement, and a Security Police officer with NASA. During that time, he earned an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, and a Ph.D. in 2020 from Old Dominion University in Higher Education Leadership with a cognate in Criminology and Criminal Justice. His dissertation title was "Investigating the Design and Implementation of Operational Safety Plans for Crisis at Higher Education Institutions."

Personal Quotes:

"The safety of the people is the highest law." ~ Cicero

"It always seems impossible until it is done." ~ Nelson Mandela

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." ~ Lord Acton

"Act the part and you will become the part." ~ William James

"With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be; otherwise, it's just not acting. It's lying." ~ Johnny Depp

"Acting is the ability to dream on cue." ~ Sir Ralph Richardson

"All I am is what I am going after." ~ Al Pacino

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." ~ Wayne Gretzky

"If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready." ~ Will Smith

"The only time I set the bar low is for Limbo." ~ Michael Scott

"Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them." ~ Jim Carrey

- IMDb mini biography by: Tony Passsaro