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Jon Freda was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in an Italian-American family. He served as a naval officer and attended academic doctoral programs in New York and Canada. As an actor, Jon's performances range from the comedy hit TV/web series, 50 To Death, to his critically noticed dramatic portrayal of Rocco in the film, The Family. He received the Outstanding Actor Award for The Cannes Film Festival entrant, Sisyphus' Supper, and published accolades for his portrayal of Jimmy Durante in his Off-Broadway solo show, Imagine DatI, which he wrote in cooperation with the Durante Estate. Jon is also an accomplished screenwriter and playwright, receiving three awards for his feature script ,Say Nothing, from the Guild of Italian American Actors; and four awards for his musical comedy stage play, Alien Adventure The Adventure, from the Midtown International Theater Festival in New York. Jon enjoys swimming, walking his dog in the park, creating digital art because he does not like the clean up, and hopes to learn to speak Italian better before his next visit to Rome.

The Family ( 2013) | IMDb: 6.3

Action , Comedy , Crime

After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line, Giovanni (now called Fred Blake), his wife and children can't help but resort to doing things the "family" way. However, their dependence on such old habits places everyone in danger from vengeful mobsters.

Starring:

Robert De Niro , Michelle Pfeiffer , Tommy Lee Jones , Dianna Agron , John D'Leo , Jon Freda

Directed by:

Luc Besson , Ludovic Bernard

Produced by:

Ron Burkle , Amanda Mackey , Ryan Kavanaugh

Ernest Saves Christmas ( 1988) | IMDb: 5.7

Comedy , Family

When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.

Starring:

Jim Varney , Douglas Seale , Noelle Parker , Gailard Sartain , Bill Byrge , Billie Bird

Directed by:

Coke Sams , Patrice Leung , Todd Turner

Produced by:

Coke Sams , Justis Greene , Doug Claybourne

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 ( 1983) | IMDb: 3.5

Action , Comedy , Crime

The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, is on the hunt, forcing Cletus and Trigger to hit the road. Can they steer clear of the vengeful sheriff?

Starring:

Jackie Gleason , Jerry Reed , Paul Williams , Pat McCormick , Colleen Camp , Burt Reynolds

Directed by:

Ronald M. Bozman , Richard Graves , Dick Lowry

Produced by:

Jackie Burch , Junie Lowry-Johnson , Mort Engelberg

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