John F. Altieri was an American singer and stage actor. Altieri was born in Brockton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School in 1987, where he became involved in school plays and acting. Altieri went on to receive his bachelor's degree in dramatic literature from Duke University. He served as president of the Hoof 'n' Horn, student run theater company, while attending Duke. In 1991, Altieri moved west to Los Angeles, California, where he earned a masters degree in fine arts from University of California, Los Angeles. Much of Altieri's career centered on a series of successful stints in regional California theaters. His stage credits included The Two Gentlemen of Verona, which was performed in San Jose, California; The Threepenny Opera, performed in Long Beach, California and Romance by David Mamet, which ran in San Diego. In addition to his acting career, worked at the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, a summer camp for children focusing on acting, for fifteen years. He also volunteered as a coach and director at The Arc of San Francisco, a nonprofit organization serving those with developmental handicaps in San Francisco. [More at Wikipedia]

October 16th, 1969 in United States of America  /  Died:   May 4th, 2008