Son of international photojournalist
Paul Fusco and author Pat Fusco,
Anthony Fusco grew up in New York City and in Marin County, CA. Entered
the Juilliard School at age 20, where his classmates included
Kelly McGillis,
Elizabeth McGovern,
Kevin Spacey and
Ving Rhames. Worked for many years in
regional theater and in New York City, on and off-Broadway. Made his
film debut in
Serial (1980), as a waiter
who tries to sell cocaine to
Martin Mull.
His professional theater debut came just after graduating from
Juilliard, in "Not Quite Jerusalem" by
Paul Kember, directed by
John Tillinger. On Broadway, he appeared
in "The Real Thing", by
Tom Stoppard,
directed by
Mike Nichols.
Off-Broadway, he played opposite
F. Murray Abraham (at Abraham's
request) in "A Life in the Theater", by
David Mamet. Other off-Broadway credits
included the
Ira Levin ghost-story play,
"Cantorial", and
Simon Gray's "Holy
Terror", directed by Gray. In 1999, Fusco moved his family to San
Francisco, where he joined the American Conservatory Theater as a "Core
Company Member". At A.C.T, he has starred in numerous productions,
working with directors such as John Doyle,
Bill Irwin and
Ron Lagomarsino, and playwrights
including
Tom Stoppard and
David Mamet. He is married and has two
children.