John Cassisi

John Cassisi (born September 5, 1962) is a former American child actor who starred in the 1976 movie Bugsy Malone as "Fat Sam" and subsequently in the television series Fish. He was "discovered" by Bugsy Malone director Alan Parker, when Parker visited a Brooklyn classroom and asked students to nominate the "naughtiest" boy in class. In 1982, he played the role of Herschel in the broad-way film "Gemini" alongside former Bugsy Malone star Scott Baio. After retiring from acting in 1982, Cassisi became involved in construction work.[4] From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Director of Global Construction for Citigroup. In 2015, he pled guilty to a bribery scheme and was sentenced to two to six years in prison plus a $500,000 forfeiture. Cassisi is married and has had three children. His eldest son, Robert, died after suffering from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 26.

Known For: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S., 1962-09-05

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1976	Bugsy Malone	Fat Sam	66
2	1977	The Kentucky Fried Movie	Teenage Volunteer	62
3	1982	Gemini	Herschel Weinberger	70

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1975	Barney Miller	Victor Kreutzer	73
2	1977	Fish	Victor Kreutzer	57

John Cassisi

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