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Margo Productions
Mays Landing, NJ

Margaret E. Peirson
 
Margo Peirson is an Independent Filmmaker, and has produced and written four films to date. Her first film KHARIZMA, (45 min) a psychological thriller, is about a young actor, who becomes obsessed with a girl in his acting class. This film was a great learning experience for her, and she was able to take that, and continue on the path of filmmaking.

Her second film ILLUSION, (60 min) which is available now through PAY-PAL, is about a young man’s struggle with his weight, not to mention his on-going strained relationship with his father, and a new love interest, who isn’t what she appears to be, add to his frustrations. ... more here

 

Atlantic City residents and WB-Ryan alumni Mario, Amanda, Amelia  Suarez and son. Mario can also be seen on The Sopranos and a new HBO Series, being filmed locally, with his daughter

WBR student Anthony Mecca and Christine Suarez (no relation to above family) booked a series of commercials, billboards, displays ads and computer ads for Seashore Construction. Also Anthony in on set today with Omar Sharif

              

Actor takes on lead role in movie

By: Jeremy Barker 04/11/2007

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Roxborough resident Vince Riviezzo, a salesman and an aspiring actor, thought an appearance in "Unbreakable" - a 2000 movie starring Bruce Willis shot in Philadelphia - would help him chat with potential clients.

"There's no better actor than a salesman," Riviezzo, 62, said. "And as a salesman, I thought, 'If I can tell my clients I've been in a movie, that's great conversation."

Through his appearance in "Unbreakable," Riviezzo came away with more than a good story for clients. His appearance launched a burgeoning acting career, which he continues to pursue.

Seven years after "Unbreakable," Riviezzo still works as a salesman - he travels to casinos throughout the Northeast selling casino supplies. Now, he also works as an extra in about one new movie each month.

In his frequent television and film appearances, Riviezzo is often cast as a police officer or as an Italian mobster. He has appeared in HBO's "The Sopranos," "The Wire" and "Sex and the City." In films due to be released soon, he plays a hitman in "Bamboo Shark" and a mobster in "The Last Mango."

He plays cops in "Forensic Files," "Hack" and "Shooter", a movie currently in theatres starring Mark Wahlberg.  Although he started out as an extra, Riviezzo has landed a few speaking roles, and he will star as the title character in "The Driver," a feature-length film that is under production. He also plans to appear in a pilot series produced for cable television set in a Main Line hair salon. In that show, he will play a Philly cop married to one of the employees.

"I've been on both sides," said Riviezzo.

"I've been an actor that acts in movies. But I don't mind doing extra work."

In "Duane Hopwood," a 2005 movie starring David Schwimmer that provided Riviezzo with one of his first speaking roles, Riviezzo played a veteran casino comedian fired over a tryst with a cocktail waitress. The role led to an invitation to join the Screen Actors Guild.

His most pressing acting project is "The Driver," which is produced by Connie Lamothe, an actress who Riviezzo met on movie sets. Lamothe sought out Riviezzo to play "Vinnie," the title character in the movie. In the movie, Vinnie works as a driver for a mob-run escort service.

Riviezzo "is very much a salt-of-the-earth type of guy - a real character," Lamothe said. "I really can't think of someone better to fit this role than him."

"Without even really trying, he's just a wiseguy."

While on movie sets, Riviezzo, a self-described "class clown," knows how to make friends with actors, production assistants and directors who can provide more work and time on the screen.   Among extras, he has little patience for actors clamoring for camera face time, talking at the wrong times and not following director's instructions.

"People are goofy," said Riviezzo. "Amateurs talk too much. They think it's about them. They don't realize that they're there to for the flow of the movie as a whole."

Still, Riviezzo seems to find a way onto the screen in every movie he films.  Riviezzo "is the crazy kind of friend that people like to have," Lamothe said. "He knows how to have fun and he's always got something up his sleeve."

"You can best be sure he will find how to get himself into the best position, just by talking to people and schmoozing with people the way that he does."

Riviezzo divides his time between trips to casinos throughout the Northeast and appearances in films and on television.
"My whole life is a vacation," he said.   But he doesn't dream of winning an Academy Award - Ruthanne, his wife of 36 years, and his two sons John, 30 and Vincent, 35, provide plenty of recognition, he said.

"People get fascinated when I tell them I was in a movie," said Riviezzo. "But I'd rather be remembered as a good father."
 

BRITTANY NAGY GOING TO LA!

Singer/Actress Brittany Nagy has been signed by an agent in Los Angeles to make an CD! 
Congratulations, Brittany!  We'll be hearing about you soon!


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Beautiful 13 year old country/pop singer Nikki Britt is no newcomer to the stage. Nikki has been studying music, acting, and dancing practically since the time she started walking. She is studying vocal training with Sal Dupree in Linwood, NJ and with Judy Rodman in Nashville, TN. Nikki Britt continues to study acting in Atlantic City, NJ at Weist-Barron-Ryan and dance with Broadway Bound in Lakewood, NJ

 

This talented young teen has performed in numerous shows in her home town of Brick, NJ. She has landed the lead roles in musicals including Elphaba in "Wicked" and Christine in "Phantom of the Opera" with Valerie Abramo and Diane Crumrine of Parents For The Arts. Nikki also performed at the Bitter End in New York City and many other venues.

Nikki stays busy by keeping straight A's in school and adding to her list of talents she's now writing her own songs. Just recently she had the privilege of writing with several of Nashville's accomplished songwriters and was produced by Kent Wells of Gravity Entertainment. She has performed for various charitable events including the Children's Diabetes Telethon and the Breast Cancer Marathon

A real opportunity opened for Nikki when she was chosen to participate in Hollywood, CA for "Kids Helping Kids Across America". She can be seen on the internet and one of her first singles' is being featured on the Rock CD for the cause.

Nikki Britt has a clear angelic voice that you will be hearing a lot of in the near future. This multi-talented artist is sure to make her mark in the music industry.

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