Dick Latessa

Biography

Richard Robert Latessa was a renowned American actor born on September 15, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio. He began his professional acting career after serving in the Army and performing in Cleveland before moving to New York. A Tony- and Drama Desk award-winning actor, he made a Broadway debut in The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N in 1968, with notable roles in Neil Simon plays like Chapter Two and Brighton Beach Memoirs.