Tony Estrella
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Tony Estrella is an acclaimed American actor and artistic director at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre|Gamm Theatre in Warwick, Rhode Island. <ref>"The Rhode Islander." Providence Journal (RI), 1 ed., sec. Features, 12 June 2013, p. MIX_01. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1524213EABB7C5C0. Accessed 4 Jan. 2020.</ref>
==Biography==Estrella grew up in Pawtucket and Smithfield, Rhode Island. He worked at Rocky Point. Estrella went to The University of Rhode Island and became interested in acting in his junior year. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rimonthly.com/the-company-he-keeps/|title=The Company He Keeps|date=2009-08-19|website=Rhode Island Monthly|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.uri.edu/artsci/news/anthony-tony-estrella-93-on-his-accomplishments-in-the-worlds-of-theatre-film-and-academia/|title=Tony Estrella ’93 on His Accomplishments in the Worlds of Theatre, Film, and Academia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref>
Estrella joined the cast at the Gamm Theatre in 1996, and became the Artistic Director at the Gamm Theatre in 2002. In addition to his work at the Gamm, Estrella has been involved in productions at Trinity Repertory and Boston Playwrights Theater, and appeared on television and film, including Law & Order (franchise) and The Departed.
Awards and nominations
Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts, awarded 2013 <ref>"The Rhode Islander." Providence Journal (RI), 1 ed., sec. Features, 12 June 2013, p. MIX_01. NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1524213EABB7C5C0. Accessed 18 Feb. 2020.</ref>
Distinguished Alumnus of URI, awarded in 2011
Pawtucket Foundation Person of the Year, awarded 2009 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rimonthly.com/the-company-he-keeps/|title=The Company He Keeps|date=2009-08-19|website=Rhode Island Monthly|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref>
Theater
Cymbeline 2019, Cymbeline – Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Filmography
The Polka King 2017, Presenter
Manchester by the Sea (2016), 2nd Businessman at Bar
Killing Ruby (2016), The Vet
The Company Men (2010), Haspel
Underdog (2007 film)Underdog (2007), Male school teacher
The Departed (2006), Police Camera Tech<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2024585/|title=Anthony Estrella|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref>
Television
Law & Order (2007), Dr. Ben Ellers
Brotherhood (2006), Young Vincent Barberra <ref name=":1" />
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