Pat Mastroianni

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Pat Mastroianni

Birth name	Pasquale Mastroianni
Born	December 22, 1971 (age 35) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Notable roles	Joey Jeremiah in the Degrassi series.

Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni (born December 22, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor most famous for his role as 'Joey Jeremiah' on the Degrassi television shows.

[edit] Selected filmography

Degrassi Junior High (1986 TV series)
Degrassi Talks (1992 TV series)
Liberty Street (1994 TV series)
Godzilla (1998)
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001 TV series, appeared 2002–2006)

[edit] Biography

Pat tried out for the Degrassi series when he was thirteen years old, and was subsequently cast as Joey Jeremiah, whose love of friends and rock and roll - especially his own band, The Zit Remedy - saw him through numerous troubles (and frequent croonings of Everybody Wants Something, apparently the Zit Remedy's only tune). In 1988, Mastroianni won a Gemini Award for Best Continuing Actor in a Supporting Role. After Degrassi High ended in 1992, Mastroianni worked as a waiter and a painter in his father's construction business, and gave up college for acting when his university mandated that he devote all his time to his studies. He had roles in several Canadian productions, including Liberty Street and Music Works. Though he was quoted as saying in 1998 that there was "very little" chance for a Degrassi sequel, Degrassi: The Next Generation began in 2001, where Mastroianni reprised his role as Joey. Mastroianni continues acting, selling Degrassi memorabilia on ebay, and living in Toronto with his golden retriever, Bosco. He is from Italian background.