Joe Tracini

Joe Tracini
Born Joe Pasquale Jnr
19 July 1988 (1988-07-19) (age 23)
London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005 - Present

Joe Tracini (born 19 July 1988 in London) is an English actor and singer, best known for his roles in BBC's comedy series Coming of Age,[1] Boomerang's sitcom My Spy Family.[2] and the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.[3]

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Career

Joe is the son of comedian Joe Pasquale.[4] Tracini trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London where he completed a National Diploma in Performing Arts in early 2007.

His early theatre appearances include numerous Panto roles, most notably as Buttons at The Hawth in Crawley during Christmas 2009,[5] where he received rave reviews from local media.[6] Previous theatre credits include playing the title role in the pantomime version of the Peter Pan story at both the Churchill Theatre in Bromley during Christmas 2007.[7] and laterly at the Beck Theatre in Hayes in Christmas 2008. In addition to the various Panto roles, he also performed in a number of Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts productions including A Chorus Line and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. In 2011 it was announced that Joe would be returning to Panto for the Christmas 2011 run where he would be playing the role of Wishee Washee in Aladdin alongside Larry Lamb at the Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon.

His television career started in 2007 when he was cast as Spike Bannon in My Spy Family airing on Boomerang. Following the success of the first series, he would go on to reprise his role in both the second and third series before the show eventually ended in January 2010. In 2007, Tracini was also cast in the role of DK in a pilot for the new BBC Three situation comedy Coming of Age. The first series, airing in 2008 was well received enjoying an average weekly reach of 1.2 million. Subsequent second and third series followed, where Tracini continued to gain plaudits for his outlandish performances, however in 2011 the decision was made to axe the show.[8]

In 2010, Tracini took on a number of new roles including that of Victor in the BBC Four comedy The Great Outdoors and Josh in the BBC Three pilot of Inn Mates.[9] Away from television roles, he also played the title role in Roderick Fenske's short film Future Dave and took on the role of Tony Blackburn alongside Keith Chegwin and Susannah Fielding in the British comedy horror film Kill Keith. In August 2011, it was announced he would be joining the cast of long-running Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks where he is cast to play Dennis Savage.[3] His first scenes for the soap were aired in November 2011.

As well as being an actor, Tracini is also a magician, having taken an interest in magic at the age of two. In 2003, he received the title of ‘British Junior Magical Champion’ which he won at the Blackpool Opera House in front of 3,000 international magicians. At the same time he also won the title of ‘Most Promising Comedy Act of 2003’, chosen and presented by Ken Dodd, as well as coming third in The Magic Circle's 'Young Magician Of The Year' competition.

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 - 2010
 My Spy Family [2] Spike Bannon Boomerang Series 1-3
2008 - 2011
 Coming of Age [1] Darren 'DK' Karrimore BBC Three Series 1-3
2008
 Bewitched [10] Milo BBC Pilot
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps [11] Darren 'DK' Karrimore BBC Three 2009 Christmas Special "When Janet Met Michelle"
2010
 The Great Outdoors [12] Victor BBC Four Series 1
Inn Mates [13] Josh BBC Three Pilot
2011 -
 Hollyoaks [4] Dennis Savage Channel 4 Serial Soap

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010
 Future Dave [14] Dave Roderick Fenske Short Film
Kill Keith [15] Tony Blackburn Andy Thompson Post-Production

Theatre

Year Title Role Company Theatre
2005–2006
 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [16] Drummer Boy Qdos Christmas Panto Cliff's Pavilion, Southend
2006
 A Chorus Line [17] Ensemble Italia Conti Production Avondale Theatre, Clapham
Sexual Perversity in Chicago [18] Danny Shapiro Italia Conti Production Landor Theatre, Clapham
Richard III[19] Richard III Complete Works Production Tour
2007–2008
 Peter Pan[20] Peter Pan Qdos Christmas Panto Churchill Theatre, Bromley
2008–2009
 Peter Pan [21] Peter Pan Qdos Christmas Panto Beck Theatre, Hayes
2009–2010
 Cinderella [22] Buttons Qdos Christmas Panto The Hawth, Crawley
2011–2012
 Aladdin Wishee Washee Evolution Pantomimes Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon

References

  1. ^ a b "Coming of Age(2008)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046904/. Retrieved -13-01-2010. 
  2. ^ a b "My Spy Family(2007)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179811/. Retrieved -13-01-2010. 
  3. ^ a b http://tellymix.co.uk/soaps/41451-new-savage-family-member-for-c4-soap-hollyoaks-and-hes-played-by-joe-pasquales-son.html
  4. ^ a b "Nicest man in showbiz". Cornish Guardian. Northcliffe Media. 21 July 2011. http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Nicest-man-showbiz/story-12979417-detail/story.html. Retrieved 13 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "The Hawth"
  6. ^ "Crawley News"
  7. ^ "Classic Pan is a crowd pleaser", Bexley Times, 2 January 2008.
  8. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a321889/coming-of-age-how-not-to-live-axed-by-bbc-three.html
  9. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcthree/2010/08/exclusive-watch-new-comedy-inn-mates-online-now.shtml
  10. ^ "Bewitched (2008)". http://www.internationalartistes.com/artists/joe%20tracini/biography.html. Retrieved -17-02-2010. 
  11. ^ "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps(2009)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1380705/. Retrieved -13-01-2010. 
  12. ^ "The Great Outdoors". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t8xm9. Retrieved -10-08-2010. 
  13. ^ "Inn Mates". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tcw8j. Retrieved -10-08-2010. 
  14. ^ "Future Dave (2010)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631318/. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
  15. ^ "Kill Keith (2010)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634141/. Retrieved 2010-11-18. 
  16. ^ "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2005)". http://www.internationalartistes.com/artists/joe%20tracini/biography.html. Retrieved -17-02-2010. 
  17. ^ "A Chorus Line (2006)". http://www.internationalartistes.com/artists/joe%20tracini/biography.html. Retrieved -17-02-2010. 
  18. ^ "Sexual Perversity in Chicago (2006)". http://www.internationalartistes.com/artists/joe%20tracini/biography.html. Retrieved -17-02-2010. 
  19. ^ "Richard III (2006)". http://www.internationalartistes.com/artists/joe%20tracini/biography.html. Retrieved -17-02-2010. 
  20. ^ "Peter Pan(2009)". http://www.bexleytimes.co.uk/content/bexley/times/news/story.aspx?brand=BXYOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsbxy&itemid=WeED02%20Jan%202008%2016%3A02%3A16%3A460. Retrieved -13-01-2010. 
  21. ^ "Peter Pan (2008)". http://www.internationalartistes.com/artists/joe%20tracini/biography.html. Retrieved -17-02-2010. 
  22. ^ "Cinderella (2009)". http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/2009/10/joe-tracinis-coming-of-age-dia-2.shtml. Retrieved -17-02-2010. 

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