Jack Andreozzi

Jack Andreozzi was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in an Italian section called Federal Hill. He is the son of Salvatore Andreozzi, who was born in Caserta, Italy, and Antonetta Lepre whose parents came from Tiano, Italy. Jack later moved to the Eagle Park area of Providence where he attended Mt. Pleasant High School. He quit school at 16 and after ten years of working at odd jobs and going aimlessly through life, he came to California with his wife Carol (whom he married in 1962). He graduated Los Angeles City College and worked as a grip for a while in various studios where he got interested in acting.He enrolled in an acting class and several months later he got a couple of lines in a comedy skit on "Tony Orlando and Dawn'. After several years of doing dramatic and situation comedy shows he landed a recurring role on 'Hill Street Blues' as Sal the Plumber.That lasted a couple of years and he continued acting for several more years until about 2001.A couple of misunderstandings and some frustrations stifled his interest and desire to continue acting, so he retired. He has one son and three daughters that he enjoys(Gio, Brandi, Tean' and Jamiene) who have given him 5 granddaughters (Ashley, Shasha, Sarah, Kolaiah and Gianna) and 2 grandsons(Elijah and Israel). He is living in Los Angeles.