See Vinnie of "Doogie Howser, M.D." Now at 55

Max Casella played the best friend of the teenage doctor in the series in the early 90s.


While Doogie Howser was busy being a teenage doctor, her best friend Vinnie Delpino lived a normal high school life. OnDoogie Howser, M.D.,,Max Casella Played in Doogie (Neil Patrick Harris) Friend and in progress his link with adolescent problems of the day. Casella played on the series throughout its four seasons, from 1989 to 1993, and since then, had a long career which includes popular television shows, major films, the Broadway scene and vocal roles.

Read the rest to learn more about the life and career of Casella today.

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Doogie Howser, M.D. was his big break.

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In 2015, Casella told the A.V. Club that is flowedDoogie Howser, M.D. was aHuge turning point in his career. When the show was created, Casella was 22 years old.

"Well, it washuge For me, do everythingDogie"He said." I mean, it changed all my life. It literally changed all my life overnight. As I said, before doingDogie, I had done theater and little television things in Boston, then in New York, I made this episode ofThe equalizer- and also one ofKate and Allie! - while I studied and worked in a small off-stopped-Broadway theater. ""

In an interview with HuffPost Live in 2016, he was asked how he got out ofDoogie Howser Without the "Child Star" label. "I was not a child and I was not a star, that's why I escaped this," he replied.

He has assumed many other roles.

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Casella has a prolific career in television, cinema and theater. He played recurring roles inThe sopranos,,Boardwalk Empire,,Ray Donovan,,Vinyl, andThe wonderful Mme Maisel. On the big screen, he was in the moviesKnots,,Ed Wood,,Revolutionary road,,Inside Llewyn Davis,,Jackie, andThe tender bar, among others. On stage, he created the role of Timon inThe Lion King in Broadway and was also in the revival of Broadway ofThe music man.

Casella was not sure to beThe Lion King At first, especially because he had to wear and exploit a large puppet. "It turned out to be a phenomenal experience, but at the time, it just seemed a huge digression of what I wanted to do," he told the A.V. Club.

He's a father.

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Casella has two children,Mia andGioia, with his ex-wifeLeona Robbins, and he occasionally publishes about them Instagram. In July 2022, he sharedA photo of them posing withSylvester Stallone, his co-star in the next seriesTulsa King, and wrote: "Sly and the Casella family". In December 2020,He shared a photo From himself with his children and wrote: "These children, these children, these children!"

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He is not very close to hisDogie Co-stars.

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In a different interview with the A.V. Club in 2019, Casella was invited to know ifalways speak to herDoogie Howser co-stars.

"Talk? No," he said. "But, you know, Instagram.Like, like, hey, emojiWith a few people. "He also said thatLawrence Pressman, who played Dr. Benjamin Canfield in the series, came to the opening evening of the playA piece is a poem, in which he played at the time. "I hadn't seen it for 30 years," said Casella.


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