Julius R. Nasso
| Julius R. Nasso | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 19, 1952 Aspromonte, Calabria, Italy |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film producer, businessman, pharmacologist |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Notable work | Narc |
Julius R. Nasso (born October 19, 1952) is an Italian American film producer, pharmacologist, and businessman.
Julius R. Nasso was born in a small village located in southern Aspromonte, Calabria, Italy. In 1976, Nasso graduated from St. John's University with a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy. He then earned an advanced Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Connecticut.
While attending college in 1974, Nasso founded Universal Marine Medical Supply, Co. (UMMSC). In 2014 Nasso was reportedly in the process of selling the company.
In 1977, Nasso and his college professor Dr. Satish Patel formed Tishcon Corporation, one of the nation's largest private labeling vitamin and health supplement manufacturing plants, headquartered in Westbury, New York. In 1978, along with Xavier Roberts, he capitalized on the worldwide Cabbage Patch craze by opening the Cabbage Patch Babyland General Hospital Store, formerly located on 41st Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan. At Babyland General Hospital Nasso met Steve Ross, then CEO of Time Warner, who became instrumental in Nasso's acquisition of an overall production deal at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California.
In 1980, while continuing his career in pharmaceutical distribution, Nasso accepted a position as a personal assistant to director Sergio Leone. Under Leone, Nasso worked on the New York portion of Once Upon a Time in America (1984), and participated in the development of two films: In God's Name and Saint Peter's Banker. At this time, Nasso began to attend courses and seminars in film production at Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italy. From 1981 to 1983, while still developing projects with Leone, Nasso went on to produce a television pilot for a Fox TV show entitled "Behind the 8 Ball,” starring Jerry Orbach, John Amos, and Jimmy Baio.
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