Ralph Peduto
| Ralph Peduto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 9, 1942 New Jersey, USA |
| Died | May 12, 2014 (aged 72) Santa Cruz, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor, Playwright |
| Years active | 1984–2012 |
| Spouse(s) | Laura Peduto |
Ralph Peduto (March 9, 1942 – May 12, 2014) was an American actor, playwright, writer and director. Peduto's film roles included Mrs. Doubtfire in 1993, The Rock in 1996, and Patch Adams in 1998, while his television credits included guest spots in Cheers and Hill Street Blues. He ultimately appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, as forty television commercials. An acting teacher as well as an actor, Peduto founded Acting On Camera, an acting school in Santa Cruz, California.
Peduto was born on March 9. 1942, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a working-class Italian American family. He was the eldest of three children of James and Helen Peduto. He attended James J. Ferris High School and graduated from William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City (He was later inducted into Dickinson's Hall of Fame in 2000). Peduto enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in South Korea during the Vietnam War era. He then attended Rutgers University after returning to the United States.
In 1973, Peduto moved from New Jersey to Monterey Bay Area to accept a broadcasting position at KRML, an AM radio station in Carmel, California. He first began acting at Cabrillo College. He soon wrote and produced theater plays at Cabrillo, including "Root Rock," his autobiographical musical which debuted in 1979.
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