Joseph Vassallo

Who is Joseph Vassallo?

Joseph Vassallo is an actor known for his work in American television and film.

Vassallo was born on the island of Malta. He is the first born of four children. Upon visiting his father on the set of Midnight Express, where the elder Vassallo was working as an extra, he became interested in acting. This led to him enrolling at the prestigious Manoel Theatre in Valletta. He left school at the age of 16, and embarked on a career in food and beverage before he left the country to go live in Switzerland, Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles. Vassallo sailed around the world multiple times on board the luxurious ship QE2, where he worked as a Chef De Rang.

In the 1980s, Vassallo moved to New York and enrolled at the Herbert Berghof Studio. In 1988, Vassallo moved to Los Angeles and continued to pursue an acting career. There, he trained under legendary acting teachers Stella Adler and Joanne Baron. Joseph landed a spot at The Actors Studio in Hollywood as an observer under the supervision of the legendary Shelley Winters, who at the time ran the studio. Between New York and Los Angeles, Vassallo appeared in about eighteen stage plays, including A Hatful of Rain, A View from the Bridge, She Stoops to Conquer and Othello.