Born and raised in San Jose, California,
Martin Ferrero earned a Bachelor's
degree in Social Science from San Jose
State with the intention of becoming a
teacher. But after his second day of
graduate studies, Ferrero quit school and
joined the California Actors Theatre, a
repertory company in nearby Los Gatos.
Ferrero moved to Los Angeles in 1979
and soon earned his first television role
as a waiter on the sitcom Soap. From
there, he moved on to roles in numerous
episodic shows, including Miami Vice
(as a recurring character), Moonlighting,
L.A. Law, Nash Bridges, The Practice, and
The X files.
Highlights :
1. Tailor of Panama, The (2001) .... Teddy
2. Air Bud: World Pup (2000)
... aka Air Bud 3 (2000) (USA)
3. Shadows (2000/I) .... Benjamin
4. Ali: An American Hero (2000) (TV) .... Angelo Dundee
5. Naked Man, The (1998) .... Sonny
6. Gods and Monsters (1998) .... George Cukor
7. Heat (1995) .... Construction Clerk
8. Get Shorty (1995) .... Tommy Carlo
9. Jurassic Park (1993) .... Donald Gennaro
... aka JP (1993) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
10. Reckless Kelly (1993) .... Ernie the Fan
11. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) .... Paulie
12. Oscar (1991) .... Luigi Finucci
13. "Shannon's Deal" (1990) TV Series .... Lou Gondolf
14. Shannon's Deal (1989) (TV) .... Lou Gondolph
15. High Spirits (1988) .... Malcolm
16. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) .... Motel Clerk
17. Gung Ho (1986) .... Crandall
... aka Working Class Man (1986)
18. Modern Girls (1986) .... Music Video Director
19. Band of the Hand (1986) .... Hardware Clerk
20. "Miami Vice" (1984) TV Series .... Izzy Moreno
21. Miami Vice (1984) (TV) .... Trini DeSoto
... aka Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper (1984) (TV) (USA)
22. I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) .... Monte Del Rey
23. Knightriders (1981) .... Bontempi
24. Incredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981) .... Guard
Notable TV guest appearances
1. "X Files, The" (1993) playing "Shooter" in episode: "End, The" (episode # 5.20) 5/17/1998
2. "Practice, The" (1997) playing "Sam Feldberg" in episode: "Save the Mule" (episode # 2.9) 11/15/1997
3. "Nash Bridges" (1996) playing "Vincenzo "Vince" Diamond" in episode: "Javelin Catcher" (episode # 1.5) 4/19/1996
4. "L.A. Law" (1986) playing "Julius "The Salamander" Goldfarb" in episode: "Leapin' Lizards" (episode # 2.19) 4/28/1988
5. "Moonlighting" (1985) in episode: "Yours, Very Deadly" (episode # 3.4) 10/28/1986
6. "Hill Street Blues" (1981) playing "Alan Bradford" in episode: "Somewhere Over the Rambo" (episode # 6.5) 10/31/1985
7. "Cheers" (1982) playing "the waiter" in episode: "Rescue Me" (episode # 3.25) 5/9/1985
8. "Hill Street Blues" (1981) playing "Alan Bradford" in episode: "Low Blow" (episode # 5.9) 11/29/1984
9. "Alice" (1976) playing "Bart" in episode: "Romancing Mr. Stone" (episode # 9.1) 10/14/1984
10. "Happy Days" (1974) playing "Omar" in episode: "Good News, Bad News" (episode # 11.17) 7/19/1984
11. "Hill Street Blues" (1981) playing "The Cisco Kid" in episode: "Here's Adventure, Here's Romance" (episode # 4.1) 10/13/1983
12. "Newhart" (1982) in episode: "Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have" (episode # 1.21) 4/3/1983
13. "Happy Days" (1974) playing "Omar" in episode: "Wild Blue Yonder" (episode # 10.18) 2/15/1983
14. "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1982) playing "Mr. Bresner"(episode # 2.9) 11/18/1982
15. "Mork & Mindy" (1978) playing "Fuca" in episode: "I Don't Remember Mama" (episode # 4.15) 2/11/1982