Paul Iacono

Paul Stanley Iacono (born September 7, 1988) is an American actor and playwright. He appeared in the 2009 remake of Fame and is also the star of the show The Hard 

Paul Iacono is an actor best know for his roles as Neil Baczynsky in the 2009 adaptation of FAME and as RJ Berger in the MTV series The Hard Times of RJ Berger. Iacono was born in Secaucus, New Jersey to Italian American parents, and went to high school in New York with best friend and Fame co-star Paul McGill].

Iacono's career began when, as a child, he discovered a talent for impersonating Frank Sinatra and Ethel Merman. He took his act to many regional theaters across his home state of New Jersey, and at the age of 4 appeared at New York's Don't Tell Mama cabaret lounge. Iacono was the Oscar Mayer Lunchable "Commercial Kid" in 2000. The same year, he was presented the Life of the Theater Award by the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2000.

Iacono first gained widespread notoriety for his numerous appearances on TV's The Rosie O'Donnell Show over the course of 6 years from 1997 to 2002.

By the age of 10, Paul had shared the stage with such greats as Mickey Rooney in The Wizard of Oz and Stephanie Mills in the famous "Paper Mills Version" of "Children of Eden. Iacono can be heard on the original cast recording. Other theatrical credits include Mame, Sail Away, and Landscape of the Body. 

Paul's film career includes a featured role in the 1980s styled slasher film, Return to Sleepaway Camp, a role as the ultimate bar mitzvah brat Ricky Lopefrawitz in the award winning independent film Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee, and a starring role in the 2009 adaptation of Fame.