Michael Carmine(1959-1989)
- Actor
Carmine's stage credits included productions at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music and The Henry Street Settlement and La Mama ETC theaters, but he
was best known for his work in Reinaldo Povad's "La Puta" and "Cuba and
His Teddy Bear," the last successful New York Shakespeare Festival
production whose cast included Robert Deniro and Ralph Macchio. Carmine
also performed in episodes of TV's "Hill Street Blues", "MASH", "Miami
Vice", and "Crime Story", as well as in some feature films. His films
include: Scarface (1983); Invasion U.S.A.;, Turk 182! (1985); Band of
The Hand (1986); Batteries Not Included (1987); Leviathan (1989);
Longtime Companion (1990). He died tragically of heart failure. He was
only thirty-years old.
