Biography

Gerry Ferretti was born in Massapequa and began acting at an early age. He attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1986-1987 and afterwards started his own Murder Mystery Theater group. He is an accomplished tribute artist performing all over the country as Elvis, Neil Diamond, Dean Martin and many others. He wrote and produced the theatrical production Bridge The Gap, a story of a 70s garage band that reconnects at 60 and has a hit song. Gerry also composed the soundtrack for the play which he now hopes to convert into a film. In 2017 Gerry wrote, produced and starred in his first original feature film, The Mark, about a hit-man who gets contracted to hit himself and which played in numerous theaters on Long Island, had a run in nationwide film festivals, and won Most Iconic Neo-Noir Film at the 2019 LA Neo-Noir Film Festival in Los Angeles. Gerry also is the creator and director of the hugely successful New York Long Island Film Festival (NYLIFF) in Lindenhurst, Long Island - which has become known as the "Film Festival for Everyone!". Gerry is the creator and writer/director of the family, mob dramedy series The Fontanas, (7-episode first season) seeking distribution and beginning production on season two. An accomplished musician, singer songwriter, Gerry wrote and produced his first CD, "Just Like Me" in 2015. He is the front man of his band, The Mutant Kings, which performs music from the 50's to the 70's as well as his original songs and is now in production of its first album due in early 2025. His production company, Ferretti Films is the producer of his original short films, "Essence", 'Crooked" and numerous others. Recently he re-wrote The Mark as his first novel, which is soon to be published, and is now working on a sequel to The Mark.
- IMDb mini biography by: Gerry Ferretti