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[The Basics]

Name:
Lorenzo De Masearro
Nickname:
Lore, or 'Right-hand man' by most he's worked with.
Age:
33 years
Birthday:
May 12th, 1975
Gender:
Male
Ethnic Background:
3rd generation Amercian citizen, Italian decent.
Sexuality:
He says he's straight, but who really knows nowadays?

Eye Color:
Sea green, often refered too as turquise or some other such mixtures of blue and green. His eyes can often be refered too as troubled or even morbid, as if carrying some sort of dark intention behind them.
Hair color/style
Midnight (raven) black, long and straight. Usually reaching about five inches below the shoulder line, either tied back (loosely) at the base of the neck, or simply kept down.
Skin Tone
Pale. Almost unnaturally white pale, this is due to having very little time spent outside, and his natural likeness to darker places, as he finds its often quieter.
Height:
6ft 7in
Weight:
(^^; I'll look into this a bit more.)
Body Type:
Lorenzo is a tall, lanky man, with fairly broad shoulders and a good build. However the only thing keeping him in shape and fit is the moving around from place to place and the constant need to study his lines. Often times he forgets to eat, not because he doesn't want to, simply due to not having the time or focus to remember. He has a firm look to him, however he's not necissarily muscular or strong, just well defined. Neither pretty nor brutish, he could be explained as simply rugged and shady looking.
Distinguishable Characteristics:
A five o-clock shadow along his jaw line is just about all the hair you'll ever see on his face unless he needs to grow a short (barely anything) beard or perhaps a gotee for a role. His face is never cleanly cut, as he prefers to give 'character' to any character he happens to be playing.

On another note, he has a single tattoo on his left forearm that stretches from his wrist to his elbow and wraps around the width of his forearm fairly well. However, I'll leave the design up to the artist, as long as a few guidelines are met. One, the tattoo needs to have barbed wire that guides the eye through out the length of the piece. And two, the central subject should have something to do with mobsters, keep in mind that is a big part of Lorenzo's life and inspiration to become an actor.

[~Lorenzo Reference~]
Minus the hair style and eye color, this is pretty much what I'm going for.

Residence:
Brooklyn, New York
Occupation:
Film/Theater actor. Lorenzo has never played a lead role, and thusly is hardly recognised for his parts. However, he has frequent work and decent parts for the whole of it, as his looks often portray him as one of the 'bad guys' or 'villians' in films and plays. Most directors see him as a good supporting role for the leads, depending on who you ask of course, though he does happen to have a soft spot for old-timely early american movies. One of his favorite roles to play, would be that of a mobster. Cliche yes, but he finds the work to be interesting and not too much of a challenge considering his demeanor and personality.
Living conditions:
Despite the constant acting jobs, and never having a problem with unemployment (considering there's always an endless need for background characters to be filled) Lorenzo lives in a small apartment (Livingroom, bedroom/bathroom, and small kitchen) with little to no decoration or adornments. Spending most of his time on set, he'll usually only be home early in the mornings and late at night. Least to say, it is hardly a place to take a girlfriend, if he ever has one at all.
Past-times:
When he has time to himself, he can often be spotted at one of the many clubs or bars in town. Though Lorenzo isn't a heavy drinker, he finds it a nice scenerio to practice some of the skills he's picked up while acting. Playing different roles for each bar, he makes a name for himself as a regular and continues with that role throughout every visit. Often times he'll visit about 3 bars/clubs a night, in which he'll need to quick change gears and put on another, totally different charade. He likes to think he's gotten it down, but there had been several times where his character has slipped into the persona of another, and caused great confusion to those he hangs with at that particular scenario. On other nights and days off, he will sit home and watch old movies in his apartment. There is a small ring of actors he likes to call his friends that come over as often as possible, small time like himself, and in some of the same pieces he has been in. Together they have earned the title of 'the Theater mob' on set as all seem to be cast as supporting roles or 'bad guys'.
Past Roles - "Films":
Ricky Contaro - "Big Time"
Mobster 3 - "Prohibition"
Luigi's son - "Cheesy-pizza" (Theater/Play)
Gadric Stoneblade - "Time-Raiders Return"
Henchman 1 - "Boss" (Theater/Play)
Alphonso Herato - "Baby Back"
Reading or Writing?
Writing. He gets enough reading from learning his lines and wishes to some day write his own play for others to act out.
Upbringing:
Lorenzo grew up never knowing his real father, and though that thought was disheartening, he was often times too distracted to think about it. He was raised by his mother and his step-father, both of which he had a fairly decent relationship with. His mother was encouraging, however the enforcer of the house. Both Lore and his step-father were kept in line by her continued firm grip on lawabiding and rule enforcing within the household. Though he and his step-father had quite the opposite relationship, whereas he respected his mother, he whole-heartedly enjoyed the company of his step-father. He was fun, talked and told of many stories of his childhood (made up Lorenzo suspects) and of the mobsters he says he grew up with. Which started the young boy's obsession with the time period. He and his step-father would sit watching The Godfather and Scarface at least once a week, and could easily recite lines back to each other which quickly turned into a game of improve acting. Despite his games with his step-father, Lorenzo was a quiet boy who hardly said anything unless it was meaningful in one way or another, patient with his schooling, however he did move out of his parent's house after tension between him and his mother grew to be unbearable.
Schooling:
4-year college degree, 3-years of professional drama classes
Basic Attire:
When he's out on the town, Lorenzo will usually wear black jeans, a dark colored t-shirt (grey,brown, black, ect.), and a tanned leather vest that's usually quite abundent in designs within the leather. His shoes can range from heavy-duty work boots to dark colored tennis shoes, and he normally wears a belt with silver buckles. Perhaps a bit cliche on his part due to his profession, he also carries with him a pair thin sunglasses, which allow the tops of his eyes and pupil to peak out over the rims if he tilts his chin down at a small angle. His transporation consists of a street bike (cheap harley) so its not uncommon to see him with a helmet tucked under his arm and black fingerless gloves over his hands.
Idol:
Al Pacino. Lorenzo grew up watching Scarface quite frequently, as his step father had a particular taste for such movies as that and The Godfather. Lorenzo's inspiration to aspire to acting later on in life.
Personality:
Since he was a young boy, Lorenzo had a problem telling people how he actually felt about something. From an early age he was caught up in lying, according to his mother, but he just didn't see the point in opening up and allowing someone to know what he liked and didn't liked. If he said he liked it, odds were he didn't and was just trying to save someone the broken feelings from hearing the truth. This behavior continued until he grew into a less energetic nature, quiet and docile despite his own opinions that likely wouldn't be shared. Despite this change in demeanor, and a cease on most outward aggression, he was prone to a swift, dry humor that often got him into trouble.

Later in his life, as he grew into who he is now, he remains the quiet individual with little to say, but alot on his mind. Catch him outside on a night on the town, and you'll be lucky to receive a quick smile or small nod of the head in acknowledgement. Least to say, this behavior hasn't exactly done wonders on his girlfriends, as it seems all of his relationships come to a close after only a short amount of time, the longest girl lasting about 2 months back in highschool.

Beyond his outward behavior, Lorenzo is a complex individual with many opinions and ideas in his head. He aspires to his own personal needs, traveling in the pace he sets and no other. Inwardly he'll take the measures he needs to control a situation for his benefit if the situation permits, which often requires the skills he's aquired working in the acting business. Perhaps one of his greatest flaws, he'll have loyalty to almost anyone he sees fit to have it, no matter the morals or beliefs involved. Yet, he keeps that to himself, very rarely showing such loyalty unless its called for. In that sense, he sees himself mostly as a neutral individual, unbound by the simplicity of 'good' and 'bad'. If it benefits him, most likely he'll do it. Again, this is the side of Lorenzo, his true side, that he hides away from plain sight with the simple masks of 'acting a part.'

He may seem docile, and there seems to be no end to the patience he exhibits in most situations, but cross this man and he'll gladly do some damage without so much as a care to who or what gets in the way.
Strengths:

• Patient and able to keep his cool.
  
• Able to plan out scenearios and responses.
  
• Switching quickly and evenly from persona to persona when situation calls for it.
  
• Won't step on the toes of a decided leader.
  
• Endurance both mentally and, depending, physically.

Weaknesses:

• Not terribly strong, but average.
  
• Not very fast.
  
• Difficulty showing his true colors to anyone.
  
• Use to the living style of the modern age and technology.
  
• When angered, allows it to get the best of him and is uncarring of the result.

Favorites

Area of study:
Drama and english. Drama for the obvious, he liked to act and pretend to be something he wasn't. And english because he liked to think over the double meanings of lines and how they might be said if they were ever in a movie.
Color:
Grey. Its neutral, as he likes to think himself to be.
Foods:
Take-out, anything and everything. An actor's best friend.
Book:
The Great Gatsby - ???/The Dark Elf Trilogy - R.A. Salvatore
Genre:
Fantasy- he's intranced by the medieval way of life, and figures it would be one of the funnest roles to partake in.
Animal:
None. They're loud, and he doesn't like loud noises as it distracts him from his studying.
Sport:
Basketball. He's not particularly good at it, but he figures he has the height to at least be semi-good at it.
Movie:
Scarface. He believes it was beautifully done.

How he was transported:
It was a normal day and a normal task for almost any actor or actress looking for cheap props. The pawnshop down the street. Anyone and everyone could find just about anything at a cheap price. Odd machines, strange clothing, out-dated objects that once were thought of as cool or in fashion. As usual, Lorenzo was on his way to get such items for his next play as props, particularly a crowbar. Playing the part of a common a mobster's right hand man, he needed something intimitating but simple. In fact, when he made his way into the shop, he found that exactly what he was looking for. On clearance. Cheap. And just brought in that very morning.
In his pockets

• Flask of watered down whiskey.
  
• Sunglasses.
  
• Crowbar in belt loop (prop for next Play/Pukka).
  
• Leather wallet with pictures of himself and past girlfriends.