Alex Romano

Alex Romano (born 27 July 1979 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine-Australian actor. He has starred in all of Paul Fenech's TV series; as DJ BJ (Big Jams) in Pizza, "Alex" in Swift and Shift Couriers, and "Jimmy the Junkie" in Housos. He grew up in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, Australia, after he migrated there with his family in 1981.

Alex Romano
Born (1979-07-27) 27 July 1979
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationFilm & TV Actor
Years active2005 to present

Career

Alex Romano made his debut in the Pizza TV series playing the character of DJBJ (DJ Big Jams), the delivery trainee being paid 50 cents a day. He first appeared in 2005 episode "New Shop Pizza", the premiere of season 4.[1][2] In the 2008 series Swift and Shift Couriers, he played the role of Alex in the dispatch room.[3] In 2014 he made a cameo appearance on 7mate's Bogan Hunters.

Romano has appeared as the character "Jimmy the Junkie" in the Housos TV series,[4] and the two related movies, Housos vs. Authority and Fat Pizza vs. Housos, also making an appearance on the 2016 Fat Pizza vs. Housos: Live DVD.

He featured on Australian rapper Fortay At Large's YouTube television show The Fortnightly Report in the episode "Sunnyvale Junkies".

He appeared in the Dumb Criminals (2015) film, playing the character of Jimmy Speed.[5] In 2019, he was an actor in the indie film Benefited.[6]

References
  1. Woodhead, Cameron (2 March 2006). "Pizza: Subwoofers Of Mass Seduction". The Age. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "SBS - Pizza". sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 January 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "About - Swift and Shift on SBS". SBS. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Credits - Housos on SBS". Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. "5 Dumb Crimes With Paul Fenech". Scenestr. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. "Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Thriller Drama & True Stories - WEDNESDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 7:30PM". Sydney Indie Film Festival. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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