i Fratelli Furlano

The twin brothers Nicholas and Thomas Furlano,all their lives have known they were to be actors. Their presence is one that can be felt and appreciated by their fellow thespians.

Nick one day was a silent player on the West Wing.  Martin Sheen recognized Nick announcing to those he was with,  "We have a star in the shadows."

Our focus: progressive professional growth, use of everything under the sun and beyond. Continual apprehension and study of films, actors, and the processes since our childhood.  We grew up in Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island; with a  well rounded  'four season'  experience. Museums, parks, parades and public music performances were most of the community culture in New Haven, Ct.

First time on television:  Channel 8 New Haven,Ct.

Our sister Valorie, brother Armando Christopher, Susan Joy, Nicholas,& Thomas, went on Mr. Goober's Neighborhood, playing 'Simon Says'.

Valorie won the big Tootsie Roll, sharing the proceeds with her siblings.

  Experience working on  studio lots, sets, and locations is important, though not enough. As adults with our personal resources, and as associate artists we understand the effort of financing creativity.

We made association with a fellow actor: Jason Coleman. Observing us as we worked at the studios together on many productions. This particular day was at CBS Radford Studios,I forget the actual sitcom but it was a school dance in a gymnasium, all these cute young girls about the place. We were the teachers. Oh well. It was a short day and I hadn't planned it out so, asking for a lift back to town as we chatted about the production business, he was able to assist me to catch the bus back.   Whenever you get a helping hand always be grateful for the honor.  He is an artist with a clearly professional approach. It was flattering to share wits together with such a creative artist.  He is a fine good 'actor'.

HAYWORTH ACTOR'S GROUP WORKSHOP 

Aside, from calls on the telephone which later led to DIRTY BUSINESS, we called our friend Jason besides others for a Sunday reading of Shakespeare and some Russian screenplay Nick had from Samuel French. I was able to get Dimitri a young actor who lived not  far from us to come by. It was the first 'workshop' setting at our apartment on 'Hayworth' Avenue making a group of 'actors' together. Obviously this is where the term comes on the credits  of our first production DIRTY BUSINESS. 

 Shoestring Productions
an association of

COLPEN  PRODUCTIONS

&

FURLANO FRATELLI

 ( grammatically corrected     as:  I FRATELLI FURLANO ) 

Jason, Nick & Tom envisioned working creatively on  ventures as a team.

Seeking  to work co-operatively  on  a video commercial was Jason's first intention. A corporate 'boss' calling  his two executive board member  'twins' on some sort of device, product or sales in a 2 minute piece,  to keep us practicing our chops, beyond the silent player parts, doing what the real actor calls 'acting'. Jason  kept in contact  at length about his idea. He inquired continuously with Nick and myself over a list of equipment  several times before seeing a script. Demanding to see a script, finally Jason had one. Not his original plan. Something totally different. I read it. I returned favorably in reply of spirit, "You want to do this thing? I'm all for it, it's great!"  Jason can be like a quahog shell tightly closed  up.  After  years one can't imagine an introverted artist. Generally actors   are very gregarious  & social  by  nature. Perhaps a myth? The trade breaks that mold, shows the inside of people. Become an actor. The process opens one up, because you are in the element you love most.  As production manager and editor of Soultaker, starring Joe Estevez, Jason showed how introvert he was keeping this all to himself so neatly hidden from his own friends.

While attending the University of Chicago, he  executive produced a drama, that Nick and I like very much.

Our present focus is what it has always been: the art of observing life and those within it; with and without the industry. Creating our own work helps a great deal. Essential since the expenses taking classes and paying for services out of house are dear. It's been about 8 years since I got back to Hollywood, for Nick about 6. Jason has been here since the early 1990's. Usually an eight year mark is the given for an actor to make it  attested by Bruce Davison and Wesley Jordan in there conversations through SAG Foundation, which we attended. 

 As individuals we are doing the best  with limited funds, counting the pennies, since 2005.

Nick & Tom went on 

That 2 minute/2 page commercial became a 12-15 minute short called Dirty Business (2005).

During that same time Nick and Tom worked new scenes with Mitchell Abbott, Ron Mendelow, Fred Darby & Peter Choyce.  You will see scenes delineating each character, rounding  up  a complete story. But not all of the work shot has been finished in the editing suite. Tom is writing the full story of the series titled 'Un'Azionaccia': literally meaning an act of wrecklessness. This is a  clandestine compact made between two characters: Knuckles and Face. Subtitled: 'Lucky's Vendetta', to say that Lucky will ultimately gain back his fellows freedoms by finishing the actual criminals.  Some scene work has to be shot.   'Un'Azionaccia' appears as a webisode on the internet. We are still working on the production.

Director Nick Furlano

Un'Azionaccia © 2008 i Fratelli Furlano

 
  Thomas as  Lucky      Nick as Vinny.

        (click pictures for reels & resumes)

 
    Luigi  Horse  Lentino played by Mitchell Abbott,
    Carlo Lucky Luciano (Thomas). At the mansion.

       Thomas  and   Fred Darby as Slick.                     

    Ron Mendolow is: Knuckles  Goldblatt.

 

   At The Tracks:    Lucky  &  Horse 

 
    Jason Coleman, DIRTY  BUSINESS

 
   Jason as Finias  Face Flanagan

 Knuckles  &  Face  target 2 buddies
              in  Un'Azionaccia.

  
     Chris Coyote  Corran, a hooked man.
             Played by Peter Choyce.

 

 

 

   with spaghetti ed insalata!