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Introducing to you ... this week in
Your Weekly CORNWALL EVENTS & COMMUNITY Newspaper
Vol. 3, Issue 31 August 24, 2012
about CORNWALL PEOPLE for CORNWALL PEOPLE by CORNWALL PEOPLE
Nicholas Merrizzi,
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by Julia Lucio
The young actor, 21, who remains very realistic and down to earth, has been a film buff since his early years. As a child, he saw himself re-enacting movies around the house, playing pretend being the hero and saving the day. Stage acting since age 7, Nicholas' passion is more than a hobby. In 2006 he acted in a production of On Golden Pond. He made an impression on an agent who asked to take him on as a client. "I like stage acting, but film is what I Love." Since grade 10, he attended over 30 auditions in Toronto. "It is very hard to go for auditions when you're so far away." After high school, Nicholas went to university for a year in theater and drama, but switched his major for English in second year.
He then took a break to try his luck with acting and to spend some time in Toronto. That's when things started to happen. Acting demands a versatile lifestyle and the ability to drop everything at the last minute to go to auditions. "I made it work. I worked at a grocery store and I made it work. When I had to, I'd pay my friends to do my shifts so I could audition." says Merizzi.
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Finally, in late July of 2011, Merizzi received a call back for a part in the Canadian Show Dual Suspects. Filming took place a year ago this month. The Etobicoke shoot filmed over 4-5 days. The show never made it to TV on its own and Nicholas thought it would remain forever in "Post Production Hell", but instead, it got incorporated to the American show COLD BLOOD. "I didn’t think it would ever be aired. It's a friend on facebook who actually asked me if I was on TV. After tuning in, I said: I guess I am! " Continued on page 3