Volume 15, No. 11
November 12th - November 28th 2011 FREE PUBLICATION
201-349-4336
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By Sally Deering
Peter Perrotta, ak a Tony Roman on “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” keeps his Toes in Show Business and his Eyes on Wall Street
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ake a drive with Peter Perrotta and he’ll sing in the car. Visit his New York office on the 50th floor overlooking Manhattan and he’ll burst into song working at his computer. Perrotta sings like some people talk – it’s a reflex, he just can’t help himself – the guy’s a natural. And he’s great at it, too. On a CD he recently recorded, Perrotta sings tunes from the Great American Songbook and his voice has soul, passion and ranges a couple of octaves. He can sound like his heroes Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, yet his sound is pure Perrotta, big, robust and full of life. Perrotta acts, too, and fans of “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” on A&E know him as ‘Tony Roman’ – Simmons’ buddy and investment banker. And there’s good reason for that, too. For more than 30 years, Perrotta has carved out a successful career as a management
consultant. He’s a little bit show biz and a little bit Wall Street. These days, Perrotta, a resident of Old Bridge, New Jersey, balances both careers as a single dad – his wife passed away earlier this year. He recently joined Beau Dietl & Associates in New York as a partner, creating a corporate consultant division for financial institutions called Beau Dietl Consulting Services and, from his guest appearances on “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” Perrotta now fields offers for film and TV gigs. He also plans to release a new song – and at the age of 57 -- banks on his dream of a successful singing career. Riverview Observer met up with Perrotta when he was in Jersey City a couple weeks ago for the Golden Door International Film Festival to see his friend Paul Sorvino, receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. Perrotta took a moment from his busy careers to talk about what he’s doing these days, a few weeks before filming begins for Season 7 of “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” and his new venture partnering with Beau Dietl, and of course, his singing career. con’t pg. 2
Photos of Peter Perrotta by Steveamack.com • Peter’s Portrait Drawn by good friend Tony Bennett
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