Tom Mariano

Thomas William Mariano was born on February 24 1969 and was adopted into an ItalianCatholic family when he was 2 days old He grew up with his sister Susan and parents Lino Lois Mariano in Canton Massachusetts Tom first started acting at the young age of 8 His first role was in 3rd grade when he was cast as the lead guard in the Wizard of Oz at the John F Kennedy Elementary School Years later Toms parents divorced and at the age of 14 found himself on his way to Davis California with his mother and sister In California Tom found a positive outlet performing in school plays at Davis High School and at his local church At the age of 15 he created his own cable show called Toms Bike Repair which ran for 3 years Tom played a key role in the shows success He not only wrote the script he directed acted and solicited sponsors to help fund the cost of the show But soon after Tom found himself wanting to move back to Massachusetts to be with his Father Tom made the trip back in 1986 where he attended Canton High School and graduated in 1988 In Toms spare time he enjoys spending time with his family friends especially his wife Amy his 11year old daughter Gianna and their 1year old daughter Gabriella He loves watching movies exercising and riding in his batmobile Tom is also very passionate about raising awareness about dyslexia As a child Tom struggled with this learning disability and understands how difficult it can be He hopes to be an inspiration to both children and their families struggling with dyslexia and let them know that you can overcome this and achieve your goals and dreams