John La Briola

American actor John La Briola studied theater at the University of Colorado where he majored in Creative Writing For seven years he worked as a freelance journalist and regular contributor to Village Voice Medias national chain of altweeklies most notably Denverbased Westword After uprooting himself midlife to settle in Stockholm Sweden La Briola worked as an extra and voice artist then broke into professional acting at age 51 playing Italian conceptual artist Mr Alanzo in pseudodocumentary The Human Love Volcano His credits include delusional organist John Doe in the multiple prizegarnering Pipe Dream which secured the NatGeo Genius Award through a Grand Jury headed by Hollywood composers Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe La Briolas broad range of theater film TV and voiceacting roles includes devils and angels assorted misfits and a meek retiree with dementia in the awardwinning independent road trip feature Finding Alice