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Marino Amoruso (June 4, 1955- May 10, 2014) was an Italian-American writer & director, specializing in television documentaries, who produced some 40 productions for a variety of networks including SportsChannel, A&E, PBS & American Movie Classics, where he was director of programming from 1985 to 1992.

Amoruso was from Brooklyn, NY. He attended Emerson college and was a captain on their ice hockey team from 1974 to 1977. His was intention to become a sports writer, but transitioned to a film major after joining the Emerson Film Society and creating films for the Emerson Comedy Workshop (established in 1976 by his classmates Eddie Brill & Denis Leary.

It was at Emerson where he first teamed up with fellow student director John Gallagher, the duo created the film journal Grand Illusions, traveling cross-country between semesters to interview filmmakers Francois Truffaut, Steven Spielberg, John Milius, Elia Kazan, Arthur Penn, Robert Wise and Tay Garnett. Gallagher & Amoruso would go on to produce their first feature length movie titled Beach House (1982), which featured a cast and crew of fellow Emerson students and family members. The film was originally titled "Down The Shore" but the name was changed when it was picked up by New Line Cinema and given a nationwide release, primarily in drive-in theaters. Despite being an indie movie, their first film became a cult classic over the years, receiving praise from critic Joe Bob Briggs, Joe Kane's Phantom of the movies and was recently reviewed by author Michael McPadden in his film guide Teen Movie Hell. It was during this time that Amoruso served as an executive producer for the film's soundtrack titled Down The Shore (Original Soundtrack) by Adam Roth and His Band of Men.

A resident of Long Island, New York, Amoruso died at the age of 55 on May 10, 2014.