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Brandon Tabassi
Brandon Tabassi is an award-winning American film actor, real estate mogul, and Democratic political appointee from the state of Massachusetts who portrays Joe Nazzarin in Showtime's upcoming series, City on a Hill.[1][2][3][4]

Tabassi was born in Arlington Heights, IL to a Manhattan Studio 54 disco queen and a Woodstock hippie turned business executive.[5] An only child, his family moved from Illinois to Massachusetts when Brandon was an infant. Brandon attended Catholic school growing up and was known for being mischievous. His interest in acting began when his first grade Catholic nun teacher cast him as the Wicked Witch of the West in the school play.[2] As a teenager, Tabassi made his film debut in a short art film which ran the international festival circuit.[2][3]

He was busy auditioning for film projects in Manhattan when he met Senator John Kerry during his 2004 presidential run. Kerry later appointed Tabassi as his US Senate Democratic Page, representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in Washington, DC the subsequent year. Brandon was given government housing and a security detail during his tenure in the Senate. It was in the Senate that Brandon met Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who became his mentor and later asked him to serve on his final re-election campaign before he passed away.[3][6][5]

Tabasssi graduated from the prestigious Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts magna cum laude and attended NYU Tisch School for the Arts where he and Elizabeth Olsen appeared on stage together playing a young husband and wife at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre in Manhattan.[2][3] Brandon later attended USC Marshall School of Business on a Presidential Merit Based Scholarship, where he graduated with a business degree. In between this period, Senator John Kerry appointed Brandon back to the US Senate, this time as staff on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Tabassi became the go-to for many foreign dignitaries.[2][6]

After graduating from USC Business School, Tabassi began working at the storied William Morris Endeavor Talent Agency in Beverly Hills. It was here that he met the agency's actor client Ben Affleck, who asked Tabassi to appear in a pivotal role in the Academy Award Winning Film ARGO. Tabassi won both international recognition for his performance, as well as a Screen Actor's Guild Award for best ensemble cast.[1][2][7]

Tabassi left the talent agency to pursue acting but soon, due to his father's battle with stage IV cancer at home, Tabassi left the limelight and a burgeoning film career to move back to Massachusetts to be with and help his parents. After the untimely death of his father, he began working in real estate. He again earned national attention for his real estate sales volume - being recognized by the National Association of Realtor's 30 under 30, as well as RE/MAX Worldwide.[1]

In 2017, Tabassi was cast as Joe Nazzarin in Showtime's pilot City On A Hill, which is executive produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Tabassi filmed the pilot during winter 2017/2018. In May 2018, the series was picked up to a 12-episode order. Filming will resume at the end of the year and the show will premiere on Showtime in 2019.[1][3][4][7]

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Hjpass (talk) 23:02, 2 August 2018 (UTC)