Background
Ferraro was born in Paterson, New Jersey, on April 5, 1946 and raised in Wayne, New Jersey.
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John Ferraro
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Education
New York University; Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
His credits as a director included Sesame Street, as well as Broadway and off-Broadway plays. Ferraro received a bachelor"s degree in fine arts from New York University. Ferraro joined the theater group, Manhattan Project, following his graduation from New York University.
He appeared in numerous productions with the group, including roles in the New York Shakespeare Festival, as well as the theatrical production of Our Late Night.
Ferraro also embarked in a career in stage and television direction. His off Broadway credits included Saved From Obscurity in 1988.
Ferraro worked as an associate director of the Broadway production of The Pirates of Penzance in the 1980s and directed Crazy He Calls Maine in 1992. Ferraro"s television direction credits included episodes of the Public Broadcasting Service children"s shows, Shining Time Station and Sesame Street.
He also directed television episodes of The World Bank Television Network"s Smart Guy, Comedy Central"s The Higgins Boys and Gruber and Home Box Office"s off-Broadway production of Reno: In Rage and Rehabilitation
Ferraro joined the faculty of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2003. John Ferraro died on December 7, 2010, of colon cancer at University of Southern California University Hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 64.
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December 7, 2010 (aged 64)