Background
Ferrero was born in Brockport, New New York
Ferrero was born in Brockport, New New York
San José State University.
He joined the California Actors Theater in Los Gatos, California. In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles and began to act in Hollywood. He is widely remembered for his role as the ill-fated lawyer Donald Gennaro in Jurassic Park (1993).
He was a semi-regular on the 1980s television series Miami Vice for playing two roles during its run on National Broadcasting Company, playing petty thief-turned-informant Izzy Moreno and also playing assassin Trini DeSoto in the pilot episode.
He also guest-starred on an episode of Cheers ("Rescue Maine", season 3), playing the role of an Italian waiter. In addition, he has appeared in Get Shorty (1995), Gods and Monsters (1998), and The Tailor of Panama (2001).
In 2011, Ferrero reprised the role of Donald Gennaro in a CollegeHumor parody of Jurassic Park.
As of 2008, Ferrero is a member of the Antaeus Company, a Los Angeles classical theater ensemble.