Background
Madio was born as one of seven children in his family.
Madio was born as one of seven children in his family.
A native of The Bronx, Madio was raised in Morris Park and Pelham Bay. At the age of 15, he had his first audition in Steven Spielberg"s 1991 film Hook. He landed the role of "Don"t Ask", one of the Lost Boys.
Hoffman took notice of Madio and had him cast as his character"s son in the 1992 comedy Hero.
He later appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Basketball Diaries as a teenage drug addict. In 1997 Madio landed a regular role on the teen sitcom United States of America High where he played funny-man Bobby Lazzerini
He has played lead roles in television series including miniseries Band of Brothers, in which he portrayed Frank Perconte.
Madio contacted Perconte to develop ideas on how to play the real-life sergeant as well as to understand Perconte"s background and history. More recently, Madio has been focused on voice-acting and acting in independent films.
He also made a 2011 guest appearance on an episode of the new television Land comedy series The Exes.