#138 | Ronnie Marmo | I'm Not a Comedian, I'm Lenny Bruce

Ronnie Marmo on his one-man show as Lenny Bruce, directed by Joe Mantegna, and a career of more than 60 films and TV shows. Originally from the East Coast, this Actor, Director and Writer has managed to call both the East and West coasts home during his twenty-five-year career. Ronnie is most recently known for his performance in his one-man show, "I'm Not A Comedian… I'm Lenny Bruce", which he also penned, directed by the talented Joe Mantegna. Marmo has starred in more than 60 feature films and television shows, recently guest starring in Criminal Minds and Lethal Weapon. Other credits include "Back In The Day", Deuces Wild, Crocodile Dundee in LA, West Of Brooklyn, Pizza With Bullets, Truck 20's Location, Death Of A Tree, Irish Eyes (aka Vendetta), and Limbo Lounge. He has guest starred in several hit television shows including "JAG," and "Young And The Restless." Ronnie enjoyed a three-year, 150 episode run on ABC's "General Hospital" as Detective Ronnie Dimestico. On stage, he has starred in more than 50 plays. He received the Robert Pastorelli Rising Star Award for achievements as an actor, writer, director and producer at the 2010 Garden State Film Festival. He continues to serve at the proud Artistic Director of Theatre 68 (68 Cent Crew Theatre Company) in Los Angeles and New York City. To learn more about Ronnie: https://www.lennybruceonstage.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome Ronnie Marmo 2:30 A whole family in one building 5:07 Beat poetry at the mailbox 7:32 Eight hours for the dream 10:01 The Macaroni Grill, his last day job 12:37 Halfway between New Jersey and LA 15:08 A scary small town 17:33 Ryan's road from Toronto to Shanghai 20:04 Making adventure TV shows 22:33 How theatre changed his life 25:03 A lifetime commitment, practically 27:33 The same crew for over a decade 30:06 The cost of coming to LA 32:35 Refusing to get bitter 35:05 Doubles to make the rent 37:33 A review from Polly Warfield 40:01 Advice for artists coming to LA 42:33 Treat it like 12 years of school 45:02 Unemployment versus working 47:30 Marmo from Deuces Wild 50:06 Stay long enough and you are a veteran 52:37 Going into retirement after every job 55:00 Cops and guys in the deli 57:31 Phones in the theatre 1:00:06 453 performances of Lenny Bruce 1:02:32 Photography as an artistic pursuit 1:05:01 Monday nights and an Oscar 1:07:33 A call from Robert De Niro 1:10:08 Being in the moment with success 1:12:34 Nurturing your own work 1:15:04 Do not wait on representation 1:17:37 Pounding the pavement 1:20:01 Collect your people The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com