Bobby Tonelli, an American actor who has appeared in several Hollywood films including Cages, Running Red, No Tomorrow and Darwin Conspiracy.
Born in Las Vegas, Bobby had a promising career in Baseball as a pitcher until he suffered a rotator cuff injury that hindered his chances to pitch at the professional level.
in 1997, he fell into the fashion industry by chance where he traveled throughout South East Asia, including Singapore as a print and runway model. Bobby has modeled for fashion labels such as Donna Karen, Versace, Louis Vuitton and Levis. He was also the model for MasterCard and Samsung in Asia Pacific.
In 1998, Bobby traveled to London, England where he attended The Actor's Centre. He also attended acting studios in Los Angeles held by renowned coaches such as Ivana Chubbuck, Howard Fine and John Holma.
In 2002, a chance meeting with Director Graham Streeter leads him to star as a Ethan in Cages (2007) a Singaporeanw/ US production where he acted alongside accomplished actors such as Tan Kheng Hua, Academy Award nominated Mako Iwamatsu, and Zelda Rubenstein.
In 2007, Bobby returned to Singapore where he has been seen in multiple singaporean productions including MediaCorp’s Channel 5 series Life Story Season 2, the Art Central and the Asia Food Channel reality program "The Food Bachelor" as well as co starring in the Suria series “Atas Hieghts”.
Bobby is probably most recognized in Singapore for his role in the hit Channel 8 drama "The Little Nyonya" as "Paul" the Caucasian Lawyer that married Yueniang, played by Jeanette Aw. Bobby can also be seen on MediaCorp Channel 5’s drama series Fighting Spiders as well as in the original musical "Sleepless Town” in Singapore.
Bobby is represented by FLY Entertainment. |