John Joseph Palermo (March 1, 1982 — June 8, 2009) was an American television actor.
Early life
A native of Rochester, New York, Palermo graduated from Webster High School in 2000. He is the son of John M. Palermo and Patricia A. Crawford and brother to Jennifer M. Alma and Rick F. Palermo. While there, he played football and was a member of the school's state championship team in 1999. Johnny also loved to make movies as a kid using his father's camera and anyone and anything he could find to star in his feature films. Palermo later attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, where he studied special-effects movie makeup.
Career
In 2002, Palermo moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. He subsequently appeared in more than 30 television shows. He had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks, and he had appeared in Everybody Hates Chris as Chris' overgrown classmate Frank DiPaolo.
Death
On June 8, 2009, he and his girlfriend Alessandra Giangrande were both killed in an early morning car crash in North Hollywood, California. Giangrande was driving at the time. Palermo was 27 years old at the time of his death.
Filmography
Cold Case (2004, TV Series) as Ken Mazzacone (1978)
Days of Our Lives (2005, TV Series) as Marine Medic
Passions (2005, TV Series) as Jon
General Hospital (2005-2007, TV Series) as Vinnie / Bus Boy
Sissy Frenchfry (2005, Short) as Ross
Without a Trace (2005, TV Series) as Uniformed Cop
Sad Potato (2005)
Campus Ladies (2006, TV Series) as T-Man - Frat Guy
Slip (2006) - Gumbo
Just for Kicks (2006, TV Series) as Evan Ribisi
What About Brian (2006, TV Series) as Vendor
Everybody Hates Chris (2006, TV Series) as Frank DiPaolo
ER (2007, TV Series) as Officer Scanaloni
CSI: NY (2008, TV Series) as Ronnie Hall
How I Met Your Mother (2008, TV Series) as Cafe Guy
CSI: Miami (2009, TV Series) as Louie Clayton
Rules of Engagement (2009, TV Series) as Rocco
Angel of Death (2009) as Leroy
Pizza with Bullets (2010) as Young Don Vito (final film role; posthumous release)