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Michael Cognata

Michael Cognata

American actor and record producer


Michael Joseph Cognata (born May 5, 1988) is an American actor[2][3] from Boston, Massachusetts. He played Julian Robbins in NBC's Chicago Fire and Tito in Showtime's Shameless[4][5]

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Career

Cognata attended the Boston Arts Academy (2006) where he majored in theatre.[6] In 2008, Cognata made his television debut in a national commercial for Subway[citation needed] and performed with the poetic entertainment group called ARTiculation.[7] The Boston Herald writes in a 2009 article, "Give the creativity and enthusiasm of this highly talented group of young poets a chance. Their performance is good enough to make even a cynic believe in the power of art."[8] Cognata then moved to New York City and Los Angeles to obtain television roles including Julian Robbins, brother-in-law to battalion chief Wallace Boden on NBC's Chicago Fire (2018), and recurring as Tito, Lip's intern on Showtime's Shameless (2016).[9][10] He appeared in Hallmark's Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017).[11] In addition to his work in film and TV,[12] Cognata represented his hometown in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2006), where he performed the play A More Perfect Union.[13][14][15]

Filmography

Television

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Film

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Discography

Cognata has released several singles.[30][31]

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References

  1. Somosot, Janice (January 7, 2018). "'Chicago Fire' season 6 episode 8 spoilers: Herrmann gets into an altercation". ibtimes.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "TV Guide: Celebrities". TV Guide. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. "Michael Cognata Filmography". Fandango.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. "Michael Cognata's IMDB Artist Profile". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  5. "Mike Cognata's Spotify Artist Page". Spotify. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  6. Rubenstein, Grace. "Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable". edutopia.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. Byrne, Terry. "Joining words and music in power and light". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  8. Caballero, Martin. "'ARTiculation' stages a grand slam for poetry". The Boston Herald. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  9. "Michael Cognata's Top Titles on Amazon". Amazon Prime. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  10. "The Whole Point of Being Roommates". Apple TV. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  11. Dube Dwilson, Stephanie (December 17, 2017). "Hallmark's 'Romance at Reindeer Lodge': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos". Heavy.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  12. "Michael Cognata Profile". Metacritic. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  13. MacDonald, Sandy. "Local students power electric 'Union'". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  14. Rubenstein, Grace. "Cross-Training: Arts and Academics Are Inseparable". edutopia.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  15. Powers, Mariah. "BAA's Year End Report". Silo.tips. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  16. "Mike Cognata on Shameless". MikeCognata.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  17. "Michael Cognata Filmography". Vudu.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  18. "Chicago Fire "The Whole Point of Being Roommates"". Google Play Store. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  19. "Scoop: Coming Up on a New Episode of THE FIX on ABC – Monday, May 13, 2019". BroadwayWorld.com. TV Scoop. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  20. "Michael Cognata on Julia". IMDB.com. November 19, 2023.
  21. Duckett, Richard. "'BoyBand' gets spot on center stage". Telegram.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  22. "The Assault". MovieFone. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  23. "Downpour Summer Selection". San Francisco Black Film Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  24. Scheck, Frank (March 24, 2017). "'Slamma Jamma': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Frank Scheck. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  25. "Michael Cognata Filmography". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  26. Dreher, Dr. Kwakiutl L. (August 2019). "A True Crime ~ A Review". The Dreher Report. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  27. Kraft, Tim (July 11, 2022). "Exclusive Killer Whales Trailer: Naive Filmmaker Loses Innocence in Dark Comedy". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  28. "Mike Cognata on Spotify". Spotify.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  29. "Mike Cognata Discography". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  30. "Mike Cognata on Pandora". Pandora.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  31. "Mike Cognata on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  32. "Spooky: A Halloween Experience". Mighty Kaos Music. October 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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