Stanley DeSantis


Stanley DeSantis was an American actor and businessman.
DeSantis was raised in the Chicago area, and graduated from Thornton Township High School in 1971. He appeared in several motion pictures, including Candyman, Ed Wood, Boogie Nights, Rush Hour, I Am Sam, and The Aviator. He also made many television appearances.
When not acting, DeSantis owned and managed a clothing-and-memorabilia business, Passing 4 Sane, and a novelty soap company, Bubbletown, both of which were primarily involved in licensed characters.
DeSantis was openly gay. He died of cardiac arrest in August 2005, and his death was noted in a dedication for the season two finale of Entourage, in which he guest starred in three episodes. He also played a man dying of cardiac arrest in a Six Feet Under episode entitled "The Silence," which aired 23 days before his actual death.

Selected filmography

The Paper Chase as Gagarian, a law studentFame as The DirectorBlack Moon Rising as The MoverJust Say Julie as The Devil and Various Moonlighting as Desk ClerkALF as MinisterVital Signs as Loan OfficerTaking Care of Business as Airport Car Rental Manthirtysomething as Ad Person