Oct 29, 2025
Please welcome to our show James Tumminia, award-winning actor,
producer, and lover of all things Italian, beloved for his role as
Angelo in the TV series, "Melissa & Joey" and much more. And we'll
be talking with James about his work and how he gets his fix of
Italian food and culture in this great city of LA.
As a kid growing up in an Italian-American neighborhood in
Brooklyn, James Tumminia knew two things: he loved all things
Italian, and he wanted to be an actor. And he's living both.
I first met James at an event at the Italian Cultural Institute in
Los Angeles, and noticed he seemed to be at every Italian gathering
throughout the city - and there's many. So I thought it appropriate
to invite him to talk about all things Italian, in addition to his
life and career, as part of Italian-American Heritage Month.
James studied Italian at Georgetown, which led him to living,
studying, and working in Florence. He played Mario in "Two Scoops
of Italy" a Hallmark film, and has been involved on the producer
side of many projects, including, "Love, Guilda," "1st Strike," and
many more.
James said he feels the guidance of his ancestral grandparents, all
four born in Italy, and he became an Italian citizen in 2009. He's
currently working on a project he's super excited about, "PER CHI,"
a short doc he's producing. We'll be talking about that.
And while James hails from NY and moved to LA to pursue a career in
entertainment, he says Italy always feels like home, which is why
he frequents so many Italian events in this great city.
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you here.