Actor Joe Sernio "Following His
Destiny
BY: Evelyn Bonilla
Destiny
can play a lot of roles in the life of an actor, an if
coupled with dedication and passion the ending results
can be amazing. Add on to that “love of the craft” and
you have New Jersey born actor Joe Sernio.
But if one were to walk his path, one would find that
the life of an actor was not something that this young
actor had pursue originally. Sernio began his career in
the “world of computers”. A graduated of the Chubb
Institute of Technology, Sernio received a Computer
Technical Support and Network Administrative degree.
Pushing ahead he worked in the field about a year, until
a tragic event would change his life entirely.
Joe Sernio would lose his beloved father. Now faced with
the loss of his father the young Sernio turned away from
computers for awhile and took over his father’s path. He
became co-owner of a Jersey City, N.J. restaurant named
4 Fifty 5-a Restaurant Bar & Lounge. There the doors of
destiny would become wide open for the young Sernio.
He had always loved to act, but had never explored it
until while managing the restaurant, his persona would
attract various individuals from the film industry. They
began to encourage him to pursue a career in acting and
this was a dream that Sernio had always wanted to
follow.
He enrolled in the Ted Bardy Studio for acting and took
one on one classes with Ted Bardy himself. He studied
hard and learned the business. after leaving the studio
he signed onto his first agency.
Sernio was now on the fast track, and moving at record
speed, destiny would once again play it’s cards and he
would be casted in a variety of roles. He began work on
television, in “Spinning with Butter“, CBS “Love
Monkey”, ABC’s “Hope and Faith“, “As the World Turns”
and “Haunting Evidence“. He was interviewed by New York
Rocks and the Vinny Vella Show. His work was noticed by
the press and he had a variety of articles published
about him.
Always working on his craft, he pushed himself further
and further. He entered into the world of film and honed
his craft into “magnetic and compelling” performances.
Directors became fascinated in his ability to convert
himself into “mysterious and daunting” characters.
He took the lead roles in “Repetition of Change” and his
newest project, “The Roadhouse.” He is also the cover
man for the “Bentley Diamond“, hand picked by the
diamond importers, Sernio was cast to play, “The Bentley
Guy”. He is featured in all their commercials and print
work.
When asked how his father would of felt at knowing all
that he has accomplished, Sernio replied, “My father
would of supported me in everyway, and he would of been
happy that I was doing what I love to do.”
To date, Sernio is still traveling on the fast lane,
acknowledged by Stuff Magazine as one of the real “GoodFellas”,
he is totally and completely a natural actor. There is
“no smoke and mirrors here” fate has landed and with
that Joe Sernio can be proud.
In his spare time Sernio likes to give back, he’s
involved with “The Ashley Lauren Foundation” an
organization that helps children with cancer. He’s also
on hand to promote Stuff Magazines, “Real Goodfellas”
for charity and other organizations.
Sernio has come along way, since he first began his
career, his love for the “world of acting” and his
desire to bring to fruition these mesmerizing
characters, is something the general public can gear
themselves up to watch. Guided by his dedication, Sernio
can continue to embrace his father’s memory and to
accept the doors which have lead him to his destiny.
Friend and Fan,
Evelyn Bonilla - JoeSernio.com Publicist