Eddie Mekka Biography

Eddie Mekka is best known to television audiences for his role as 'Carmine Ragusa' The Big Ragu on the hit ABC-TV sitcom Laverne & Shirley. He played the role of 'Carmine' for the show's entire run. The role of 'Carmine' lead to numerous guest appearances on many of the most popular series of the 70s 80s and 90s. Eddie was seen on such television shows as The Love Boat Fantasy Island Moonlighting The New Rockford Files.
More recently Eddie appeared on Family Matters as 'Officer Charlie Canelli' and The Jamie Foxx Show. Eddie also enjoyed long runs on two daytime dramas. He appeared as 'Grady' Jenna's sidekick on television's oldest daytime drama CBS-TVs Guiding Light and NBC-TVs sudser Sunset Beach. While on Guiding Light soap magazines labeled him The Joe Pesci of Daytime.
On the big screen has been seen in several popular movies. Eddie played Bette Midler's cohort in the movie Beaches. He also appeared as Madonna's boyfriend in the movie A League of their Own 'Lt. Vincent Barbero' in Taking The Heat with Lynn Whitfield and as 'The Prophet' in Garry Marshall's film Dear God. Most recently he finished filming On Top Of The World directed by Sydney Feury and starring Dennis Hopper.

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