Biography
Justin Rigoli was born in Anaheim, California. He is a child of four, and has three sisters. His parents were married 27 years before divorcing in 2004, and they and their children were all named with the starting letter "J", Jose, JoAnn, Jenimah, Janiel, Jessica, and Justin. He spent his toddler years growing up in Fullerton Ca. in a diverse cultural household. His Sicilian mother is from Jamestown, NY and Hispanic father from Mexico City, raised their children in a loving 3 bedroom home. His father was a furniture upholster and saved enough money to open a business when Justin was four. It was at this age that Justin began to truly explore his imagination before he realized his passion. An avid comic book fan at a young age, he would become his favorite characters and form his own Justice League with the kids on his block. He mimicked many things he observed on T.V., and would reenact them for friends and family, including kissing scenes which he would attempt on his mother. After that, she immediately wouldn't let him watch anymore television and Justin began reading books to feed his imagination.
He was very active in soccer, basketball, and football growing up. His family relocated to Moreno Valley Ca. where he attended school from Junior High threw High School. Justin had a troubled youth in high school, often getting into trouble and fights at school, though threw out his difficulty he would attend school plays and continue his study of acting. His parents enrolled him into home school so he could focus on his education. After graduating at age 17, he had worked for 2 years helping his father and working part time jobs to save money to open his own business. Justin opened an automotive parts store in which he owned and operated for 2 years before selling. He then bounced from Jobs until he decided it was time to follow his true ambitions for the love of film. He enrolled into his first acting class putting all his knowledge and experiences to work. Justin has been studying acting all his life, but has built a strong resume in a relative short amount of time since pursing his passion. On top of the body of work already completed, Justin just completed his first feature film, "Hollywood Revelations" in which he plays the Lead role of "John Rizzo", an aspiring actor willing to give anything to achieve his dreams of stardom, due out winter 2012. And just wrapped up filming a supporting role on Nickelodeon's Hit T.V. show "Victorius" as the character "DOOJ". He spends his spare time building homes for Habitat for Humanity, hiking, surfing, and getting together with his family. Justin's extensive study and dedication to acting has brought him versatility that's very uncommon in today artist and he hopes that his work will be enjoyed by many for years to come.
