Johnny Palermo

Johnny Palermo (March 1, 1982 — June 8, 2009) was an American television actor known for his appearances in over 30 television shows. Born in Rochester, New York, Palermo graduated from Webster High School in 2000 where he played football and was a member of the school's state championship team in 1999. He later studied special-effects movie makeup at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Palermo moved to Los Angeles in 2002 to pursue his acting career and became a regular on the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks. He also appeared in Everybody Hates Chris as Chris' overgrown classmate Frank DiPaolo. Tragically, on June 8, 2009, both Palermo and his girlfriend Alessandra Giangrande were killed in a car accident.