Vincent M. Spano (born October 18, 1962) is an American stage, film and television actor and film director and producer. He received a Cable Ace Award nomination in 1988 for his role as Mark Ciuni in Il cugino americano. Spano was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian-American parents. His career started when he was 14 years old, originally as Vincent Stewart because his first agent felt the name Spano was "too ethnic", and he was even instructed to sign autographs using that stage name. At age 16, in respect for his Italian heritage, Spano stopped using the stage name and has used Spano ever since. In 1976, he made his stage debut in a production of The Shadow Box at the Long Wharf Theatre on Broadway. His film debut was in The Double McGuffin (1979).