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Brian Damage · 06-15-2002, 08:18 AM

Does anybody know if Gary was played by two different people? Looking at the old eps., it looks like the Gary was played by different actors at different times?

FOLN@NFan · 06-15-2002, 07:22 PM

yeah. im not when the switches were made, but the first Gary was Robert Dasdiero??(this is all from memory lol) then Joel Polis, i think, came, but then Robert came back.

i think thats right...neone else know?

TV Guy · 06-15-2002, 08:12 PM

Joel Polis actually played Gary first, in the episode where the bars bowl against each other (and Diane saves the day). For the next Gary episode (during Rebecca's first season), Joel Polis was already committed to another project the week they needed him, so Robert Desiderio took over. After that, Joel and Robert alternated in the role.

Brian Damage · 06-17-2002, 06:03 PM

Thanks guys! Hey, speaking of Gary, has anyone noticed that one of the actors that played Gary(Polis or Desiderio, I don't know which is which) does a Barilla pasta commercial? He plays a judge who's searching for the best tasting tortellini. His last line is simply, "Perfecto!"

Chocoholic · 06-20-2002, 09:17 AM

I never realized there were 2 different people who played Gary. Thanks for the info.

06-15-2002, 08:18 AM	#1
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06-15-2002, 07:22 PM	#2
FOLN@NFan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 27, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 706	yeah. im not when the switches were made, but the first Gary was Robert Dasdiero??(this is all from memory lol) then Joel Polis, i think, came, but then Robert came back. i think thats right...neone else know?

06-15-2002, 08:12 PM	#3
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	Joel Polis actually played Gary first, in the episode where the bars bowl against each other (and Diane saves the day). For the next Gary episode (during Rebecca's first season), Joel Polis was already committed to another project the week they needed him, so Robert Desiderio took over. After that, Joel and Robert alternated in the role.

06-17-2002, 06:03 PM	#4
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Thanks guys! Hey, speaking of Gary, has anyone noticed that one of the actors that played Gary(Polis or Desiderio, I don't know which is which) does a Barilla pasta commercial? He plays a judge who's searching for the best tasting tortellini. His last line is simply, "Perfecto!"

06-20-2002, 09:17 AM	#5
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I never realized there were 2 different people who played Gary. Thanks for the info.