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Titus Welliver was born on March 12, 1961 in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the son of the famous landscape painter Neil Welliver. His mother is a fashion illustrator. Raised in Philadelphia and New York City, Titus grew up surrounded by poets and painters originally wanted to be a painter like his father, but decided to pursue acting. Titus moved to New York in 1980 enrolling in classes at HB Acting Studios while attending New York University. To support himself, Titus did a variety of jobs including bartender and construction worker. His first paid acting job was in Navy SEALs with Charlie Sheen where he played "Redneck in Bar." Soon he was in many movies including JFK, The Doors, Mulholland Falls, and recently in Twisted, Biker Boys, and Assault on Precinct 13. Titus appeared in productions of American Buffalo, Naked at the Coast, Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I and II, and Riff Raff, written and directed by Laurence Fishburne, which was adapted into the feature film Once in the Life with Titus reprising his role as "Torch" opposite Fishburne's "20/20 Mike". Titus appeared several MOW's including Blonde, An American Story and Rough Riders. He also starred in TV series including Falcone, where he played "Santino "Sonny Boy" Napoli" and David Milch's Brooklyn South and Big Apple. Titus has two sons.
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