Larry Manetti

Lawrence Francis Manetti (born July 23, 1947 His signature role on Magnum, P.I. lasted for the entire eight-year run of the series (1980–1988). He also had co-starring roles in twenty-five feature films, and guest-starred on many other television shows, including The Rockford Files, Emergency!, Starsky & Hutch, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Fantasy Island, Battlestar Galactica, Renegade, Quantum Leap, JAG, and Walker, Texas Ranger. He also had a minor role in the 1993 film CIA II: Target Alexa.

It was announced on January 24, 2013 that Manetti had joined CBS' reboot of Hawaii Five-0 in the recurring role of Nicky "The Kid" Demarco. The character is described as "a local lounge legend ... [who], back in the day, was mentored by the one and only Frank Sinatra." In October 2019, he appeared in the reboot of Magnum P.I., playing the same character. He also reunited with Tom Selleck on Blue Bloods as troubled retired police sergeant "Sam Velucci".

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Manetti is the author of the semi-autobiographical Aloha Magnum, based on his time on Magnum P.I. and anecdotes about fellow cast members and celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Michelle Pfeiffer. He used to host a "Celebrity Brunch" and once owned a restaurant in the Plaza Hotel & Casino, which was owned by his friend D. W. Barrick of Barrick Gaming Corporation.

Books Aloha Magnum: Larry Manetti's Magnum, P.I. Memories. Manetti, Larry & Chip Silverman (1999); Los Angeles, CA: Renaissance Books;

Selected filmography Film Year Title Role 1976 Two-Minute Warning The S.W.A.T. - Team Pratt 1977 Sudden Death Dan1993 Snapdragon Lengle CIA II: Target Alexa Radcliffe 1995 Fatal Pursuit Gersi 1997 Top of the World Morgan1998 Scar City Paul Hijack Thomas Grady1999 No Tomorrow Lewis Time Served Billy 2000 The Alternate Agent Harris 2001 Random Acts 2002 The Stoneman Murders Sgt. C. "Chickie" Mudryck 2010 Sinatra Club Peg Leg Broncato 2012 The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez

Television Year Title Role Notes 1973-1978 Emergency! Paramedic (uncredited)/Bert Dwyer/Brian 4 episodes 1974-1976 The Streets of San Francisco Johnny Brennan/Larry Walsh 2 episodes 1975 Starsky & Hutch Stan "Pilot" 1976–1978 Baa Baa Black Sheep 1st Lt. Robert A. "Bobby" Boyle 34 episodes 1978-1979 Battlestar Galactica Lt. Giles 1979 The Rockford Files Larry St. Cloud Season 6, Episode 7, "Nice Guys Finish Dead" 1979-1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Chip Vincent 1980–1988 Magnum, P.I. Orville "Rick" Wright/Reverend Myron Bentley 1986 Tales from the Darkside Junior P. Harmon Episode: "Printer's Devil"1993 Quantum Leap Vic Street Justice Doc Nass 1996 Renegade Davis King Episode: "For better, for worse" 1998 Walker, Texas Ranger Shelby 2007 Las Vegas Larry Episode: "When Life Gives You Lemon Bars" 2013–2016 Hawaii Five-0Nicky "The Kid" DeMarco 2019–2023 Magnum P.I.2023Blue BloodsSam Velucci Episode: "Family Matters"