Mike Maronna
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| Michael C. Maronna | |
| Born | September 27, 1977 Brooklyn, United States |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
Michael C. Maronna (born September 27, 1977) is an American actor who has appeared in several television programs and films. He is currently a Local 52 electric in New York City. Maronna is perhaps best known for his role as Big Pete on the TV show The Adventures of Pete & Pete. He also played the character of Jeff McCallister in the movie Home Alone and its sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. More recently, Maronna appeared in the movies Slackers and 40 Days and 40 Nights.
Maronna was born in Brooklyn, to a fireman father and a guidance counselor mother.[1] He is of half Italian, three-eighths Irish, and one-eighth Dutch descent.[1] He went to Hunter College High School in New York City, before attending Purchase College of the State University of New York, where he studied filmmaking.
Maronna was in a widely seen series of 1999 ads for the web brokerage Ameritrade, as Stuart, a slacker employee of a clueless boss whom he helps get on the internet with over-the-top zealousness. Maronna reprised the role in a comedy reel with President Bill Clinton which was shown at Clinton's final appearance as President at the 2000 White House Correspondents' Association dinner.[2]

