Clifford C. Jones & Armen Garo on the Melissa Billie Clark Show

Melissa Billie Clark Show Podcast

Clifford C. Jones & Armen Garo

Armen Garo

His acting career in 1975 when he was a member of the summer stock the ensemble at Keene Summer Theatre in New Hampshire. He was a member of the chorus and choreographed the Frug Dance in “Sweet Charity” in which he played Charlie and performed in “Mame” as Ralph Divine as well as a member of the chorus.

He later received professional training at the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island, under the direction of Larry Arrick and David Eliott. While at the conservatory, he studied acting under the tutelage of Suzanne Shepherd and Fred Kareman studying the Meisner Technique. He also studied acting under Larry Arrick, Richard Jenkins, and George Martin. He studied mime with Michael Grando and stage fighting under Bill Patton. He also studied ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance under Daniel Nagrin, Irene Feigenheimer, Ara Fitzgerald and Mark Taylor. He studied voice and dialects under Barbara Damashek, Gordon Jacoby, and Brian McEleney. He also studied playwriting under David Eliott. He also studied lighting design under Eugene Lee and set design under Akira Yoshimura.

He worked with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and fellow Providence Gangster John Cenatiempo. After being seen in “The Departed,” Mr. Garo was invited to read for the role of Salvatore “Coco” Cogliano for what was to be the Final Season of the Emmy Awarding winning “The Sopranos.” His other films and series include The Game Plan, Wu-Tang: The American Saga, Vinyl, American Hustle, and Brotherhood, to name a few.

He is a retired Luientant of the East Providence Police Department, holds numerous degrees, and is a ninth degree blackbelt grandmaster. Most recently, Garo served as the Honorary Chairperson for the RI Chapter of The Make A Wish Foundation and is now their Ambassador For Life. The Foundation raises monies to finance the wishes of children who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses and disease.

Clifford C. Jones

Born on December 14th, 1987. At the age of eight, Clifford discovered a love for music. Every Sunday, he would attend church services, where he attempted to replay everything he heard. At the age of 14, a coworker at his first summer job began to teach him how to play beginner chords on a piano. The following fall in 10th grade (Evander Childs Highschool), Clifford took a music appreciation class where he learned the basics of music and how to play the 1st Movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata (Opus 27 no. 2). Upon completion of the class, Clifford began listening to Ludwig von Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fredrick Chopin, and FRANZ LISZT. These artists inspired Clifford not only to teach himself but also to compose his piano music for three years.

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