Pizza My Heart is a 2005 film directed by Andy Wolk and starring Shiri Appleby, Michael Badalucco, and Eyal Podell. The movie premiered July 24, 2005, on ABC Family. It tells the story of a son and daughter of two rival pizzeria owners who fall in love, much to the disapproval of both families. It is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in modern-day Verona, New Jersey with a brick wall between two sides.
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Cast (in alphabetical order)
The Prestolanis
Shiri Appleby as Gina Prestolani
Michael Badalucco as Lou Prestolani
Joanna Canton as Annette Prestolani
Ann Mahoney as Prestolani Cousin
Natalia Nogulich as Mary Prestolani
The Montebellos
Eyal Podell as Joe Montebello
Rob Boltin as Nicky Montebello
Gina Hecht as Gloria Montebello
Dan Hedaya as Vinnie Montebello
The others
Gary Desroche as Customer
Matthew Dufour as Festival Patron
Wayne Ferrara as Uncle Nat
Larry Gamell Jr. as Firefighter
Anthony Gangi as Fair Patron/Romantic Couple
Vanessa Guild as Customer #1
Bryan James Kitto as Antonio
Cynthia LeBlanc as Fair goer
Elton LeBlanc as Church Usher
Don Lincoln as Carnival Vendor
John Mese as Jean Paul Veber
Gerald Moorman as Prestolani Delivery Boy
Derek Morgan as Rouzan
Wayne Morgan as Church Member
William Ragsdale as Tommy
Dane Rhodes as Blue-Collar Neighbor
Mathilde Semmes as Festival Patron
Maria Soccor as Barker
Nick Spano as Carlo Delrio
Deneen Tyler as Sous Chef
T.J. Villarrubia Jr. as Churchgoer
Alec Rayme as Vinnie the cousin
Filming locations
New Orleans, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Yonkers, New York