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Michael Cognata
Cognata backstage at the Strand Theatre for ARTiculation's One Night Only
Born	Michael Joseph Cognata (1988-05-05) May 5, 1988 (age 36) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Mike Cognata Mikey Fwesh
Education	Boston Arts Academy
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Television	Chicago Fire Shameless 9-1-1
Musical career
Origin	North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop experimental
Labels	Twelfth Dimension
Musical artist
Website	www.mikecognata.com

Michael Joseph Cognata (born May 5, 1988) is an American actor from Boston, Massachusetts. He played Julian Robbins in NBC's Chicago Fire and Tito in Showtime's Shameless

Career

Cognata attended the Boston Arts Academy (2006) where he majored in theatre. In 2008, Cognata made his television debut in a national commercial for Subway and performed with the poetic entertainment group called ARTiculation. The Boston Herald writes in a 2009 article, "Give the creativity and enthusiasm of this highly talented group of young poets a chance. Their performance is good enough to make even a cynic believe in the power of art." Cognata then moved to New York City and Los Angeles to obtain television roles including Julian Robbins, brother-in-law to battalion chief Wallace Boden on NBC's Chicago Fire (2018), and recurring as Tito, Lip's intern on Showtime's Shameless (2016). He appeared in Hallmark's Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017). In addition to his work in film and TV, Cognata represented his hometown in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2006), where he performed the play A More Perfect Union.

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Cognata has released several singles.

References

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34. "Spooky: A Halloween Experience". Mighty Kaos Music. October 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Michael Cognata at IMDb
• Michael Cognata on YouTube
• Mike Cognata on Twitter
• Mike Cognata on Instagram
• Mike Cognata discography on MusicBrainz

• 1988 births
• American record producers
• Living people
• 21st-century African-American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• American male television actors
• African-American record producers
• Male actors from Boston
• 21st-century African-American people
• 20th-century African-American people