Rio Mangini


Rio Mangini is an American actor, musician, and composer. Mangini is known for his roles as Ace McFumbles in Bella and the Bulldogs and as McQuaid in Everything Sucks!.

Life and career

Rio Mangini is the son of Academy Award-winning sound editor Mark Mangini. His father is of Italian descent.
Mangini is a pianist and placed first in the 2011 Cypress College Competition, and honorable mention in the 2011 American Protege International Piano Strings Competition. As a pianist, Mangini was awarded by Young Artist Awards in 2012 with a special award in the category "Outstanding Instrumentalist."
In 2012, Mangini starred as Jax in Lisanne Sartor's short film Six Letter Word. The film made it through the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase in 2013 to the Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, Mangini appeared in various in film and television project including The Garcias Have Landed, Marvin Marvin, What If, and Kickin' It. In 2014, Mangini appeared in Good Luck Charlie, Switched at Birth, Doc McStuffins, and See Dad Run. Mangini also appeared in the films Pizza Bear Delivery Challenge, The Little Rascals Save the Day and Finders Keepers. Mangini appeared in One Crazy Cruise, Miles from Tomorrowland and Bella and the Bulldogs in 2015, Teen Wolf in 2016 and General Hospital in 2017.
In 2018, Mangini appeared in Lethal Weapon and Just Add Magic and starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series Everything Sucks! as McQuaid. Mangini is set to star in Reach; he is also set to compose and perform music for the film.

Filmography

Accolades

;Young Artist Awards