Acting · Queens , New York, USA · Born February 2, 1966
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Adam Ferrara (born February 1966) is an American actor and comedian who is currently playing the role of Chief "Needles" Nelson on the critically acclaimed FX series Rescue Me and is also a co-host on the U.S. version of Top Gear. He also played Detective Tommy Manetti on the television series The Job. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Ferrara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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