Marco's Bio

Favorite Animals: Llamas, alpacas

Favorite Book: Antigone by Sophocles, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Sneaky People by Thomas Berger, The Eye of the Beholder by Marc Behm, System Failure by Joe Zieja, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Favorite Characters: Chandler Bing (Friends)| Cole Phelps (LA Noir)| Juste Belmont (Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance) | Kuzco, Yzma, and Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove) | Joker/Ren Amamiya (Persona 5)| Mario and Luigi (Super Mario series) | Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi (Star Fox) | C-3PO, R2-D2, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and Mace Windu (Star Wars) | Carl Wheezer, Jimmy Neutron, Sheen Estevez, and Goddard (Jimmy Neutron) | Edward and Alphonse Elric (Full Metal Alchemist) | Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory) | Edd 'Double D' (Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy) | Luigi and Guido (Cars) | Robin (Fire Emblem: Awakening) | Master Chief (Halo) | Dr. Emmett Brown (Back to the Future) | Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz)| King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Sir Robin, Sir Galahad, Sir Bedevere, rude French soldiers, Black Knight, Knights-Who-Say-Ni, and Tim (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) | Byleth, Hanneman, Ferdinand von Aegir, and Linhardt Hevring (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) | Remy (Ratatouille)

Favorite Colors: Cobalt blue and black 

Favorite Desserts: Tiramisu, strawberry Italian ice, spumoni ice cream

Favorite Drinks: Alberti family red wine, cappuccino, espresso, diet Coke, Powerade (Mountain Berry Blast), iced tea

Favorite Food: Chicken parmesan, mushroom risotto, linguini with pesto, pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, rotisserie chicken, PB&J, Grandma Rogg's sinigang (meat-and-vegetable stew), Mrs. Taylor's apple turnovers, Kyra's signature pasta salad, chicken Caesar salad, kung-pao chicken, corn-on-the-cob, green beans, colcannon (potato and kale/cabbage stew), prosciutto, ravioli, grapes (seedless), artisan cheese, turkey pesto sandwich on ciabatta bread, garlic breadsticks, fruit - pears, cherries, and apples; vegetables - eggplants, mushrooms, green beans, and red bell pepper

Favorite Flavor: Grape, pear

Favorite Games: L.A. Noir, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Tetris, Operation, Clue, Fact or Crap, Scene It, Dance Dance Revolution, Michael Jackson: the Experience, Dance Central series, Super Mario World, Super Mario Odyssey, Dr. Mario, Super Smash Bros. series, Golden Eye 007, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Contra, Final Fantasy series, Kingdom Hearts series, Earthbound/Mother, Portal 2, Metal Gear Solid, Trivial Pursuit, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving

Favorite Landmarks: Leaning Tower of Pisa, Roman Coliseum, Sistine Chapel, Notre Dame cathedral, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace

Favorite Literature Genre: Sci-fi, adventure, fantasy

Favorite Movies: Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Singin' in the Rain | V for Vendetta | Star Wars saga | Sherlock Holmes | James Bond saga | The Aristocats | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Emperor's New Groove | John Carter | The Grand Budapest Hotel | The Mysterious Case of Benjamin Button | Murder on the Orient Express | Avengers: Infinity War | Lego Batman movie | Cars | Back to the Future trilogy | Lord of the Rings trilogy | Short Circuit | Wall-E | Lego Movie | Harry Potter saga | Ratatouille | Casablanca | 12 Angry Men | The Lion King | Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | Avengers | Guardians of the Galaxy | Scott Pilgrim vs The World | Sweeney Todd | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Corpse Bride | Life of Brian | Black Panther | Avengers: Endgame | Star Trek | Star Trek: Beyond

Favorite Musical Genre: Techno, dubstep, house, pop

Favorite People: Friends, family, colleagues (to an extent)

Favorite Pizza Toppings: Pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives, basil

Favorite Place: Secret passages

Favorite Restaurant: Skordalia (local Mediterranean restaurant), Panda Express, Cheesecake Factory, Old Spaghetti Factory

Favorite Room In Their House: Bedroom

Favorite Season: Autumn

Favorite Scents: Fresh Italian bread, fresh family wine

Favorite Song: Blue by Eiffel 65| Dragostea Din Tei by Ozone| Volare, Ain't That a Kick in the Head, Mambo Italiano, and That's Amore by Dean Martin| Over My Head (Cable Car) by The Fray | Beautiful Now by Zedd ft. Jon Bellion| Fuzzy Blue Lights by Owl City| Smooth Criminal, Give Into Me, Black or White, Bad, Blue Gangsta, Another Part of Me, Billie Jean, Thriller, Dirty Diana, Speed Demon, You Are Not Alone, We Are Here to Change the World, and Streetwalker by Michael Jackson| Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears | Mr. Blue Sky by ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)| Thinking of You by Tesla Boy | Days Go By by Dirty Vegas | Move Your Feet by Junior Senior | Take On Me by A-Ha | Lady by Modjo | In The Mood by Glenn Miller | Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin | One More Time, Aerodynamic, Get Lucky, Contact, Instant Crush, Within, Something About Us, Derezzed, Too Long, and Around the World by Daft Punk | Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun | Run, Llama, Run from The Emperor’s New Groove | Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman | Weird Science by Oingo Boingo | Don’t Stop Believing by Journey 

Favorite Sounds: Glass harp

Favorite Store: Gift shops

Favorite Subject: Chemistry, physics, astronomy

Favorite TV Shows: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Big Bang Theory | Supernatural | Dr. Who | Jimmy Neutron | Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy | Galavant | Friends | Seinfeld | Everybody Loves Raymond | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood | G Gundam | Gundam Wing | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | The Office | Initial D | Transformers Armada | Get Smart | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Death Note | Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure | Death Parade | Lupin 

Favorite Time of the Day: Night

Favorite Time of the Year: Grape harvest, saffron harvest festival (local)

Favorite Weather: Partly cloudy