Mr. Del Rossi
Information
Full Name	Mr. Del Rossi
Nickname(s)	Dad (By Marco)
Gender	Male
Network
Family	Marco Del Rossi (Son) Louisa Del Rossi (Wife) Louie Del Rossi (Brother)
Relationships	Louisa Del Rossi (Wife)
Production
First Episode	King of Pain (403)
Last Episode	Sunglasses at Night (617)
Portrayed By	Tony Sciara

Mr. Del Rossi is the husband of Louisa Del Rossi and the father of Marco Del Rossi. He is one of the last to know that his own son is homosexual. Mr. Del Rossi was formerly portrayed as homophobic, however he eventually got over it, and accepted his son's sexuality. He is portrayed by Tony Sciara.

Contents 1 Character History 1.1 Season 3 1.2 Season 4 1.3 Season 5 1.4 Season 6 2 Comments

Character History

Season 3

In It's Raining Men, Marco and Dylan go on their first date. At the restaurant they're at, Marco and Dylan run into Marco's homophobic Italian parents, Mr. Del Rossi and Louisa Del Rossi, who make the evening awkward.

Season 4

In King of Pain, Mr. Del Rossi helps Marco in his campaign to be class president by making posters for him. He attends the school assembly to hear Marco's speech, and is proud of Marco when he wins.

Season 5

In Tell It To My Heart, he disapproves of Marco being gay, when Marco comes out to him in his school's play, Hamlet. He then accepts it when he knows it makes Marco happy.

In High Fidelity (2), he is seen at Marco's graduation to watch him give his valedictorian speech.

Season 6

In Here Comes Your Man (1), Mr. Del Rossi and his brother, Louie, help move Marco's furniture into the new house that Marco would be sharing with Dylan. He ends up falling and hurting himself.

In Free Fallin' (1), Mr. Del Rossi and his wife visit Marco's new home. They stay over for dinner with Dylan's parents. He welcomes Alex to dinner when she shows up late. He spits out his drink when Alex calls Carla her "imaginary girlfriend" so openly.

In Sunglasses at Night, Marco steals money from his father when he is desperate for money to play poker. He confronts Marco when he heard from his brother about Marco being sent to jail. Mr. Del Rossi asks Marco about the $600 he is missing, and Marco admits that he stole from him because he needed the money. Marco says he did it because he missed Dylan, but he yells at his son saying that Dylan isn't apart of this. Marco promises that he is done with gambling, and Mr. Del Rossi promises to watch his son. He tells Marco that if he has any honor, he'll work off what he stole, and that he has to live his own life as people will always leave.