{"id":65082,"date":"2026-01-23T14:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=65082"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:36:32","slug":"actor-gallo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/actor-gallo\/","title":{"rendered":"You\u2019ll Recognize this Alum from \u2018Undeclared,\u2019 \u2018Bones,\u2019 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Veteran actor Carla Gallo \u201997 has a long list of credits on TV and in movies\u2014and now, she\u2019s co-starring in the hit comedy \u2018Platonic\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Carla Gallo \u201997 has interned as a researcher in a crime-solving unit; performed in a traveling carnival; worked as an accountant at a family-run zoo; investigated biker gangs as a federal agent; and even contemplated a career in the adult film industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would seem a strangely eclectic r\u00e9sum\u00e9\u2014except that Gallo is a prolific actor, and these are just a few of her many characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her impressive <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0303013\/?ref_=tt_cst_i_4\">list of credits<\/a> includes the forensic-themed mystery series \u201cBones\u201d; HBO\u2019s Depression-era dark fantasy show \u201cCarniv\u00e0le\u201d; and \u201cUndeclared,\u201d a sitcom about navigating college life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Carlo Callo on set in the lab while shooting for an episode of Bones.\" class=\"wp-image-65103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_1254-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the lab as intern Daisy on &#8220;Bones.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Her part as an aspiring porn star? That was in the David Duchovny dramedy \u201cCalifornication.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gallo is currently co-starring in \u201cPlatonic,\u201d an Apple TV+ comedy in which two former best friends\u2014played by Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne\u2014reconnect as adults and navigate their new friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the series, which was recently renewed for a third season, Gallo plays Katie, a quirky mother who\u2019s a friend of the main duo; seen at school and social gatherings, she often makes questionable decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Carla Gallo and Rose Byrne smile for a selfie in front of the video equipment on set Platonic.\" class=\"wp-image-65106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_6378-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With costar Rose Byrne on the &#8220;Platonic&#8221; set.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was Gallo\u2019s first major job following the entertainment industry\u2019s back-to-back disruptions of the pandemic and the Writers\u2019 Guild strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018Platonic\u2019 was the perfect role for me; I can\u2019t believe that in my late 40s I\u2019d get one of the best jobs I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a comfort show that\u2019s light and fun. I hope this one runs for a really long time, because it just keeps getting better and better and has really found an audience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I can\u2019t believe that in my late 40s I\u2019d get one of the best jobs I\u2019ve ever had.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Gallo was \u201cdiscovered\u201d as a senior at Manhattan\u2019s LaGuardia High School\u2014an elite institution specializing in the performing and visual arts\u2014when the casting director of the indie film <em>Spanking the Monkey<\/em> spotted her; she shot the movie before heading to the Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But her love of performing came much earlier: in second grade, when her teacher (also the theater director) encouraged the shy youngster to take the lead in the school play, <em>Cinderella Wore Combat Boots.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cI remember the audience laughing and applauding,\u201d says Gallo. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not kidding: that feeling was the \u2018click\u2019 for me of knowing I wanted to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bruce Levitt, a longtime professor of performing and media arts on the Hill, recalls directing Gallo in a production of the Sam Shepard family drama <em>A Lie of the Mind<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gallo played the level-headed younger sister of the play\u2019s violent, troubled protagonist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCarla was quite wonderful and a delight to work with,\u201d Levitt says.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Carla Gallo sits in a chair while she gets her hair and makeup done.\" class=\"wp-image-65105 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_5909_crop-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Getting prepped for filming.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShe had a very strong stage presence and terrific imagination, always making great choices as she developed the character.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating from Arts &amp; Sciences with a degree in theatre arts, Gallo moved back to her family home in Brooklyn and worked as a receptionist while auditioning for TV and movies in NYC and LA, ultimately relocating to the West Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of her first TV roles was on \u201cUndeclared,\u201d in which she played a college freshman who was studying psychology and dating the lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Carla Gallo with a friend as students on campus.\" class=\"wp-image-65100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/20260120-1457-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gallo (left) with a friend at Slope Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In her next project, \u201cCarniv\u00e0le,\u201d she was a much different character: a young woman in the 1930s Dust Bowl whose family runs an exotic dance act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gallo also appeared in the movie <em>Neighbors <\/em>and its sequel\u2014both also featuring Rogen and Byrne, her \u201cPlatonic\u201d costars\u2014about the chaos that ensues when a fraternity moves next door to a young couple with a baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Carla was quite wonderful and a delight to work with. She had a very strong stage presence and terrific imagination.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Prof.<\/strong> <strong>Bruce Levitt<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Among her most high-profile roles to date was on Fox TV\u2019s \u201cBones,\u201d where she appeared in some three dozen episodes over nearly a decade as Daisy, an eager (and very chatty) intern at the forensic lab where the show is based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it ended in 2017, she and castmate Emily Deschanel currently cohost a rewatch podcast, dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/boneheads-with-emily-deschanel-and-carla-gallo\/id1694783775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Boneheads<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Gallo\u2019s many credits, she admits that she\u2019s had an up-and-down pathway in Hollywood, and has sometimes worked outside the industry to make ends meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Carla Gallo, Seth Rogan, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron and others on set for the Neighbors movie.\" class=\"wp-image-65104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_4523-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With fellow cast members of the movie <em>Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve probably had over 3,000 auditions and a handful of beautiful jobs\u2014but there were so many more that I thought I was going to get and put my heart into, but never even got a response,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s actually easier to leave than to endure it, because there\u2019s so much rejection. I\u2019m proud I have stuck to it and never left. My biggest goal is very basic: to never stop working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: Gallo on the set of &#8220;Bones,&#8221; in period dress for the long-awaited wedding of the main characters. 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