Anthony Rossomando (born February 21 1976) is a guitarist with the rock band Dirty Pretty Things, fronted by Carl Barât. He previously stood in for Pete Doherty in The Libertines, after Doherty was first suspended from the band and then sacked due to his drug habits.
He is from Hamden, Connecticut, where he was trumpet player in the 1990s ska band J.C. Superska, which also featured The Damn Personals' Ken Cook. Anthony played trumpet in his high school band, marching band, and orchestra for four years. He then relocated to Boston where he joined ska group Johnny Too Bad and the Strikeouts (and their later incarnation TV200) on guitar while also playing guitar in The Damn Personals which also featured Johnny Too Bad's Mike Gill on drums.
At the start of the Dirty Pretty Things song "Bang Bang You're Dead", he plays the cornet.
Anthony also played on:
In November 2007, he played the role of Pete Neon in the first episode of the third series of The Mighty Boosh.
His father is a professor of music at Quinnipiac University.
