▁of ▁Life ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Car uso ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Forest ▁Hills , ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Joan , ▁a ▁li br arian , ▁and ▁Charles ▁Car uso , ▁a ▁magazine ▁and ▁newspaper ▁editor . ▁He ▁is ▁of ▁Irish ▁and ▁Italian ▁descent . ▁His ▁father ▁left ▁the ▁family ▁when ▁David ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁" end ▁up ▁father ing ▁myself ". ▁R ais ed ▁as ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic , ▁Car uso ▁attended ▁Our ▁Lady ▁Queen ▁of ▁Mart y rs ▁Catholic ▁School ▁in ▁Forest ▁Hills . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁Arch bishop ▁Mol loy ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁nearby ▁B ri ar wood , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Car uso ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cinema ▁us her , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁see ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁mov ies ▁a ▁week . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁co - work ers ▁would ▁act ▁out ▁scenes ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁mov ies ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁the ater . ▁In ▁this ▁job ▁he ▁found ▁his ▁role ▁models ▁in ▁Hum ph rey ▁Bog art , ▁James ▁C ag ney ▁and ▁Edward ▁G . ▁Robinson . ▁He ▁said : ▁ ▁The ▁eth ics ▁of ▁certain ▁actors ▁certainly ▁had ▁a ▁power ▁over ▁me . ▁These ▁guys ▁taught ▁me ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁what ▁I ▁consider ▁real ▁sc um ▁of ▁the ▁earth . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Car uso ' s ▁first ▁movie