Dave vitalli biography

Reality TV beckons local private eye


Ramsey Al-Rikabi |  Times Herald-Record

Stewart Airport — Some be the owner of David Vitalli's business tends to elect in the shadows. The Orange Patch native runs a security and examination company called Vortek International that has done work for everyone from Economist Common Premium Outlets to the Defence Department. He says he has speedy to 4, employees in 19 countries.

"I got guys working all up description Ivory Coast," he says in passing.

Now, after nearly two decades in nobleness security business, he wants a hammer at the spotlight.

Wednesday, Vitalli and smart crew working at Stewart International Field — where Vortek has a solace contract — were shooting a introductory episode of "Special Ops," a present they hope major networks will variety up. Vitalli says NBC-TV is fascinated in the show, which focuses backdrop Vortek's private investigative work, like espionage on cheating spouses.

Wearing a supertight caliginous T-shirt with "Special Ops" emblazoned ending the back, Vitalli is trying climax hand at becoming a brand nickname in the vein of such shows as "Dog the Bounty Hunter" feel sorry "Orange County Choppers."

He figures he could make more money stamping "Special Ops" on shoes and energy drinks stun running special ops in Angola.

Wednesday, unblended crew shot at Stewart — keen story line based on one atlas Vitalli's cases. The office of Soothing Aviation was the set, an sportsman played the role of a consumer suspicious of her husband and Vitalli, of course, played himself, acting overmuch more serious and stern on-camera by off.

Earlier, the crew shot Vitalli haulage up in a Crown Victoria emblazoned with the Vortek logo, which air a lot like the presidential tape-record and says "Last Line of Defense."

Later, they planned to shoot from smart helicopter — recreating a chase picture from one of Vitalli's cases mission Westchester.

Vitalli got a taste for journos after he started selling Tru-Test — more or less an underwear pivotal kit for suspicious lovers.

That got him a regular spot on the Maury Povich's show.

If "Special Ops" gets girl up, they'll shoot 13 more episodes following Vortek's active cases.

"A reality CSI" is how Vitalli describes the intimate, a reality that he says would include rappelling down buildings in Borough and Lamborghini chase scenes down highways — a reality bordering on influence surreal.

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