Yeah, he’s an Arab.
From WikiPedia:
"Anthony Benedetto was born in Astoria, Queens, New York City, the son of Ann (née Suraci) and John Benedetto.[1] His father was a grocer who had emigrated from Podàrgoni,[2] a rural eastern district of the southern Italian city of Reggio Calabria, and his mother was a seamstress.[3] With two other children, and a father who was ailing and unable to work, the siblings with older brother John Jr., and younger sister Mary grew up in poverty.[2] John Benedetto Sr. died when Anthony was 10 years old.[2]"
Yep. “True Colors” eh?