Torti was honored with a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway debut as Greaseball in Starlight Express (1984).

He returned to Broadway as the Pharaoh in the 1993 revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, a role he reprised in the 1999 film adaptation.

Torti originated the roles of Jesus and Jack in the (1998) Los Angeles and (2001) New York City stage productions of the musical Reefer Madness.

Torti has appeared in regular and recurring television roles on such series as The Drew Carey Show, Vinnie & Bobby, Generations, The Young and the Restless, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, where he plays Kurt Martin the father of the title boys, and the sequel The Suite Life on Deck.

In August 2020, Torti was featured on the soundtrack Broadway Sings Blood Rock: The Musical with Andy Mientus, Damon Daunno, and Jennifer DiNoia.