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Chazz Palminteri (born May 15 , 1952 ) is an Oscar -nominated American actor and writer .
Palminteri, a Sicilian /Italian American [2] was born Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri in the Bronx , New York . He has appeared in several popular feature films , including A Bronx Tale Analyze This The Usual Suspects Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1994 for Bullets Over Broadway
As a
playwright , Palminteri authored
A Bronx Tale and
Faithful , and as a
screenwriter , he adapted both of these stage productions into
motion pictures .
A Bronx Tale , which Palminteri has claimed to be semi-
autobiographical , is particularly relevant to his career. Because he had spent the majority of his acting career in small
character roles , he sold the play's
film rights to
Robert De Niro , with the condition that Palminteri himself be allowed to play the role of
Machiavellian mafia boss Sonny LoSpecchio. This was his first notable major role in cinema.
Palminteri starred in a made for TV movie Boss of Bosses 2001 ), in which he played the role of real life mobster Paul Castellano
He made his directorial debut with the 2002 television film Women vs. Men 2004 film Noel
Palminteri is also well known to playing a mob boss in several commercials for Vanilla Coke in 2002 , opposite celebrities such as Simon Cowell and Missy Elliott . In contrast to several roles as Mafia boss, he portrayed anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone in the 1999 movie Excellent Cadavers
He lives in
Bedford ,
New York .
[1]
Palminteri is married to actress Gianna Ranaudo, with whom he has two children.
Career Home Free All The Last Dragon Hill Street Blues Glory Years Matlock Dallas Valerie Peter Gunn Wiseguy Oscar Innocent Blood There Goes the Neighborhood A Bronx Tale Bullets Over Broadway The Usual Suspects The Perez Family The Last Word Jade Diabolique Faithful Dante and the Debutante Mulholland Falls Scar City Hurlyburly A Night at the Roxbury Analyze This Excellent Cadavers Oz HBO Dilbert Stuart Little Down to Earth Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Boss of Bosses One Eyed King Poolhall Junkies One Last Ride Just Like Mona Noel Hoodwinked Kojak Animal In the Mix Running Scared Push Little Man A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Body Armour The Dukes The Good Shepherd Safe (2007), Eddie -also produced
Notes ^ [1] Costaregni, Susie, "The Dish" column, "Christmas concert to help children in Rwanda", The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, December 3 , 2006 , accessed December 23 , 2006
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