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Chazz Palminteri (b. May 15, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale and Mulholland Falls.

Life

Early life and film career

Palminteri, a Sicilian/Italian American (External Link

) was born Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri in the Bronx, New York, an area which has had considerable influence on his work, particularly A Bronx Tale, a play which he wrote and adapted into a 1993 film which starred him and Robert De Niro. The film was acclaimed and opened doors to Palminteri as an actor, and supporting roles in Hollywood films such as The Usual Suspects and Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway followed, the latter earning Palminteri an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.
   Palminteri has had acclaimed dramatic performances in films such as The Perez Family, Jade and Diabolique, as well as comedic roles in films such as Analyze This and Down to Earth. During its run, Palminteri did many advertisements for Vanilla Coke, in which he portrayed a mob boss who would threaten celebrities if they didn't praise the product in question's taste, and then let them walk away with the Vanilla Coke to "reward their curiosity", touching on its slogan at the time. Palminteri has voiced characters in various animated films, the most notable being 2006's Hoodwinked.
   He made his directorial debut with the 2002 television film, "Women vs. Men". He has also directed the 2004 film Noel which starred Alan Arkin and Susan Sarandon. Palminteri's recent efforts include A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Running Scared and Arthur and the Minimoys.
   Chazz Palminteri is now starring on Broadway in A Bronx Tale, the semi-autobiographical one-man show he first performed off-Broadway in 1989. The production, directed by Jerry Zaks and with music by John Gromada, began previews October 4 at the Walter Kerr Theatre and opens on October 25, running for 18 weeks. Palminteri plays 18 roles in, "A Bronx Tale," which depicts a rough childhood on the streets of the Bronx. The play ran for two months at Playhouse 91 in 1989. Robert De Niro saw this show there and made his directorial debut with the big-screen version, co-starring with Palminteri. Source: http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=551402

Personal life

He lives in Bedford, New York.
Palminteri is married to actress Gianna Ranaudo, with whom he's two children: Dante Lorenzo (born October 11, 1995) and Gabriella Rose (born December 25, 2001).

Selected Filmography

Home Free All (1984), Truck Highjacker
The Last Dragon (1985), Hood #2
Hill Street Blues (1986),Sonny Cappelito -television
Glory Years (1987), Drummond -television
Matlock (1987), Army Officer -television
Dallas (1989), Frank -television
Valerie (1989), Leslie -television
Peter Gunn (1989), Soldier -television
Wiseguy (1989), Peter Alatorre -television
Oscar (1991), Connie
Innocent Blood (1992), Tony
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992), Lyle Corrente
A Bronx Tale (1993), Sonny LoSpecchio -also screenwriter
Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Cheech
The Usual Suspects (1995), Dave Kujan, US Customs
The Perez Family (1995), Lt. John Pirelli
The Last Word (1995), Ricky
Jade (1995), Matt Gavin
Diabolique (1996), Guy Baran
Faithful (1996), Tony -also writer
Dante and the Debutante (1996) -writer and producer
Mulholland Falls (1996), Elleroy Coolidge
Scar City (1998), Lieutenant Laine Devon
Hurlyburly (1998), Phil
A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Benny Zadir -uncredited
Analyze This (1999), Primo Sidone
Excellent Cadavers (1999), Giovanni Falcone
Oz (1999) -HBO directed episode, "Unnatural Disasters"
Dilbert (1999), Leonardo da Vinci -TV Episode (voice)
Stuart Little (1999), Smokey, the Chief Alley-Cat -voice
Down to Earth (2001), King
(2001), Buster -Video (voice)
Boss of Bosses (2001), Paul Castellano -television
One Eyed King (2001), Eddie Dugan
Poolhall Junkies (2002), Joe
One Last Ride (2003), Tweat
Just Like Mona (2003)
Noel (2004), Arizona -also directed
Hoodwinked (2005), Woolworth -voice
Kojak (2005), Captain Frank McNeil -television
Animal (2005), Kassada -video
In the Mix (2005), Frank
Running Scared (2006), Detective Rydell
Push (2006), Vince
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Monty
Body Armour (2006), Maxwell
The Dukes (2006), George -also co-produced
Little Man (2006),Mafia Kingpin Mr. Walken

Episodic Television

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