Danny Aiello

Movie Actor

Danny Aiello was born in New York City, New York, United States on June 20th, 1933 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 86, Danny Aiello biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Daniel Louis Aiello Jr.
Date of Birth
June 20, 1933
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, United States
Death Date
Dec 12, 2019 (age 86)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Networth
$3 Million
Profession
Character Actor, Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor
Danny Aiello Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 86 years old, Danny Aiello has this physical status:

Height
190cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
Large
Measurements
Not Available
Danny Aiello Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Roman Catholic
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
James Monroe High School, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States (Dropped Out)
Danny Aiello Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Sandy Cohen ​(m. 1955)​
Children
4, including Danny Aiello III and Rick Aiello
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Siblings
Michael Kay (nephew)
Danny Aiello Life

Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in many motion pictures, including The Godfather (1984), Harlem Nights (1990), and Lucky Number Slevin (2006).

Salvatore "Sal" Frangione was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1987. He played a pivotal role in the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing (1989) as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione.

In the miniseries The Last Don, Domenico Clericuzio (1997), he appeared Don Domenico Clericuzio.

Early life

Aiello, the fifth of six children, was born on West 68th Street, Manhattan, Italy, with the son of fabric fabricator Frances Pietrocova, and Daniel Louis Aiello, a labourer who deserted the family after his wife lost her eyesight and went legally blind. Aiello publicly chastised his father for many years, but the two reconciled in 1993, though Aiello harboured a resentment of his father's behavior. He was of Italian descent. He was born in the South Bronx when he was seven years old, and later attended James Monroe High School.

Aiello lied about his age when he enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 16. After serving for three years, he returned to New York City and did various jobs in order to help himself and, later, his families.

Aiello presided over New York Local 1202 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, representing Greyhound Bus workers in the 1960s. As the company changed bus driver schedules, he presided over an unanctioned wildcat protest. He had been suspended for the strike after being called without authorization by the parent union, and had been suspended for the offence. After one day, he called off the attack.

He performed at The Improv, the legendary New York comedy club. He was a nightly regular at Café Central, a bistro in Manhattan's 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenues, and a Columbus restaurant on 66th Street and Columbus Avenue in the mid-1980s.

Personal life

Aiello lived in Ramsey, New Jersey, for many years. He later moved to Saddle River, New Jersey.

Aiello wrote I Only Know Who I Am When I Am On The Street, My Life on the Street, and in the Movies in 2014, according to Simon & Schuster. Danny Aiello III, a stuntman and actor who died of pancreatic cancer in 2010, was his father. Rick, his son, who was also an actor, died in 2021 of the same disease. Jaime and Stacey Aiello are two of his children's lives. Michael Kay, the New York Yankees' broadcaster, is his nephew.

Aiello died at a hospital in New Jersey on December 12, 2019, at the age of 86, after a brief illness.

Many in the entertainment industry expressed their sadness on Twitter or released statements, such as Moonstruck co-star Cher and Robert De Niro, who appeared alongside Aiello in four films: Bang the Drum (1978), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), and Mistress (1992). "I am really sorry to learn of Danny's death," De Niro wrote. I have been friends with him for almost 50 years. Danny, see you in heaven.

On the Upper West Side of Aiello, the funeral took place on December 19, 2019. Spike Lee and actor John Turturro gave eulogies. "We understood our differences, political or whatever else you want to talk about," Lee said, "but we really loved each other."

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Danny Aiello Career

Career

In the early 1970s, Aiello fell into filmmaking. With Robert De Niro, one of his earliest roles came as a ballplayer in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973). Aiello took on the role of small-time hood Tony Rosato in The Godfather Part II (1974), ad-libbing the phrase "Michael Corleone says hello." During a assault on rival gangster Frank Pentangeli (Michael V. Gazzo).

Aiello was a co-lead in Defiance (1980), about some Manhattan residents who fought back against the thugs terrorizing the neighborhood. In Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) with Paul Newman, he received acclaim for playing a racist New York City cop. Aiello received the Grand Prix in Children's Programming in 1981 for his role in A Family of Strangers, an ABC Afterschool Special.

He was paired with De Niro again for the Sergio Leone gangster epic, "Aiello" in America (1984), as a police chief whose nickname was also "Aiello." Woody Allen, who appeared in The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), and Radio Days (1987), among his numerous film appearances. He appeared in the 1985-86 television series Lady Blue.

In Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), Aiello played the pizzeria owner Sal. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, he called the role his "first central role" at the time of the film's release. Spike Lee told him at one point that the film was more about teamwork, as "whatever you want to do, you do." Aiello continued to write a critical scene with John Turturro ten minutes before the film was finished. The actor received nominations for the Best Supporting Actor and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as the Best Supporting Actor award, while film critics named him the best supporting actor in Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Aiello also portrayed more sympathetic characters. He gained fame as Cher's befuddled fiancé opposite her Oscar-winning role in the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987) and made a comedic appearance in drag for Robert Altman's fashion-industry film Prêt-à-Porter (1994). He appeared in Jacob's Ladder (1990) and the comedy-drama 29th Street (1991).

In the film Ruby (1992), the lead role in Paul Mazursky's film business satire The Pickle (1993), Aiello played nightclub owner and Lee Harvey Oswald, assassination Jack Ruby (1992), and a political big shot in City Hall (1996) starring Al Pacino, the legendary character in the Academy Award-winning short film Lieberman in Love (1995). He appeared in Dolly Baby (2012), written and directed by Kevin Jordan; Aiello appeared in Jordan's Brooklyn Lobster, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2005.

In films including Hudson Hawk (1991), Once Around (1991), and Remedy (2005), which starred his son Ricky Aiello and Jonathan Doscher, Aiello's singing was on display. Several albums starring a big-band, including I Just Wanted to Hear The Words (2004), Live From Atlantic City (2008), and My Christmas Song for You (2010). In 2011, Aiello and EMI songwriter Hasan Johnson released Bridges, an album of standards mixed with rap.

He appeared in Madonna's film "Papa Don't Preach" (1986), and he produced his own answer song, "Papa Wants the Best for You," written by Artie Schroeck.

Aiello appeared on Broadway many times in the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in three plays by Louis La Russo II: Lamppost Reunion (1975), Wheelbarrow Closers (1976), and Knock out (1979). Fran Geminiani appeared in the long-running play Gemini in 1977.

Aiello appeared in Woody Allen's play The Floating Light Bulb with Beatrice Arthur in 1981. The play, which took place in 1945, is a semi-autobiographical story about a lower middle-class family living in Brooklyn, New York City. "There are a few laughs, a few well-wrought characters, and, in Act II, a beautifully written scene leading to a moving final curtain," Frank Rich, a New York Times columnist. Rich compared the play to Tennessee Williams' work.

Aiello appeared in a replacement cast version of Hurlyburly (1984) with Christine Baranski, Frank Langella, Ron Silver, and Candice Bergen in the mid 1980s. He appeared in The House of Blue Leaves (1986) with John Mahoney (who received a Tony Award for his work), Ben Stiller, Stockard Channing, and Julie Hagerty.

Aiello appeared in Elaine May's comedic play, Adult Entertainment, with May's daughter, Jeannie Berlin. Stanley Donen directed the performance and opened the Variety Arts Theatre off-broadway. "Otenstretched comedic sketch sketch" was described by critic Ben Brantley of The New York Times as a "often very funny, but overstretched comedy sketch."

In July 2011, Aiello appeared Off-Broadway in Susan Charlotte's two-act drama The Shoemaker, written by Susan Charlotte and directed by Antony Marsellis. The performance is a stage adaptation of his 2006 film A Broken Sole, which opened as a one-act play.

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