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Danny Aiello
Sign in to saveAlso known as Daniel Louis "Danny" Aiello, Jr., Daniel Louis Aiello Jr.
American actor
Film & TV
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films, including The Godfather Part II (1974), The Front (1976), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Moonstruck (1987), Harlem Nights (1989), Hudson Hawk (1991), Ruby (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), Dinner Rush (2000), and…
Known for
- Once Upon a Time in Jersey2026
- Stallone: Frank, That Is — Self2021
- One Moment — Joe McGuinness2021
- Making a Deal with the Devil — Mario2019
- The Last Big Save — Louis Brown2019
- Little Italy — Carlo2018
- Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
- The Neighborhood — Joseph Donatello2017
- Difficult People — Danny Aiello (voice)2015
- Henry & Me — Dr. Acosta2014
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. , ( 1933-06-20 ) June 20, 1933, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- December 12, 2019 (2019-12-12) (aged 86), Saddle River, New Jersey , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1970–2019
- Spouse
- Sandy Cohen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 )
- Children
- 4, including Danny III and Rick
- Relatives
- Michael Kay (nephew)
- Website
- dannyaiello .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- New Jersey
- Child
- Rick Aiello
- Occupation
- actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Léon: The Professional
- Field of work
- film production
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Official website
- dannyaiello.com
- Image
- Danny Aiello.jpg
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Commons category
- Danny Aiello
- date of birth
- 1933-06-20
- name in native language
- Danny Aiello
- date of death
- 2019-12-12
- birth name
- Daniel Louis Aiello Jr.
- cause of death
- infectious disease
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- end of work period
- 2019-00-00
- nickname
- Danny Aiello
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. (/aɪˈɛloʊ/; June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous motion pictures, including The Godfather Part II (1974), The Front (1976), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Hide in Plain Sight (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Moonstruck (1987), Harlem Nights (1989), Do the Right Thing (1989), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Ruby (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), Dinner Rush (2000), and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). He played Don Domenico Clericuzio in the miniseries The Last Don (1997).
Aiello was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione in Do the Right Thing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Danny Aiello” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.