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Robert Davi
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American actor, singer, filmmaker (born 1951)
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Robert Davi, born on 26 June 1951 in Astoria, Queens, is an American actor, singer, and jazz musician. He studied at Hofstra University and began his career in 1977, singing jazz and pop as a vocalist. Davi is a member of the Republican Party and was influenced by Frank Sinatra; he is the father of five children and notably portrayed Leonid Brezhnev on screen. He speaks English.
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Film & TV
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert John Davi (born June 26, 1953) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor and singer. He played roles such as Vietnam veteran and Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard the villainous, singing Fratelli brother, Jake, in The Goonies, and Al Torres in the cult classic Showgirls. Davi is probably best recognized, however, for his role as the drug…
Known for
- Demon Hunters2026
- Bardejov — Lowey2024
- The Legend of Catclaws Mountain — Mickey Berrelli2024
- Reagan — Leonid Brezhnev2024
- Chuck Zito: An American Story — Self2024
- Mafia Spies — Self2024
- Buckle Up — Philip VanDamn2023
- The Lurking Fear — Andrew2023
- The Engineer — Senator Adler2023
- Big Life — Charlie Williams2023
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- Listeners
- 1,112
- Total plays
- 5,148
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert John Davi , ( 1951-06-26 ) June 26, 1951 (age 74) , Queens , New York City , U.S.
- Education
- Hofstra University (B.A.)
- Occupations
- Actor singer filmmaker
- Years active
- 1977–present
- Genres
- Traditional pop , Great American Songbook
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Website
- davisingssinatra .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Astoria
- Occupation
- director
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.davisingssinatra.com
- Image
- RobertDaviLive2013.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- Commons category
- Robert Davi
- date of birth
- 1951-06-26
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- social media followers
- 205459
- influenced by
- Frank Sinatra
- writing language
- English language
- notable role
- Leonid Brezhnev
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert John Davi (born June 26, 1951) is an American actor, singer, and filmmaker. Over the course of his acting career, Davi has performed in more than 130 films. Among his most known roles are opera-singing Jake Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), FBI Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard (1988), James Bond villain Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill (1989), police deputy chief Phil Heinemann in Predator 2 (1990) and strip club manager Al Torres in Showgirls (1995). On television, he portrayed FBI Special Agent Bailey Malone in the NBC television series Profiler (1996–2000).
Classically trained as a singer, Davi launched his professional singing career in 2011. His first album, Davi Sings Sinatra – On the Road to Romance, hit No. 6 on the Billboard jazz charts. Praised for his strong baritone voice and vocal interpretations, Davi debuted as a headliner at The Venetian Las Vegas, six months after the record was released.
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