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Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award–nominated performance in Bullets Over Broadway, the 1993 film A Bronx Tale, based on his play of the same name, and his recurring role as Shorty in Modern Family.

Chazz Palminteri
Palminteri in 2011
Born	Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri[1] (1952-05-15) May 15, 1952 (age 70) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, filmmaker, playwright
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Gianna Ranaudo ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2
Website	chazzpalminteri.net

Early life

Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri was born on May 15, 1952, in the Bronx borough of New York City, the son of Rose, a homemaker, and Lorenzo Palminteri, a bus driver.[2] He was raised in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx.[3] Palminteri is of Sicilian origin; his grandparents, Calogero Palminteri and Rosa Bonfante, married in 1908, and immigrated to the United States in 1910 from Menfi in the province of Agrigento, Sicily. At the age of nine, Palminteri witnessed the murder of a mobster in front of his apartment building; the police questioned him, but he maintained that he did not see the incident.[4]

He struggled to become an actor, splitting his time between acting in off-Broadway plays and moonlighting as a bouncer, alongside Dolph Lundgren.

Career

Theater

Palminteri starred on Broadway in A Bronx Tale, the autobiographical one-man show based on his childhood that he first performed at Theatre West in Los Angeles in 1989.[5] Palminteri states that he began writing the play after being fired from a club when, as a doorman, he refused entry to super agent Swifty Lazar.[6][7] The Broadway production, directed by Jerry Zaks and with music by John Gromada, began previews October 4, 1988, at the Walter Kerr Theatre and opened 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.[8]

Palminteri starred opposite Kenny D'Aquila in D'Aquila's play, Unorganized Crime.[9][10] Palminteri always appreciated the shot that Robert De Niro gave him, so he in turn agreed to star in D'Aquila's mafia-themed drama.[11]

Palminteri performed in the Broadway musical version of A Bronx Tale in 2018.

Film career

Robert De Niro saw Palminteri's Broadway show of A Bronx Tale in 1990, and the two partnered together to adapt the play into a film. Palminteri created the screenplay and starred as Sonny, the gangster Calogero meets, while De Niro directed the film, making his directorial debut, also co-starring as Lorenzo, Calogero's father.[12] The film was a commercial and critical success.[13] In 1994, Chazz Palminteri played mob henchman Cheech in the black comedy film Bullets Over Broadway, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Palminteri also had performances in films such as The Usual Suspects, The Perez Family, Jade, and Diabolique, as well as comedic roles in films such as Oscar, Analyze This, and Down to Earth.

During its run, he appeared in many advertisements for Vanilla Coke, in which he portrayed a mob boss who would threaten celebrities if they did not praise the taste of the product in question, 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 Smokey in Stuart Little and Woolworth in Hoodwinked.

He made his directorial debut with an episode of Oz, then the television film Women vs. Men and the 2004 feature film Noel.

Palminteri's recent acting efforts include A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Running Scared, and Arthur and the Minimoys.

In 2004, he received the "Indie Hero Award" from the Method Fest Independent Film Festival for his artistic achievements in film.

Television

On January 20, 2010, Palminteri guested on Modern Family and played the same character on the November 2, 2011, episode.[14] Palminteri has reprised the role twice more in season 5. In June 2010, Palminteri began guest-starring on the TNT crime drama Rizzoli & Isles as Frank Rizzoli, Sr. He guest starred twice on the CBS drama Blue Bloods as Angelo Gallo, a mob lawyer and childhood friend of main character Frank Reagan.

Palminteri portrayed deceased mobster Paul Castellano in the 2001 TV film Boss of Bosses.

Other work

In 2011, Palminteri opened a restaurant, Chazz: A Bronx Original, in Baltimore's Little Italy neighborhood; their main foods are coal-fired pizza and Italian food. However, the restaurant closed in 2015.[15] Palminteri opened an Italian restaurant, Chazz Palminteri Ristorante Italiano, in New York City on Second Avenue. Also, Palminteri did the voice acting for the Call of Duty: Black Ops II character Sal De Luca in the zombies map Mob of the Dead, and his likeness was used for the character as well.

On February 8, 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a video posted to YouTube featuring Mr. Palminteri delivering a public service announcement as a prequel to the debut of the Chazz Palminteri Show, an hour-long live-streamed weekly infotainment installation hosted by the veteran actor and playwright (A Bronx Tale, The Usual Suspects). True to word, on February 15th, 2021, the first episode of Chazz Palminteri Show, titled "It's All You" kicked off the series. Live-streamed and posted each Monday at 11 o'clock Eastern Standard Time on Palminteri's YouTube channel, Chazz Palminteri Show is an hour-long show delivered in classic talk show format that conveys content centrally grounded in moral ethics, essential life lessons and traditional "old school" loving family values.[16] Producers of Chazz Palminteri Show are Dante Lorenzo Palminteri and podcaster / producer Michael Lavin.[17] Guests features who have been featured on the show include actor William Baldwin, Episode 3[18] and, Kathrine Narducci, Episode 86[19] and Phil Stutz (co-author, "The Tools"), Episode 53.[20]

Personal life

Palminteri lives in Westchester County, New York in the town of Bedford. He describes himself as a "very spiritual", devout Roman Catholic.[21] He married Gianna Ranaudo in 1992, and together they have two children.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes/Awards
1984	Home Free All	Truck Hijacker
1985	The Last Dragon	Hood No. 2
1991	Oscar	Connie
1992	Innocent Blood	Tony Silva
	There Goes the Neighborhood	Lyle Corrente
1993	A Bronx Tale	Sonny LoSpecchio	Also writer Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Also Bullets Over Broadway and The Usual Suspects
1994	Bullets over Broadway	Cheech	Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Also A Bronx Tale and The Usual Suspects Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
1995	The Usual Suspects	Dave Kujan, Special Agent, U.S. Customs Service	National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Also A Bronx Tale and Bullets Over Broadway
	The Perez Family	Lt. John Pirelli
	The Last Word	Ricky
	Jade	Matt Gavin
1996	Diabolique	Guy Baran
	Faithful	Tony	Also writer
	Dante and the Debutante		Also producer and writer
	Mulholland Falls	Elleroy Coolidge
1998	Scar City	Lieutenant Laine Devon
	Hurlyburly	Phil
	A Night at the Roxbury	Benny Zadir	Uncredited
1999	Analyze This	Primo Sidone
	Stuart Little	Smokey	Voice
2001	Down to Earth	King
	Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure	Buster	Voice; Direct-to-video
	One Eyed King	Eddie Dugan
2002	Poolhall Junkies	Joe
2003	One Last Ride	Tweat
	Just Like Mona
2004	Noel	Arizona	Also director
2005	Hoodwinked!	Woolworth	Voice; cameo
	Animal	Kassada
	Bullets Over Hollywood[22]	Himself	Encore documentary
	In the Mix	Frank
2006	Running Scared	Detective Rydell
	Push	Vince
	A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints	Monty	Sundance Film Festival – Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Performance
	Arthur and the Minimoys	Travel Agent
	Little Man	Walken
2007	Body Armour	Maxwell
	The Dukes	George	Also co-producer
2008	Yonkers Joe	Yonkers Joe	Also executive producer
	Jolene	Sal
2009	Once More with Feeling	Frank Gregorio
	Hollywood & Wine	Geno Scarpaci
2011	The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure	Marvin Milkshake
	Safe	Eddie	Also producer
2012	The Stone Pony	Angelo Casella
	Mighty Fine	Joe Fine
2013	Once Upon a Time in Queens	Ben Rose
	Underdogs	Stinky	Voice
2014	Henry & Me	Babe Ruth	Voice
2015	Legend	Angelo Bruno
2019	Vault	Raymond Patriarca Sr.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes/Awards
1986	Hill Street Blues	Sonny Cappelito	Episode: "Bald Ambition"
1987	Glory Years	Drummond	TV movie
	Matlock	MP Sgt. Marcy	Episodes: "The Court-Martial: Part 1", "The Court-Martial: Part 2"
1989	Dallas	Frank	Episode: "He-e-ere's Papa!"
	Peter Gunn	Soldier	TV movie
	Valerie	Leslie	Episode: "Viva Las Vegas"
	1st & Ten: The Championship	Al	Episode: "Duty Call"
	Wiseguy	Peter Alatorre / Sal Rosselli	Episodes: "Sins of the Father", "Heir to the Throne", "How Will They Remember Me?"
1990	Sydney	Tony	Episode: "Love Ya, Babe"
1999	Excellent Cadavers	Giovanni Falcone	TV movie
	Dilbert	Leonardo da Vinci	Voice Episode: "Art"
2001	Boss of Bosses	Paul Castellano	TV movie
	An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson	Host
2004	Dr. Vegas	Duke Walcott	Episode: "Lust for Life"
2005	Kojak	Captain Frank McNeil	5 episodes
2010–2014	Rizzoli & Isles	Frank Rizzoli Sr.	6 episodes
2010–2019	Modern Family	Shorty	6 episodes
2012–2013	Blue Bloods	Angelo Gallo	Episodes: "Secrets and Lies",[23] "Justice Served"[24]
2014	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Perry Cannavaro	Episode: "Jersey Breakdown"
2015	The Making of the Mob: New York	Himself
	Kevin Can Wait	Vincent	Episode: "Plus One Is the Loneliest Number"
2017	Voltron: Legendary Defender	Burrowing Alien	Episode: "The Voltron Show!"
2019	Godfather of Harlem	Joe Bonanno	Supporting role
2021	Law & Order: Organized Crime	Manfredi Sinatra	Episode: "What Happens in Puglia"

Video games

Year	Game	Role	Notes
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Salvatore "Sal" DeLuca	Featured on 2013's "Uprising" downloadable content.[25]

Theatre work

Broadway

• 2007 – A Bronx Tale – performer
• 2013 – Human – performer and writer
• 2016 – A Bronx Tale – writer and performer

Off-Broadway

• 1989 – A Bronx Tale – writer and performer
• 2002 – The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Ernesto Roma

References

External links

• Official website
• A Bronx Tale on Broadway | The Official Website
• AskChazz.com
• Chazz Palminteri at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Chazz Palminteri

Calogero Lorenzo „Chazz“ Palminteri (* 15. Mai 1952 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Drehbuchautor.

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[es] Chazz Palminteri

Calogero Lorenzo Alfredo "Chazz" Palminteri (Nueva York, 15 de mayo de 1952) es un actor y escritor estadounidense nominado al premio Óscar en 1994 por la película Bullets Over Broadway. Es conocido por su actuación en películas como The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale y Mulholland Falls

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[ru] Палминтери, Чезз

Кало́джеро Лоре́нцо «Чезз» Палминте́ри (англ. Calogero Lorenzo «Chazz» Palminteri; род. 15 мая 1952[1], Бронкс, Нью-Йорк) — американский актёр , режиссёр и писатель, номинированный на кинопремию «Оскар». Известен по ролям в фильмах «Подозрительные лица», «Бронксская повесть» (снят по автобиографии Палминтери) и «Скала Малхолланд».

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