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Daniel Louis Aiello, Jr. (born June 20, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian American actor who has starred in (amongst others), Once Upon a Time in America, Ruby, The Godfather: Part II, Hudson Hawk, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Moonstruck, Do The Right Thing (Oscar nomination), Léon: The Professional, Two Days in the Valley and played the title character in the video for Madonna's Papa Don't Preach. Although his characters are often crass, vulgar, and violent, Aiello has also portrayed sensitive, kindly men with an earthy sense of humor, for example his role in Jacob's Ladder. Aiello once served as a union representative for Greyhound busworkers. Aiello is also a musician who has released several CDs of jazz music. Image File history File links Danny_Aiello. ...
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June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...
An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ...
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Once Upon a Time in America (original title Cera una volta in America) (1984) is director Sergio Leones last film, which features Robert De Niro and James Woods as two Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in the New York City organized crime world. ...
Ruby is a film, released in the United States on March 27, 1992, about Jack Ruby, the Dallas, Texas nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald outside of a police station in 1963. ...
Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II The Godfather, Part II is the 1974 sequel to The Godfather. ...
Hudson Hawk is a 1991 film, directed by Michael Lehmann. ...
The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 film written and directed by Woody Allen. ...
Moonstruck is a 1987 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. ...
Do the Right Thing is a 1989 motion picture produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee and released by Universal Pictures. ...
Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...
2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 movie, directed by John Herzfeld, about 48 hours in the lives of a group of people who are drawn together by a murder. ...
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Papa Dont Preach is a single by Madonna. ...
Jacobs Ladder DVD Jacobs Ladder is a 1990 thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne, based on a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin. ...
Greyhound Lines is the largest intercity common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2200 destinations in the United States. ...
He has been quoted as saying, "The first time I put on a dress and a wig and they took a polaroid of me, I wanted to throw up. Except I saw a little bit of beauty in that I looked like my mother."
Aiello was a card-carrying Democratic Party member until the Lewinsky sex scandal in 1998, when he switched his support to the Republican Party. He has also criticized swearing in films and television series featuring Italian Americans, especially www.hbo.com/sopranos"The Sopranos". The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ...
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1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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