Vincent Schiavelli
Born	November 10, 1948 (age 58) Brooklyn, New York
Died	December 26, 2005 Polizzi Generosa, Sicily, Italy

Vincent Schiavelli and his then wife Allyce Beasley (September 20, 1987) Photo by Alan Light

Vincent Andrew Schiavelli (November 10, 1948 – December 26, 2005) was an American character actor noted for his work in film and television. He was often described as "the man with the sad eyes". Image File history File links Vincent_Schiavelli. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Polizzi Generosa: A small town in Palermo (Prov. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (564x709, 148 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Vincent Schiavelli Allyce Beasley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (564x709, 148 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Vincent Schiavelli Allyce Beasley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Allyce Beasley (b. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ...

Biography

Schiavelli was born in Brooklyn, New York to an Italian American family of Sicilian background. He studied acting through the Theater Program at New York University and began working on the stage in the 1960s. For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... NY redirects here. ... Italia redirects here. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

He first appeared on film in Miloš Forman's 1971 production Taking Off as a counselor who teaches parents of runaway teens how to smoke marijuana in order to better understand their children's experiences. His aptitude and distinctive angular appearance soon provided him with a steady stream of supporting roles, particularly under Forman; he worked with the director in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus and The People vs. Larry Flynt, and the 1999 biopic Man on the Moon. His first television work came in 1972 as Peter Panama in The Corner Bar, the first sustained portrayal of a gay character on American television. Other television credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a recurring role on Taxi as the priest who marries Latka and Simka. He also appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Arsenal of Freedom" as a holographic salesman. Jan Tomáš Forman (born February 18, 1932), better known as MiloÅ¡ Forman, is a film director, actor, screenwriter and professor. ... See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a 1975 film directed by MiloÅ¡ Forman. ... Amadeus is a 1984 film directed by MiloÅ¡ Forman and based on the stage play Amadeus. ... The People vs. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1999. ... Man on the Moon is a 1999 film based on the unusual life and career of comedian Andy Kaufman. ... See also: 1971 in television, other events of 1972, 1973 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1972-73 American network television schedule. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American cult television series that aired from March 10, 1997, until May 20, 2003. ... Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC, and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. The series focused on the everyday life of a handful of New York City taxi drivers working for the Sunshine Cab Company, as well as their abusive dispatcher, Louie... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The Arsenal of Freedom is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast April 11, 1988. ...

Schiavelli's well-known movie roles include Mr. Vargas the biology teacher in the 1982 hit comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a role he reprised in the 1986 television spin-off, Fast Times. In 1987, he starred alongside Tim Conway in the short film comedy, Dorf on Golf. // January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen-comedy film written by Cameron Crowe (adapted from a book he wrote) and directed by Amy Heckerling. ... See also: 1985 in television, other events of 1986, 1987 in television and the list of years in television For the American network television schedule, please see 1986-87 American network television schedule. ... Fast Times Fast Times is a seven-episode 1986 television sequel to the 1982 movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High that was produced by Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film. ... Conway on the cover of Dorf Goes Fishing Tim Conway (born December 15, 1933) is an American comedic actor. ... Dorf on Golf is a 1987 comedy film starring Tim Conway, Vincent Schiavelli and Michele Smith. ...

Schiavelli was cast in a similar role in the cult hit Better Off Dead in which he played Mr. Kerber, an eerily popular geometry teacher. His role as a subway ghost in the 1990 drama Ghost won him much critical acclaim. He also appeared as a villain in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies; as a silent monk in The Frisco Kid; and as "John O'Connor", one of the evil Red Lectroids in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. All in all, Schiavelli appeared in over fifty films. In 1997, he was named one of America's best character actors by Vanity Fair magazine [1] Better Off Dead is a 1985 comedy film, written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. ... // Chris Rock and Adam Sandler join SNL February 4 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Mimi Rogers divorce. ... Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, in one of the most famous scenes from the movie Ghost is a 1990 romantic comedy-drama-fantasy-thriller film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn and Rick Aviles, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed by Jerry Zucker. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent [1] created in 1952 by writer Ian Fleming, featured in several novels and short stories. ... Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond. ... The Frisco Kid is a 1979 movie directed by Robert Aldrich. ... The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! (sometimes just Buckaroo Banzai) is a science fiction film that has reached cult film status. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Schiavelli also wrote a number of cookbooks and food articles for magazines and newspapers. He received a James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in 2001 and was nominated on a number of other occasions. The James Beard Foundation is a New York-based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard that serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at annual award ceremonies and providing scholarships and educational opportunities to cooking hopefuls. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Additionally, he served as honorary co-chair of the National Marfan Foundation, an organization which serves those affected by Marfan Syndrome, from which Schiavelli suffered.[2] This does not cite its references or sources. ...

He was married to actress Allyce Beasley from 1985 until their divorce in 1988; he once guest-starred as the love interest of Beasley's character on an episode of Moonlighting. Their son Andrea was born in 1987. In 1992, Schiavelli married American harpist Carol Mukhalian. Allyce Beasley (b. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moonlighting is a television series that first aired on ABC in the United States from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 66 episodes. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

On December 26, 2005, Schiavelli succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 57. He died at his home in Polizzi Generosa, Italy, the town in Sicily where his grandfather emigrated from and about which he wrote in his 2002 book, Many Beautiful Things: Stories and Recipes from Polizzi Generosa (ISBN 0-7432-1528-1). December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for up to 3 million deaths annually. ... Polizzi Generosa: A small town in Palermo (Prov. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ...

Trivia

• He was almost 6 ft 6 (about 2 meters) in height.

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External links

• Vincent Schiavelli at the Internet Movie Database
• Vincent Schiavelli article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
• Vincent Schiavelli at Find-A-Grave.