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Eduardo Ciannelli (1888–1969) was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals; Robert G. Vignola (1882–1953), born in Trivigno, Basilicata, Italy, one of the first Italian-American stars in cinema, later one of the silent screen's most prolific directors.
Sanjaya Malakar, American Idol season six finalist; half-Italian through his mother; Pablo Manavello – Italian-born Venezuelan composer, guitarist, singer and songwriter; Al Martino, singer; Guy Marks (1923–1987) (Mario Scarpa) actor, comedian, singer and impressionist; Dean Martin (1917–1995), born Dino Crocetti, singer and film actor [8]
In 1962, Conforti appeared in the Broadway play A Family Affair. [5] His other theater credits include She Loves Me and Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory. [2] In 1963, Conforti played the Fiddler in the Broadway play Fiddler on the Roof, leaving to join the cast of Poor Bitos, [6] [2] His final theatre credit was in the Broadway play Man of La Mancha, playing the role of the Barber. [2]
DiSpirito is known for his Italian American cuisine and his fusion cooking. [2]DiSpirito is known as a celebrity chef and a cookbook author. He is known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan.
Severo Antonelli (1907–1995) - legendary figure in Philadelphia Italian American history and the subject of one of the largest ever one-man shows at the Smithsonian Institution Franco A. "Frank" Barsotti (1937–2012) - photographer and professor emeritus from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The following is a list of notable Italian-American television characters. To be included in this list, the character should be a main or frequently recurring character in a television series, and should have an article or section in Wikipedia. The character should be described as Italian-American in the text or categories.
The Calabria region, right down in the toe of Italy’s boot, is where Italian cuisine gets intense. Along with the usual wide range of classic dishes, locals relish spicy foods such as pig blood ...
asked me to be in some movies and TV, but I always declined," said Viterelli. "I said, 'For half my life, I've been keeping a low profile and now you want to put my mug on a 40-foot screen?'" [1] [5] [6]. Years later, Viterelli got a call from Penn's actor son, Sean, who was in New York City to make the 1990 gangster melodrama State of Grace. [10] [13] Viterelli recalled: "(Sean) said, 'Joe ...