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Guy Williams, (January 14, 1924 – May 7, 1989), born Armando Joseph Catalano in New York City, the son of Sicilian immigrants. He was an American actor who played swashbuckling action heroes in the 1950s and 1960s.
Peter Brocco (1903 – 1992) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 credits, notably Spartacus (1960) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Iron Eyes Cody (Espera Decorti) (1907–1999) son of Sicilian parents – actor, frequently played Native Americans [10] Jerry Colonna (1904–1986) actor, entertainer ...
Russ Columbo (1908–1934), composer, singer, violinist and actor [6] Perry Como, American singer, actor, and television personality; Chick Corea, jazz pianist virtuoso, played with Miles Davis; John Corigliano Sr., violinist concertmaster of New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Alessandro Cortini, rock star, keyboardist for Nine Inch Nails
Iron Eyes Cody (born Espera Oscar de Corti, April 3, 1904 – January 4, 1999) was an American actor of Italian descent who portrayed Native Americans in Hollywood films, [2] including the role of Chief Iron Eyes in Bob Hope's The Paleface (1948).
Sicilian immigrants brought with them their own unique culture, including theatre and music. Giovanni De Rosalia was a noted Sicilian American playwright in the early period and farce was popular in several Sicilian dominated theatres. In music Sicilian Americans would be linked, to some extent, to jazz. Three of the more popular cities for ...
Jason Matthew Biggs [1] was born on May 12, 1978, [2] in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, to Angela (née Zocco), a nurse, and Gary Louis Biggs, a shipping company manager. [3] [4] His father is of English and Italian descent and his mother is of Sicilian descent.
In New York City, Italian immigration became insulation; in gaining power, the mafia was able to affirm a Sicilian system in a new land. Yet in Nevada, Michael Corleone is once again an immigrant.
Pages in category "American people of Italian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,478 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .