Danny Aiello Quotes


I don't know anyone who curses the way they do on the Sopranos. Not in an Italian household. I never said the word hell in front of my mother.


Citations

Aiello, Danny. I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else: My Life on the Street, On the Stage, and in the Movies. Gallery Books, 2014.

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Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
  • Born: June 20, 1933
  • Died: December 12, 2019
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor

Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. was an American actor. He appeared in numerous motion pictures, including The Godfather Part II (1974), The Front (1976), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Moonstruck (1987), Harlem Nights (1989), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Ruby (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), Dinner Rush (2000), and Lucky Number Slevin (2006). He played Don Domenico Clericuzio in the miniseries The Last Don (1997). Aiello was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione in the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing (1989).