Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in Moonstruck and Once Upon a Time in America has died. USA TODAY. [15] He played a main role in the 1985-86 television series Lady Blue. I've seen it and experienced it. AIELLO--Danny III, of Hillsdale, NJ passed away on Saturday May 1. His father, whose occupational experience included driving trucks for the bootlegger Dutch Schultz and who served time in prison, was largely absent. Danny, fr Their father, Danny Aiello, passed away in 2019 at the age of 86 after a short illness. Danny was married to his . "There was a little bantering between acts, and I kept that short. me . In 2019 he could be seen in Making A Deal With The Devil and The Last Big Save. Danny III died in 2010 of pancreatic cancer. Parents. It is with profound sorrow to report that Danny Aiello, beloved husband, father, grandfather, actor and musician passed away last night after a brief illness. I dont think the public knows shit about anything. Danny Aiello, the burly New York-born film and stage actor who was 40 when he made his movie debut and 16 years later earned an Academy . He was 86. His many film appearances included two for director Woody Allen, who cast him in The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), and Radio Days (1987). He dropped out of high school before graduating, got married in 1955 and joined the Army. Danny was a great actor, but a genius comedic actor. A statement from Aiellos family said that a private funeral service would be forthcoming. One of his first films was in Robert De Niro's movie Bang The Drum Slowly. Aiello also played the role of Domenico Clericuzio in Mario Puzos The Last Don. Aiello wrote in his 2014 book, I Only Know Who I Am When Im Somebody Else, that people often come up to him and repeat his famous line, Michael Corleone says hello, while asking for autographs. Danny Aiello attends the 42nd annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on 16 June, 2011 in New York City. Do The Right Thing star Danny Aiello has died aged 86. Shortly after reports started to surface that "Do the Right Thing" actor Danny Aiello had died on Thursday at the age of 86, celebrities took to social . Christie DZurilla covers breaking entertainment news. Early life. Share this article: Share this: He received considerable acclaim for playing a racist New York City cop in Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) with Paul Newman. The play is a stage version of his 2006 movie A Broken Sole, which began life in 2001 as a one-act play. Just Found Out My Brother DANNY AIELLO Made His Transition Last Night. Aiello had made his film debut as the ballplayer nicknamed Horse inBang the Drum Slowly(1973) he said he taught co-star Robert De Niro a thing or two about how to throw a baseball andThe Godfathersequel marked only his second appearance on the big screen. Danny used his singing talents in Broadway, creating dazzling performances in the Gemini and The House of Blue Leaves. Siblings . Mr. Aiello, left, with Robert De Niro and the director Sergio Leone at a screening of Once Upon a Time in America" in 1984. In 1977, he originated the role of Fran Geminiani in the long-running play Gemini. He was 53. during a hit on rival gangster Frank Pentangeli (Michael V. Aiellos son, Rick, also appears in the movie as a cop who is involving in the killing of Radio Raheem at the films climax. Ralph Gatti/Agence France-Presse Getty Images. The movie he always said he was most fond of was the New York-set29th Street(1991), in which Anthony LaPaglia played his son. The actor also appeared in TV shows including Dellaventura and Lady Blue and the miniseries The Last Don and The Last Don II. His dozens of film credits included parts in Fort Apache: The Bronx, Lucky Number Slevin, Dinner Rush and, most recently, Making a Deal With the Devil. In 1986, he was hired for Madonnas Papa Dont Preach music video. His children are Rick (also an actor), Jaime, and Stacey Aiello, and his nephew is Michael Kay, a New York Yankees broadcaster. I am sad. TMZ reported that he had been battling with the illness for over a year and a half. His literary agent Jennifer De Chiara told USA Today: "The world has lost one of its greatest actors who also happened to be a wonderful human being. In one, in which Mr. Allen starred, Mr. Aiello was cast as a bookie in the 1950s blacklist drama The Front (1976). Powered by. We're told he suffered an infection related to his treatment. Danny Aiello III's father, Danny Aiello, died on December 12, 2019 as he was 86 years old. TMZ reported on July 27, that Rick had died at the age of 65 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. "I was very hungry. His roles included the macho South Philadelphia father in the hit comedy Gemini (1977), for which he had already won an Obie Award for the plays Off Broadway run; a violent tough guy in Hurlyburly, in which he replaced Harvey Keitel in 1985; and a Hollywood director clinging to his past in The House of Blue Leaves (1986). Aiello made up for his late start in the profession with a slew of movies, includingFingers(1978), Once Upon a Time in America (1984),The Protector(1985),Key Exchange(1985),The Stuff(1985),Hudson Hawk(1991), AllensRadio Days(1987),The Pick-Up Artist(1987),Harlem Nights(1989),Jacobs Ladder(1990), Luc BessonsLeon: The Professional(1994),City Hall(1996),2 Days in the Valley(1996),Prince of Central Park(2000) andLucky Number Slevin(2006). Reports have said he was dealing with an infection related to an injection site and died shortly after his family left following a visit, according to TMZ. His father, a laborer, left the family of seven children, and Daniel started working at age 9 selling newspapers, working in a . "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. See you in Heaven, Danny. His literary agent Jennifer De Chiara told USA Today: "The world has lost one of its greatest actors . Aiello also portrayed more sympathetic characters. Mr. Aiello, second from left, with Spike Lee, far left, Richard Edson and John Turturro in a scene from Do the Right Thing (1989). Academy Award nominee Danny Aiello has died at the age of 86. You got me making pizzas, flipping them in the air, thats a very ginzo thing, he told the writer-director. Danny, We Made Cinema History Together With DO THE RIGHT THING. He had apparently been . Teenage Porn Star Controversy Rocks California High School. Danny Aiello, the New York actor and former Greyhound bus employee best known for his Oscar-nominated turn as Sal the pizza-joint owner in 'Do the Right Thing' and for portraying Cher's lovelorn suitor in 'Moonstruck,' has died. Danny Aiello. May You Rest In PARADISE., A post shared by Spike Lee (@officialspikelee) on Dec 13, 2019 at 7:02am PST. [10], He was also a bouncer at the legendary New York City comedy club, The Improv. [29], In 2014, Aiello published his autobiography, I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else: My Life on the Street, on the Stage, and in the Movies via Simon & Schuster. 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Starting in 1980 he averaged three films a year, plus appearances in theater and television. For his son, the stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor, see, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture, Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook, "Danny Aiello, 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Moonstruck' Actor, Dies at 86", https://www.myheritage.it/names/frances_pietrocova, "How Danny Aiello went from 'part-time thief' to 'Do the Right Thing', "Actor Danny Aiello, The Godfather, and Madonna", "Analog Gems: Jamie Rose Talks 'Lady Blue' on ABC", "Danny Aiello Is 'The Jackie Robinson of Spike Lee Movies', "Danny Aiello, Actor in 'Do the Right Thing,' Dies at 86", "Ready To Wear (Prt--Porter) movie review (1994) | Roger Ebert", "LOVE & LOBSTERS. Danny Aiello, a veteran stage and film actor remembered for his roles in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing and Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo, has died at a New Jersey medical center at age 86. Aiello broke into show business in the early 1970s, first acting in the Robert De Niro film "Bang the Drum Slowly." Im interested in the relationships between the characters, not just my own stuff.. His family said with "profound sorrow" in a statement that he died after a short illness, reports bbc.com. First published on December 13, 2019 / 11:10 AM. Aiello was born in Manhattan, New York City on June 20, 1933. "I wanted to become a politician," he told a reporter in 1995. He called off the strike after one day. Actor Danny Aiello's son Rick has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. If there were obstacles, I tried to remove them." 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[28] He later moved to Saddle River, New Jersey. He went on to play Mia Farrows short-tempered husband in The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and a Mafia hit man in Radio Days (1987), both of which were directed by Mr. Allen. Critic Ben Brantley of The New York Times, described the play as an "often very funny, but overstretched comedy sketch". A family drama tells the true story of a Sheepshead Bay seafood firm under threat", "Danny Aiello Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB", "The House of Blue Leaves - 1986 Broadway Tickets, News, Info, Photos, Videos", "THEATER REVIEW; Is She a Serious Actress? One minute before I go on, I look up at heaven and say, Mama, dont let me make a fool of myself.. Aiello, a native New Yorker, broke into movies in the early '70s by landing a small role in the Robert De Niro baseball drama, "Bang the Drum Slowly." His first acting role. [5], At the age of 16, Aiello lied about his age to enlist in the United States Army. 0:00. "I've seen people killed, knifed. Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. was born June 20, 1933, to Italian parents. Veteran film actor Danny Aiello, known for his roles in the movies Do The Right Thing and The Godfather Part II, has died aged 86. Thats how I used to do it. A real charmer, Aiello also portrayed Lee Harvey Oswald killer Jack Ruby inRuby(1992), starred for Paul Mazursky as a flailing Hollywood director inThe Pickle(1993) and played it for laughs alongside Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis and Diane Ladd inThe Cemetery Club(1993). Danny Aiello, best known for his Oscar-nominated role of pizza shop owner Sal in Spike Lee's 1989 film Do The Right Thing, has passed away at the age of 86.The actor died in a New Jersey hospital on Thursday night where he was receiving treatment for an infection that was caused by an injection. Danny Aiello 1933 - 2019. At the time of Dannys death, Lee, 64, shared a tribute to him on social media. . View our online Press Pack. Rick is an actor, and Danny III was known throughout the industry as a great stuntman. It marked one of the few times he didnt play the tough guy. De Niro wrote, "I am very saddened to hear of Danny's passing. Actor. Aiello was married to his wife, Sandy, for more than 60 years. He won the role after establishing himself as a memorable character actor in films like Moonstruck (1987), in which he played Chers kind but clueless fianc; Fort Apache: The Bronx (1981), as a ruthless police officer who throws a young man off a rooftop; Sergio Leones Once Upon a Time in America (1984), also as a police officer; and three films involving Woody Allen. Bookmark. We were supporting ourselves with nickels and dimes and quarters. He worked on an assembly line at an aircraft plant in New Jersey, was a baggage handler for Greyhound in Manhattan and gave the public its first taste of his raspy voice when he started his job there as public address announcer, calling out the names of the stops for departing buses. I did it now simply because life was passing by, and singing is a dream Ive had for a long period of time, he told The Times in 2004. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. Danny,We Made Cinema History Together With DO THE RIGHT THING. 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He also appeared as himself in Home for the Holidays, a songs-and-stories revue that had a limited run during the 2017 Christmas season. Singing had been his first love, and hed just recorded an album. [12], Aiello broke into films in the early 1970s. The actor married Sandy Cohen in 1955. He served for three years before returning to New York to work as a nightclub bouncer. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. But what I say to you is Im hearing them saying things like for the little man, and for the unions. Then, of course, you see movies being sent from Hollywood and everywhere else to places like Canada and right-to-work states, like North Carolina, where there is no union intervention, and they can get a movie done for half the price. It hurts me that he didnt paint me on one of his canvases, he said in a 2017 interview. It was one of the happiest times in my life & He was a part of that happy time. "During the early times in my acting career, I would fight at the drop of a hat," he said in 1985. He worked on stage and screen. Danny Aiello's early life. The star passed away shortly after his family left his bedside at a New Jersey hospital on December 12, 2019. Danny Aiello, the Oscar-nominated star of "Do the Right Thing," has died at the age 86. Aiellos death was confirmed by his publicist on Friday. [4][5] He was of Italian descent. [27], Aiello lived in Ramsey, New Jersey, for many years. The star passed away shortly after his family left his bedside at a New Jersey hospital on December 12, 2019. Mr. Aiello married Sandy Cohen, a girl from his Bronx neighborhood, in 1955. Among his other movies: "Fort Apache, the Bronx" (as a cop who threw a boy from a building), "Once Upon a Time in America," "Harlem Nights," "Jack Ruby" (as Ruby) and "City Hall." 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. His memoir,I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else, was published in 2014. Danny used his singing talents in Broadway, creating dazzling performances in the Gemini and The House of Blue Leaves. He took a crack at starring in a TV series, playing a cop-turned-private eye, but CBSDellaventuralasted just 14 episodes in 1997-98. Updated Dec 4, 2022 at 11:24am. He battled the disease for over a year and a half. 0:34. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Actor Danny Aiello has died at the age of 86. Danny Aiello and his wife Sandy Cohen were married for 64 years before his death at 86 years old, but the secret to their lasting bond may come as a . Aiello's . Danny Aiello is one of the few actors who has won an Emmy and an Obie, worked with Spike Lee and Sergio Leone and can teach you how to build a zip gun, The Times wrote in 1989. Aiello is . In 2014, Aiello told the Staten Island Advance that prior to becoming an actor, he was involved in real-life gang activity. I see things in total form. A memorial service that is open to the public will be held at New York Citys Riverside Memorial Chapel on Dec. 19. Danny, from Manhattan, New York, was known for his roles in Do The Right Thing and The Godfather Part II. I dont just see it from the actors point of view, he told The Times in 1993. 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