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Dominic Chianese

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Date of Birth

24 February 1931, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Mini Biography

A multi-talented performer--as well as being an actor, he is an accomplished singer--Dominic Chianese has the distinction of being the only actor to appear in the greatest mobster movie series (as Johnny Ola in The Godfather: Part II (1974)) and the greatest mobster TV series (as Uncle Junior on "The Sopranos" (1999)). He released a new music CD in late 2000 on which he sings American and Italian standards.

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Spouse

Jane Pittson

(8 June 2003 - present)

Trivia

Got his start as a musical-comedy performer. He still performs as a cabaret singer performing standards, ballads and Italian folk songs.

Graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science.

Last name (Chianese) pronounced Kin-ay-see.

Italian-American.

Once sang "A Fool Such as I" at the Grand Ole Opry.

He has the distinction of being the only actor to appear in the greatest mobster movie series (as Johnny Ola in The Godfather: Part II (1974)) and the greatest mobster TV series as a series regular (as Uncle Junior on "The Sopranos" (1999)). Richard Bright and Vittorio Duse also appeared in both the Godfather series and "The Sopranos", although they aren't regular cast members of "The Sopranos".

He joins Les Paul and Woody Allen as celebrities who have regular music gigs in New York. Chianese's set includes mostly Italian favorites you might hear on "The Sopranos" (1999). Dominic has a great voice, and incidentally helped one of his bandmates get a guest spot on the show this year at as well-wisher to an ailing Tony Soprano. Chianese's spot used to be the West Bank but he's been looking at other venues lately.

Where Are They Now

(January 2005) Currently starring in the Woody Allen written and directed "A Second Hand Memory" off-Broadway along with Michael McKean and Nicky Katt.

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