It in no way shortchanges the brilliance of James Caan, who died Wednesday at 82, to point out that he had a special gift for playing insensitive men. He was a gruff, tough, raging, muscular actor, with a ramrod physicality and an imposing look: the wiry curls of brownish-blond hair, the handsome planed face that seemed carved out of granite, the mouth set in a scowl that was a challenge and often a threat. (You got the feeling that even his brain knew how to bench-press.) In “The Godfather,” the movie that not only established him as a great actor but marked him as a mythological presence, Caan played Santino “Sonny” Corleone, the lone hothead in a family of very cool criminals. Don Vito was a courtly, soft-spoken manipulator, Michael a moody intellectual, Fredo a black-sheep nebbish, and Tom Hagen the adoptive sibling as passive bureaucrat.
But Sonny? He glared and shouted and busted balls.
But Sonny? He glared and shouted and busted balls.
- 7/7/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
James Caan is dead at the age of 82, his family confirmed on Thursday. No cause of death has been released at this time. “The Godfather” actor shot to superstardom after playing the doomed Sonny Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 adaptation of the Mario Puzo novel, but he gained fans across decades. Not many actors could simulate being shot with dozens of bullets in one of the most bloody dramatic scenes from “The Godfather” and also star opposite Barbra Streisand in the musical sequel “Funny Lady” — or be tormented by Kathy Bates in the Stephen King adaptation “Misery.” Or play the curmudgeonly book publisher who finds he’s the father of one of Santa’s workers in “Elf.”
Born in 1940 in the Bronx, Caan entered Hollywood on the strength of his good looks before it became clear he was a serious actor. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Germany, and...
Born in 1940 in the Bronx, Caan entered Hollywood on the strength of his good looks before it became clear he was a serious actor. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Germany, and...
- 7/7/2022
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Vincent Margera, the “crazy uncle” co-star of MTV’s Viva La Bam and a former regular Jackass contributor whose career was sidetracked by a sexual assault conviction, died Sunday. He was 59. Johnny Knoxville confirm Margera’s death on Twitter: Rip Don Vito. You will be missed.❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/YwhNdAAPA8 — Johnny Knoxville (@realjknoxville) November 15, 2015 Margera appeared on every episode of Viva La Bam from 2003-06, and his often unintelligible speech led his…...
- 11/16/2015
- Deadline TV
Vincent Margera, who appeared as Bam Margera's crazy uncle "Don Vito" on the MTV series Viva La Bam and an episode of Jackass, passed away Sunday morning after years of declining health. He was 59. Bam Margera's mother April Margera confirmed the death to TMZ, who added that Margera had been suffering from liver and kidney failure in recent years and eventually slipped into a coma in October. Although he woke up from the coma, Margera remained in critical condition as his health continued to deteriorate in recent weeks.
- 11/15/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Vincent Margera, a former car painter who found fame on the hit MTV reality show “Jackass” and appeared in the movie based on the show, died early Sunday, his mother told TMZ. Vincent “Don Vito” Margera also was the uncle of another star in the “Jackass” galaxy, Bam Margera. He was 59. Vincent was known for the pranks he pulled with Bam on the TV show, and later the “Jackass” movies released by Paramount. He also made frequent appearances on his nephew’s MTV show, “Viva La Bam,” which ran from 2003 to 2006. Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2015 (Photos) Vincent had been struggling with kidney and.
- 11/15/2015
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Vincent Margera -- the uncle of Bam Margera who appeared in "Jackass" -- has died ... TMZ has learned. Vincent became famous for pranks he pulled off with Bam on the TV show and later the "Jackass" movies as well as "Viva La Bam". It's a double blow for Bam, who lost his best friend and co-star Ryan Dunn, who was killed in a car crash. Vincent has been struggling with kidney and liver failure for several years.
- 11/15/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
TV stuntman Bam Margera's uncle, Don Vito, has been told he must check in with a Colorado court twice a week and stay away from kids as he awaits a sexual assault hearing. The chubby prankster, real name Vincent Margera, is charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child and faces trial at the end of October. A Colorado judge ruled on Monday that Margera could leave the state and return home to Pennsylvania - as long as he adhered to conditions set by his bail. Margera, a regular on his nephew's wacky Viva La Bam TV show, posted $50,000 bail and must be supervised during his release, during which he needs to check in with pretrial services officers twice a week. He is not allowed to have any contact with children younger than 18, cannot consume any drugs or alcohol and will be subject to random urine tests. Margera, 50, was arrested earlier this month after allegedly inappropriately fondling two underage girls during two separate incidents at a signing event at a skatepark in Colorado. He has hired attorney Pamela Mackey, who represented Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant in his 2004 sexual assault case in Colorado.
- 8/30/2006
- WENN
The uncle of Viva La Bam star Bam Margera has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child. Vincent "Don Vito" Margera, 50, was arrested by police in Lakewood, Colorado on Friday and accused of inappropriately touching a child. Don Vito appears in Viva La Bam as the victim of his nephew's practical jokes.
- 8/22/2006
- WENN
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