Danny Aiello (AIELLO Danny) is a American actor, born on Tuesday, June 20, 1933, in New York City, New York, USA.
Trivia
Father of Danny Aiello III, Rick Aiello, Jamie Aiello and Stacy Aiello.
Uncle of New York Yankees sportscaster (radio/play by play) Michael Kay.
He says that the one thing that annoys him more than anything is if a man is rubbing a girls back, or vice versa on a movie set. (Or even of the same sex rubbing each others backs)
Italian-American.
He was nominated for a 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role for his performance in "That Championship Season" at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Played Police Chief Vincent Aiello in Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
His son, actor/stuntman/stunt coordinator Danny Aiello III died of pancreatic cancer in 2010 at age 53.
The 70-year-old Aiello released his first single, "All of Me," in March of 2004, and followed it a month later with an album of standards.
Among his various charitable interests include Covenant House (a mobile unit that provides food, shelter health care, counseling, education and job training to homeless teens,) the United Way, the Salvation Army, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and the Frances Aiello Day Treatment Center in Brooklyn (named after his late mother) that treats young blind and deaf adults and children.
A former bouncer at New York's comedy club, The Improvisation, he broke into the business when he started filling in there as an emcee.
Once was a bus driver and the President of the Greyhound Bus Union at age 30+ before he pursued acting.
Served a three-year stint in the Army, and was at one time stationed in Germany.
Sold newspapers and shined shoes at Grand Central Station in his youthful years.
A lifelong resident of New York City, Danny and his six siblings were raised almost single-handedly by their mother.
Filmography
As an actor:
2011 4Chosen
2011 Anyone's Son
2011 Flicker Box
2010 Henry and Me
2010 Stiffs
2006 A Broken Sole
2006 The Last Request
2006 Lucky Number Slevin
2005 Brooklyn Lobster
2005 The Fool
2004 Zeyda and the Hitman
2003 Mail Order Bride
2001 Off Key
2001 18 Shades of Dust as Vincent Dianni
2000 Prince of Central Park
2000 Dinner Rush
2000 Mambo Café
1998 Wilbur Falls
1998 The Last Don II
1998 A Brooklyn State of Mind
1998 Dellaventura
1997 Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
1997 The Last Don
1996 2 Days in the Valley as Dosmo Pizzo
1996 Mojave Moon
1996 City Hall as Frank Anselmo
1995 Two Much
1995 Power of Attorney
1995 Lieberman in Love
1995 Brothers' Destiny
1994 Prêt-à-Porter as Major Hamilton
1994 Léon as Tony
1994 Save the Rabbits
1993 Me and the Kid
1993 The Pickle
1993 The Cemetery Club
1992 Mistress
1992 Ruby as Jack Ruby
1991 29th Street
1991 Hudson Hawk as Tommy Five-Tone
1991 Once Around
1990 The Closer
1990 Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990 Jacob's Ladder as Louis
1990 Shocktroop
1990 He Ain't Heavy
1989 Harlem Nights as Phil Cantone
1989 The Preppie Murder
1989 Do the Right Thing as Salvatore 'Sal' Fragione
1989 The January Man
1989 White Hot
1988 Russicum - I giorni del diavolo
1988 Alone in the Neon Jungle
1987 Moonstruck as Mr. Johnny Cammareri
1987 The Pick-up Artist
1987 Night Heat
1987 Man on Fire
1987 Daddy
1987 The Hustler of Money
1987 Saturday Night Live
1987 Radio Days
1987 Lady Blue
1985 Key Exchange
1985 The Protector
1985 The Stuff
1985 The Lucie Arnaz Show
1985 Lady Blue
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo
1984 Tales from the Darkside
1984 Old Enough
1984 Once Upon a Time in America as Police Chief Vincent Aiello
1984 Broadway Danny Rose
1984 Death Mask
1983 3-2-1 Contact
1983 Blood Feud
1982 A Question of Honor
1982 Nurse
1982 ABC Afterschool Specials
1982 Gemini
1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981 Fort Apache the Bronx
1980 Hide in Plain Sight
1980 Defiance
1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II
1978 Bloodbrothers
1978 The Last Tenant
1978 On Our Own
1978 Fingers
1977 The Godfather: A Novel for Television
1977 Hooch
1977 The Andros Targets
1976 Kojak
1976 The Front
1974 The Godfather: Part II as Tony Rosato
1973 Bang the Drum Slowly
1973 The Godmothers
2011 Anyone's Son
2004 UnConventional
2003 Shorty
2003 Dellaventura
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
2000 Mambo Café
1987 Night Heat
1994 Save the Rabbits
2011 All Night with Joey Reynolds
2010 Mulberry St.
2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2010 One Man Show Off
2010 Just Laugh!
2009 American Psych Ward
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
2008 A Man Among Giants
2008 Harry: A Communication Breakdown
2006 Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2004 Good Day Live
2004 Dinner for Five
2004 Last Call with Carson Daly
2003 Last Laugh
2001 Cannes: Through the Eyes of the Hunter
2000 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner
2000 The Directors
1999 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999 The Rat Pack
1997 Cosby
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1997 Late Show with David Letterman
1996 Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
1996 Saturday Night Live
1995 Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1994 HBO First Look
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991 One on One with John Tesh
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
1991 Late Night with David Letterman
1991 Comic Relief IV
1990 Night of 100 Stars III
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1990 Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990 Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1989 Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989 Later with Bob Costas
1989 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards
2006 Video on Trial
1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
As a composer:
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
2000 Mambo Café
1987 Night Heat
1994 Save the Rabbits
2011 All Night with Joey Reynolds
2010 Mulberry St.
2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2010 One Man Show Off
2010 Just Laugh!
2009 American Psych Ward
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
2008 A Man Among Giants
2008 Harry: A Communication Breakdown
2006 Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2004 Good Day Live
2004 Dinner for Five
2004 Last Call with Carson Daly
2003 Last Laugh
2001 Cannes: Through the Eyes of the Hunter
2000 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner
2000 The Directors
1999 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999 The Rat Pack
1997 Cosby
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1997 Late Show with David Letterman
1996 Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
1996 Saturday Night Live
1995 Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1994 HBO First Look
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991 One on One with John Tesh
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
1991 Late Night with David Letterman
1991 Comic Relief IV
1990 Night of 100 Stars III
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1990 Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990 Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1989 Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989 Later with Bob Costas
1989 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards
2006 Video on Trial
1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
As a producer:
2011 Anyone's Son
2004 UnConventional
2003 Shorty
2003 Dellaventura
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
2000 Mambo Café
1987 Night Heat
1994 Save the Rabbits
2011 All Night with Joey Reynolds
2010 Mulberry St.
2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2010 One Man Show Off
2010 Just Laugh!
2009 American Psych Ward
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
2008 A Man Among Giants
2008 Harry: A Communication Breakdown
2006 Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2004 Good Day Live
2004 Dinner for Five
2004 Last Call with Carson Daly
2003 Last Laugh
2001 Cannes: Through the Eyes of the Hunter
2000 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner
2000 The Directors
1999 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999 The Rat Pack
1997 Cosby
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1997 Late Show with David Letterman
1996 Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
1996 Saturday Night Live
1995 Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1994 HBO First Look
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991 One on One with John Tesh
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
1991 Late Night with David Letterman
1991 Comic Relief IV
1990 Night of 100 Stars III
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1990 Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
1990 Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
1989 Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989 Later with Bob Costas
1989 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards
2006 Video on Trial
1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Self:
2011 All Night with Joey Reynolds
2010 Mulberry St.
2010 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2010 One Man Show Off
2010 Just Laugh!
2009 American Psych Ward
2008 That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites
2008 A Man Among Giants
2008 Harry: A Communication Breakdown
2006 Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2004 Good Day Live
2004 Dinner for Five
2004 Last Call with Carson Daly
2003 Last Laugh
2001 Cannes: Through the Eyes of the Hunter
2000 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner
2000 The Directors
1999 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller
1999 The Rat Pack
1997 Cosby
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1997 Late Show with David Letterman
1996 Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
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