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- Born
- 1952-05-15
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- 3
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- Noel
- A Bronx tale
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Acting · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale, Mulholland Falls and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway.
Known for
- A Bronx Tale: One Man Show — Various roles2025
- Chuck Zito: An American Story — Self2024
- A Journey to Sundance — Self2023
- Law & Order: Organized Crime — Manfredi Sinatra2021
- Mafia States of America — Narrator (voice)2021
- Clover — Tony2020
- Gravesend2020
- Vault — Raymond2019
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Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his film roles in A Bronx Tale (1993), based on his play of the same name, along with Bullets Over Broadway (1994) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and The Usual Suspects (1995). His recent work includes his recurring role as Shorty in Modern Family (2010–2019).
His other films include Mulholland Falls (1996), A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001), Little Man (2006), Once Upon a Time in Queens (2013), and Legend (2015). He is also known for his recurring roles in Wiseguy (1989), Kojak (2005), Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2014) and Godfather of Harlem (2019–2021).
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1952 births20th-century American male actors21st-century American male actorsAmerican male film actorsAmerican male stage actorsAmerican male television actorsAmerican male voice actorsAmerican people of Italian descentBelmont, BronxBest Supporting Male Independent Spirit Award winnersCatholics from New York (state)Film directors from New York City