A versatile character actor noted for his naturalistic acting style, ordinary Everyman appearance and Bronx... (Learn more)
Top Projects: Mario Puzo's The..., Moonstruck, Lady Blue (View All)
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Danny Aiello’s Milestones
| Before age of eight, worked as shoeshine boy and newspaper hawker in Grand Central Station | |
| Joined the National Guard at age 13 | |
| TV series debut as regular, "Lady Blue" (ABC) | |
| 1951 | Faked identity papers and joined Army for three years; served in Germany |
| 1957 - 1967 | After Army, worked at Greyhound terminal in New York; elected youngest president of Local 1202 of the Amalgamated Transit Union; fired from union post after dispute with national leadership over wildcat strike |
| 1972 | First professional industry job as substitute emcee at the Improvisation comedy club in NYC where he also worked as bouncer |
| 1973 | Feature film debut, "Bang the Drum Slowly" |
| 1975 | Broadway debut, "Lamppost Reunion" |
| 1975 | Stage debut in Chicago production of "That Championship Season" |
| 1978 | Early TV-movie credit, "The Last Tenant" (ABC) |
| 1981 | Played sadistic cop who pushed a kid off the roof of a tenement building in "Fort Apache, the Bronx" |
| 1985 | Cast as a worthy foil to Hong Kong action superstar Jackie Chan in cop thriller "The Protector" |
| 1987 | Played Cher's fiance in "Moonstruck" |
| 1988 | Appeared in Madonna's music video "Papa Don't Preach" |
| 1989 | Cast as the detective investigating "The Preppie Murder" in the ABC TV-movie based on real-life events |
| 1989 | Portrayed Sal, the owner of a Brooklyn pizza parlor, in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing"; earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination |
| 1990 | Made strong impression as avuncular, possibly angelic chiropractor in Adrian Lyne's "Jacob's Ladder" |
| 1991 | Played sidekick to Bruce Willis in the disaterous "Hudson Hawk" |
| 1992 | Had title role in the biopic "Ruby", about Oswald assassin Jack Ruby |
| 1995 | Starred as Lieberman in "Lieberman in Love", Christine Lahti's Academy Award-winning Best Live Action Short Film (film later played on Showtime) |
| 1997 | Executive produced and starred in CBS drama series "Dellaventura" |
| 1997 | Had title role in the CBS miniseries "Mario Puzo's 'The Last Don'" |
| 2003 | Featured in the comedy "Mail Order Bride" |
| 2005 | Starred in director Kevin Jordan's family-inspired drama, "Brooklyn Lobster" |
| 2006 | Played a gambling victim in the thriller, "Lucky Number Slevin" |
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