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Rough-hewn yet found ruggedly handsome by some, this Italian-American character player has built a... (Learn more)

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Robert Davi’s Milestones
Heard by a passing nun while singing in a locker room shower as an eighth grader; nun urged his mother to enter him in singing competitions
Raised in Long Island, New York
Traveled to Florence, Italy to study with opera great Tito Gobbi
Won two statewide opera-singing contests
1972 Stage debut at age 19 with the Lyric Opera Company, Long Island (date approximate)
1977 TV debut in "Contract on Cherry Street", an NBC TV-movie starring Frank Sinatra
1978 Moved to California
1979 Co-starred as the villain in "The Legend of the Golden Gun", an NBC Western TV-movie-cum-busted pilot
1981 Debut as a TV series regular, played Vito Genovese on NBC's short-lived "The Gangster Chronicles"
1984 Screen acting debut in "City Heat"
1985 First substantial film role, "The Goonies"
1988 Gained notice with portrayal of fictional terrorist Salim Ajami in the CBS political courtroom drama "Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami"
1989 Feature debut in a lead role, portrayed ruthless drug kingpen Franz Sanchez in "Licence to Kill", the second Timothy Dalton James Bond film
1989 Had a recurring role late in run of the TV series "Wiseguy"
1996 - 2000 Debut as a TV series lead, co-starred as FBI Agent Bailey Malone on NBC's crime drama "Profiler"
2005 Cast opposite Usher in Ron Underwood's crime drama "In The Mix"

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Quick Facts

Born

June, 26 1953 in Astoria, New York, USA

Education

  • Actors Studio, New York, New York: studied with Lee Strasberg
  • Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York: attended on scholarship

Professions

actor, waiter