Hollywood record holders: Danny Aiello

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In this article, let's talk about the American actor, screenwriter and producer Danny Aiello. Consider his biography and personal life. Let's take a look at the acting career, and also give a list of partial filmography.

Biography

Danny Aiello (full name Daniel Louis Aiello Jr.) was born on June 20, 1933 in New York City, USA. He is currently 84 years old. The boy's father was an ordinary worker, and his mother worked as a seamstress.

After some time, the boy's mother was in trouble - she went blind. Immediately after that, the father left the family. For a long time, Danny could not forgive him for such a betrayal, and all the time condemned him for this act. For the first time after the incident, Danny saw his father only in 1993. They reconciled. However, the actor could not completely forgive his father.

Already in childhood, Danny Aiello showed interest in cinema. But at the age of 16, the young man entered the American army, in which he served for 3 years. Then the young man returned to his hometown, where he worked not only as a bus driver, but also as a club bouncer.

Career

Directly, he began acting at a fairly late age. Firstthe motion picture in which Danny took part was released in 1972.

Basically, the roles of the actor are workers or tough policemen who are characterized by such character traits as vulgarity, hardness and sometimes even cruelty. Some of Danny's characters were also characterized by self-irony and a sense of humor.

The most important and significant in the actor's career is the gangster film "Once Upon a Time in America", which brought him fame. After that, he worked with the famous American director Woody Allen. Aiello has appeared in such films as Radio Days, Broadway Danny Rose and The Purple Rose of Cairo.

Filmography

Throughout his life, the actor has played about a hundred roles, which speaks of the invariably high talent of this person. Danny Aiello, whose films were released in large numbers, began his career with episodic roles. These include the following: "Beat the drum slowly", "The Godfather", "Fingers", "Blood Brothers" and others.

After the release of "Once Upon a Time in America", Woody Allen invited the actor to play the lead role in the movie "Purple Rose of Cairo".

Then again there were episodic roles in various films. In 1989, the drama "Do the Right Thing!" was released, where Danny played the character of Sal - one of the main roles. In the same year, the films "January Man", "Delirium Tremens" and "Murder of the Graduate" were released, in which the main rolesgot Aiello.

In 1997, a film adaptation of the novel "The Last Don" was released. Danny Aiello joined the main cast. He also starred in the sequel - "The Last Don-2".

Up to this point, he has played about 20 roles in films, the most significant of which are "Me and the Child", "The Mistress", and also "Kommersant". In the early 2000s, the comedy film "The Bride by Mail" was released. In 2006, the actor took part in the filming of the thriller Slevin's Lucky Number. And in 2014, the drama film Get Me If You Can appeared at the box office.

Private life

Danny's personal life remains behind the scenes, like the lives of many other stars. In 1955, the actor proposed and then married Sandy Cohen. The couple had two sons - Rick and Danny. The full name of the second is Danny Aiello III. He works as a stuntman.

The people around especially emphasize one of the characteristic features in the actor - demonstrative conservatism. A conservative is a person who adheres to traditional values and practices. Many people are very surprised by this. As Aiello himself says, this is all the result of a Catholic upbringing.

In addition to cinema, the actor is also fond of music. He released several of his own records. At the moment, despite his age, Danny Aiello wants to act and star in Hollywood movies.