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Chazz Palminteri
Birthday: May 15, 1952

Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Height: 6' 3"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Chazz Palminteri. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

 

Biography

New York-born and raised Chazz Palminteri was a natural choice to continue the Italianate torch in film. In the tradition set forth in the 1970s by such icons as director Martin Scorsese and actors Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci, Palminteri brought grit, muscle and an evocative realism to the sidewalks of his New York neighborhood, violent as they were. Born in 1952, Palmintieri grew up in a tough area of the Bronx and it gave young Calogero (Palminteri's given first name) the life lessons that would later prove very useful. He graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School and started out pursuing his craft in 1973 studying with Lee Strasberg at the Actor's Studio. He appeared off-Broadway in the early 1980s while paying his dues as a bouncer and doorman in nightclubs, among other jobs. In 1986 he headed west and found that his ethnic qualifications helped tremendously. Slick attorneys, tough hoods and hard-nosed cops were all part of his "tough guy" persona in such TV shows as "Wiseguy" (1987), "Matlock" (1986) and "Hill Street Blues" (1981). In films he started off playing a 1930s-style gangster in Sylvester Stallone's _Oscar (1991/I)_ . Although his roles were sharp, well-acted and with a distinct edge to them, there was nothing in them to show that he was capable of stronger leading parts. Then in 1988 he wrote himself a play entitled "A Bronx Tale," a powerful one-man stage commentary in which he depicted his bruising childhood in great detail, which included witnessing gangland slayings. Palminteri brought each and every character to life (18 in all) in this autobiographical piece -- his friends, enemies, even his own family. He showcased for years in both Los Angeles and New York, finally sparking the interest of his film idol, Robert De Niro. DeNiro, wanting to direct for the first time, saw the potential of this project and brought both it and the actor/writer to the screen. Palminteri played one of the flashier roles, Sonny, a gangster, in the movie version. An unknown film commodity at the time, he had stubbornly refused to sell his stage property (the offers went into the seven figures) unless he was part of the package as both actor and screenwriter. DeNiro, who became his mentor, backed him up all the way, and the rest is history. A Bronx Tale (1993) was a major crowd pleaser as well as a critical hit, and, at age 41 Palminteri became an "overnight" star. Other important projects quickly fell his way. He received a well-deserved Oscar nomination the following year for his portrayal in Woody Allen's hilarious jazz-era comedy Bullets Over Broadway (1994) of a Runyonesque-type hit man. He was on the right side of the law in both The Perez Family (1995) - his first romantic lead--and The Usual Suspects (1995). He was the ill-fated brute in Diabolique (1996) and wrote a second screenplay, Faithful (1996), in which he again plays a hit man, terrorizing both Cher and Ryan O'Neal. Though finding himself invariably caught in a rather tight-fitting typecast, it has been a secure and flashy one that continues to run strong into the millennium. Surprisingly, the one obvious show he has yet to be featured in is HBO's "The Sopranos" (1999), but it's probably just a matter of time.

Movie Credits
Cat Tale (2008)
[ Sean Astin ][ Jerry O'Connell ][ Alan Cumming ][ R. Lee Ermey ][ Rip Torn ]
The Good Shepherd (2006)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Matt Damon ][ Alec Baldwin ][ Billy Crudup ][ Joe Pesci ]
Body Armour (2006)
[ Til Schweiger ]
The Dukes (2006)
[ Peter Bogdanovich ]
Little Man (2006)
[ Rob Schneider ][ Marlon Wayans ][ Shawn Wayans ][ Lochlyn Munro ][ John Witherspoon ]
Push (2006)
[ Michael Rapaport ][ Chad Lindberg ]
Running Scared (2006)
[ Paul Walker ][ Brett Ratner ][ Cameron Bright ][ Karel Roden ][ Johnny Messner ]
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
[ Rosario Dawson ][ Robert Downey Jr. ][ Shia LaBeouf ][ Eric Roberts ][ Channing Tatum ]
In the Mix (2005)
[ Usher Raymond ][ Kevin Hart ][ Geoff Stults ][ Robin Thicke ]
Animal (2005)
[ Ving Rhames ][ Terrence Howard ][ Wes Studi ][ Faizon Love ][ Jim Brown ]
Kojak (2005)
[ Ving Rhames ][ Dean McDermott ]
Hoodwinked (2005)
[ Anne Hathaway ][ James Belushi ][ Patrick Warburton ][ Anthony Anderson ][ Andy Dick ]
Noel (2004)
[ Robin Williams ][ Paul Walker ][ Alan Arkin ][ Daniel Sunjata ]
One Last Ride (2003)
[ Charles Durning ][ Josh Hutcherson ][ Tracey Walter ]
Just Like Mona (2003)
[ Jason Schwartzman ][ Andy Garcia ]
Poolhall Junkies (2002)
[ Christopher Walken ][ Michael Rosenbaum ][ Rick Schroder ][ Rod Steiger ][ Anson Mount ]
One Eyed King (2001)
[ William Baldwin ][ Armand Assante ][ Dash Mihok ][ Bruno Kirby ][ Jason Gedrick ]
Boss of Bosses (2001)
[ Clancy Brown ][ Steven Bauer ][ Jay O. Sanders ][ Mark Margolis ]
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
[ Mickey Rooney ][ Frank Welker ][ Bronson Pinchot ][ Jim Cummings ][ Rob Paulsen ]
Down to Earth (2001)
[ Chris Rock ][ Eugene Levy ][ Mark Addy ][ Frankie Faison ][ Pharrell Williams ]
Stuart Little (1999)
[ Michael J. Fox ][ M. Night Shyamalan ][ Steve Zahn ][ Hugh Laurie ][ Jeffrey Jones ]
Excellent Cadavers (1999)
[ F. Murray Abraham ]
Analyze This (1999)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Billy Crystal ][ Max Casella ][ Leslie Howard ][ Joe Viterelli ]
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
[ Will Ferrell ][ Michael Clarke Duncan ][ Chris Kattan ][ Dan Hedaya ][ Lochlyn Munro ]
Hurlyburly (1998)
[ Kevin Spacey ][ Sean Penn ][ Garry Shandling ]
Scar City (1998)
[ Stephen Baldwin ][ Gary Dourdan ]
Mulholland Falls (1996)
[ John Malkovich ][ Michael Madsen ][ Rob Lowe ][ William L. Petersen ][ Nick Nolte ]
Faithful (1996)
[ Ryan O'Neal ][ Jeffrey Wright ][ Irving Berlin ]
Diabolique (1996)
[ Spalding Gray ]
The Perez Family (1995)
[ Alfred Molina ][ Vincent Gallo ]
The Usual Suspects (1995)
[ Kevin Spacey ][ Benicio Del Toro ][ Gabriel Byrne ][ Bryan Singer ][ Stephen Baldwin ]
Jade (1995)
[ Michael Biehn ][ David Caruso ][ Richard Crenna ][ William Friedkin ]
The Last Word (1995)
[ Joe Pantoliano ][ Richard Dreyfuss ][ Timothy Hutton ][ Jimmy Smits ][ Tony Goldwyn ]
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
[ John Cusack ][ Woody Allen ][ Rob Reiner ][ Jim Broadbent ][ Jack Warden ]
A Bronx Tale (1993)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Joe Pesci ][ Frank Sinatra ][ John Lennon ][ Paul McCartney ]
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
[ Jeremy Piven ][ Jeff Daniels ][ Hector Elizondo ][ Dabney Coleman ][ Lee Arenberg ]
Innocent Blood (1992)
[ Frank Sinatra ][ Frank Oz ][ Anthony Lapaglia ][ Robert Loggia ][ John Landis ]
Oscar (1991)
[ Sylvester Stallone ][ Tim Curry ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Harry Shearer ][ Kurtwood Smith ]
Sins of the Father (1989)
[ Michael Chiklis ]
Peter Gunn (1989)
[ Blake Edwards ][ Willie Garson ][ Peter Strauss ]
The Court Martial: Part 1 (1987)
[ Barry Corbin ][ Dana Elcar ][ Tim Reid ][ Gregg Henry ][ Tony Becker ]
Glory Years (1987)
[ Tommy 'Tiny' Lister ][ George Dzundza ]
The Last Dragon (1985)
[ William H Macy ][ William H. Macy ][ Keshia Knight Pulliam ][ Mike Starr ][ Ernie Reyes Jr. ]
Home Free All (1984)

Trivia

  • Daughter Gabriella Rose born 25 December 2001 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
  • Son Dante Lorenzo born October 11, 1995.
  • Chazz used to bounce at The LimeLight in New York City.
  • He was initially offered 0,000, then all the way up to the seven figures for the rights to his story "A Bronx Tale," but he refused to sell out, insisting that he write the screenplay and play the lead.
  • Although "A Bronx Tale" was his first play, he had written skits for a comedy troupe for about four or five years prior to that.
  • Began as a long-haired lead singer for a band called "Razzamachazz."
  • Is a frequent caller to WFAN sports radio in New York.
  • Italian-American
  • Was considered for the role of Dean Martin in The Rat Pack (1998)(TV)

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