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Daniel Louis Aiello, Jr. was born on June 20, 1933 in New York. He is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning American actor.
Aiello broke into films in the early 1970s. One of his earliest roles came as a ballplayer in the 1973 baseball drama Bang the Drum Slowly with Robert DeNiro.
His many film appearances included three for director Woody Allen, who cast him in The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose and Radio Days.
He also has appeared in Moonstruck (1987), Jacob's Ladder and 29th Street. Other his credits include Prince of Central Park (2000), Stiffs (2006), Lucky Number Slevin (2006) and A Broken Sole (2006).
Filmography
- Anyone's Son (2009)
- 4Chosen (2009)
- A Broken Sole (2006)
- The Last Request (2006)
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
- Stiffs (2006)
- Brooklyn Lobster (2005)
- The Fool (2005)
- Zeyda and the Hitman (2004)
- Mail Order Bride (2003)
- Off Key (2001)
- Prince of Central Park (2000)
- Dinner Rush (2000)
- Mambo Café (2000)
- 18 Shades of Dust (1999)
- Wilbur Falls (1998)
- "The Last Don II" (1998) TV mini-series
- "Dellaventura" (3 episodes, 1997)
- Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
- "The Last Don" (1997) TV mini-series
- A Brooklyn State of Mind (1997)
- 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
- City Hall (1996)
- Mojave Moon (1996) l
- Two Much (1995)
- Brothers' Destiny (1995) (TV)
- Lieberman in Love (1995)
- Power of Attorney (1995)
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
- Léon (1994)
- Save the Rabbits (1994)
- Me and the Kid (1993)
- The Pickle (1993)
- The Cemetery Club (1993)
- Mistress (1992)
- Ruby (1992)
- 29th Street (1991)
- Hudson Hawk (1991)
- Once Around (1991)
- The Closer (1990)
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) (V)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- He Ain't Heavy (1990)
- Harlem Nights (1989)
- The Preppie Murder (1989) (TV)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- White Hot (1989)
- The January Man (1989)
- Shocktroop (1989)
- The Hustler of Money (1988) (TV)
- Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1988)
- Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988) (TV)
- Moonstruck (1987)
- The Pick-up Artist (1987)
- "Night Heat" (1 episode, 1987)
- Man on Fire (1987)
- Daddy (1987) (TV)
- Radio Days (1987)
- "Lady Blue" (1985) TV series
- Key Exchange (1985)
- The Protector (1985)
- The Stuff (1985)
- Lady Blue (1985) (TV)
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
- "Tales from the Darkside" (1 episode, 1984)
- Old Enough (1984)
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
- Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
- Deathmask (1984)
- "3-2-1 Contact" (1 episode, 1983)
- Blood Feud (1983) (TV)
- A Question of Honor (1982) (TV)
- "Nurse" (1 episode, 1982)
- "ABC Afterschool Specials" (2 episodes, 1980-1982)
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
- Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
- Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
- Defiance (1980)
- Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part II (1978) (TV)
- Bloodbrothers (1978)
- The Last Tenant (1978) (TV)
- Fingers (1978)
- "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977) TV mini-series
- Hooch (1977)
- "The Andros Targets" (3 episodes, 1977)
- Annie Hall (1977) (scenes deleted)
- "Kojak" (1 episode, 1976)
- The Front (1976)
- The Godfather: Part II (1974)
- Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
- The Godmothers (1973)
Awards
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Do the Right Thing" 1989
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor "Do the Right Thing" 1989 - 1990
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actor "Do the Right Thing" 1989
- Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award "Hurlyburly" 1988
- Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Program "Family of Strangers" 1980 - 1981
- OBIE Award Performance "Gemini" 1976 - 1977
- Theatre World Award "Lamppost Reunion" 1976
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