Danny Aiello
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"Daniel Louis "Danny" Aiello, Jr."[http://www.filmreference.com/film/86/Danny-Aiello.html Danny Aiello Biography (1933?-)]

is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures, including Once Upon a Time in America, Ruby (1992 film)/Ruby, The Godfather: Part II, Hudson Hawk, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Moonstruck, Léon: The Professional, Two Days in the Valley, Once Around and Dinner Rush. He had a pivotal role in the 1989 Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione, the pizzeria owner, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Aiello also played Don Domenico Clericuzio in a miniseries, Mario Puzo's The Last Don#Mini-series/The Last Don.

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I know it's silly to say it, but I love 29th Street and I love Jack Ruby. Moonstruck I liked, but my character was troublesome to me.

When I saw the script, ... I called them that night. I liked it that much. I love this character, I think he's loaded with love. This is a blustering kind of guy who wears his heart on his sleeve. He tells the truth and that's why I love him.

(for which he won numerous critics' prizes and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe.