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{{Actor
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|name = Chazz Palminteri
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|Gender = Male
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|image = [[File:10_7_09_chazz_kabik-79-588.jpg|275px]]
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|Born = May 15, 1952
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|Birthplace = The Bronx, New York City
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|Character = [[Vincent|Shorty]]
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|Occupation = Actor, writer
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|Years Active = 1984 - present}}'''Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz'" Palminteri''' is an American actor, film producer and screenwriter, best known for his performances in ''The Usual Suspects'', ''Analyze This'', ''A Bronx Tale'', ''Running Scared'' and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in ''Bullets Over Broadway''.
   
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Chazz portrays the recurring character of Shorty, one of [[Jay Pritchett]]'s best friend.
'''Calogero Lorenzo''' "'''Chazz'''" '''Palminteri''' (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer writer], best known for his performances in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Usual_Suspects The Usual Suspects]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale A Bronx Tale]'', and his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award Academy Award] nominated role for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Best Supporting Actor] in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullets_Over_Broadway Bullets Over Broadway]''.
 
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==Early life==
 
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Palminteri is of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily#Demographics Sicilian] origin; his family is originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menfi Menfi] in the province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrigento Agrigento]. His parents, Calogero Palminteri and Rosa Bonfante, married in 1908 and moved from Menfi to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] in 1910. Chazz Palminteri was born in the Bronx on May 15, 1952, the son of Rose, a homemaker, and Lorenzo Palminteri, a bus driver.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chazz_Palminteri#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> He struggled to become a star, splitting his time between working as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncer bouncer], alongside [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolph_Lundgren Dolph Lundgren], and acting in off-Broadway plays. His big break did not come until 1988 with the premiere of his one-man show, "A Bronx Tale," which eventually was made into a movie (1993). Palminteri said he witnessed a murder right in front of him, similar to the murder in his play and movie, ''A Bronx Tale''.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup>
 
==Career==
 
===Film career===
 
Palminteri has had acclaimed dramatic performances in films such as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perez_Family_%28film%29 The Perez Family]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_%28film%29 Jade]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolique_%281996_film%29 Diabolique]'', as well as comedic roles in films such as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_%281991_film%29 Oscar]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analyze_This Analyze This]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_to_Earth_%282001_film%29 Down to Earth]''.
 
 
During its run, he did many advertisements for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Coke Vanilla Coke], in which he portrayed a mob boss who would threaten celebrities if they didn't praise the taste of the product in question, and then let them walk away with the Vanilla Coke to "reward their curiosity", touching on its slogan at the time. Palminteri has voiced characters in various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_film animated films], the most notable being 2006's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodwinked Hoodwinked]''.
 
 
He made his directorial debut with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Women_vs._Men&action=edit&redlink=1 Women vs. Men]''. He has also directed ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_%28movie%29 Noel]''.
 
 
Palminteri's recent acting efforts include ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Guide_to_Recognizing_Your_Saints A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Scared_%282006_film%29 Running Scared]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_and_the_Minimoys Arthur and the Minimoys]''.
 
 
In 2004, he received the "Indie Hero Award" from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_Fest_Independent_Film_Festival Method Fest Independent Film Festival] for his artistic achievements in film.
 
 
Palminteri starred on Broadway in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale_%28play%29 A Bronx Tale]'' the semi-autobiographical one-man show he first performed off-Broadway in 1989. The production, directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Zaks Jerry Zaks] and with music by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gromada John Gromada], began previews October 4, 2008 at the Walter Kerr Theatre and opened on October 25, running for 18 weeks. Palminteri plays 18 roles in ''A Bronx Tale'', which depicts a rough childhood on the streets of the Bronx. The play ran for two months at Playhouse 91 in 1989. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro Robert De Niro] saw this show there and made his directorial debut with the big-screen version, co-starring with Palminteri.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chazz_Palminteri#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gianna_Ranaudo_Chazz_Palminteri_Shankbone_2010.jpg ][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gianna_Ranaudo_Chazz_Palminteri_Shankbone_2010.jpg ]Palminteri with his wife Gianna Ranaudo in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City], 2010.On January 20, 2010, Palminteri guested on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Family Modern Family]'' and played the same character on the November 2, 2011, episode.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chazz_Palminteri#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup> In June 2010, Palminteri began guest-starring on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_%28TV_network%29 TNT] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_drama crime drama] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizzoli_%26_Isles Rizzoli & Isles]'' as Frank Rizzoli, Sr.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chazz_Palminteri#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup>
 
 
Palminteri will portray deceased mobster [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Castellano Paul Castellano] in the upcoming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti John Gotti] biopic ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gotti:_In_The_Shadow_Of_My_Father&action=edit&redlink=1 Gotti: In The Shadow Of My Father]''.
 
===Other Work===
 
In 2011, Palminteri opened a restaurant, "Chazz: A Bronx Original", in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore Baltimore]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Italy Little Italy] neighborhood, their main foods are coal fired pizza and great italian food.
 
==Personal life==
 
Palminteri lives in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_%28town%29,_New_York Bedford], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York]. He describes himself as a "very spiritual", devout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic Roman Catholic].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chazz_Palminteri#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> He is married to actress [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gianna_Ranaudo&action=edit&redlink=1 Gianna Ranaudo], with whom he has two children: Dante Lorenzo (born Wednesday, October 11, 1995) and Gabriella Rose (born Tuesday, December 25, 2001). He is a self-avowed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees New York Yankees] fan, and is often heard as caller "Chazz from Bedford" on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFAN WFAN]-AM, a sports radio station.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chazz_Palminteri#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup>
 
==Filmography==
 
===Actor===
 
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
 
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE"
 
!Year
 
!Film
 
!Role
 
!Notes/Awards
 
|-
 
|1984
 
|''Home Free All''
 
|Truck Hijacker
 
|
 
|-
 
|1985
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Dragon The Last Dragon]''
 
|Hood #2
 
|
 
|-
 
|1991
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_%281991_film%29 Oscar]''
 
|Connie
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|1992
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_Blood_%28film%29 Innocent Blood]''
 
|Tony
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Goes_the_Neighborhood_%28film%29 There Goes the Neighborhood]''
 
|Lyle Corrente
 
|
 
|-
 
|1993
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale A Bronx Tale]''
 
|Sonny LoSpecchio
 
|Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Also ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullets_Over_Broadway Bullets Over Broadway]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Usual_Suspects The Usual Suspects]''
 
|-
 
|1994
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullets_Over_Broadway Bullets Over Broadway]''
 
|Cheech
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Spirit_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Male Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]
 
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Also ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale A Bronx Tale]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Usual_Suspects The Usual Suspects]''
 
Nominated - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]
 
Nominated - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor]
 
Nominated - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Male_Actor_in_a_Supporting_Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role]
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|1995
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Usual_Suspects The Usual Suspects]''
 
|Dave Kujan, US Customs
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Board_of_Review_Award_for_Best_Cast National Board of Review Award for Best Cast]
 
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Also ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale A Bronx Tale]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullets_Over_Broadway Bullets Over Broadway]''
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perez_Family_%28film%29 The Perez Family]''
 
|Lt. John Pirelli
 
|
 
|-
 
|''The Last Word''
 
|Ricky
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_%28film%29 Jade]''
 
|Matt Gavin
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|1996
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolique_%281996_film%29 Diabolique]''
 
|Guy Baran
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithful_%28film%29 Faithful]''
 
|Tony
 
|
 
|-
 
|''Dante and the Debutante''
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulholland_Falls Mulholland Falls]''
 
|Elleroy Coolidge
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3"|1998
 
|''Scar City''
 
|Lieutenant Laine Devon
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurlyburly_%28film%29 Hurlyburly]''
 
|Phil
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Roxbury A Night at the Roxbury]''
 
|Benny Zadir
 
|Uncredited
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|1999
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analyze_This Analyze This]''
 
|Primo Sidone
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Little_%28film%29 Stuart Little]''
 
|Smokey, the Chief Alley-Cat
 
|(voice)
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3"|2001
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_to_Earth_%282001_film%29 Down to Earth]''
 
|King
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_and_the_Tramp_II:_Scamp%27s_Adventure Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure]'' (video)
 
|Buster
 
|(voice)
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Eyed_King One Eyed King]''
 
|Eddie Dugan
 
|
 
|-
 
|2002
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolhall_Junkies Poolhall Junkies]''
 
|Joe
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2003
 
|''One Last Ride''
 
|Tweat
 
|
 
|-
 
|''Just Like Mona''
 
|unknown
 
|
 
|-
 
|2004
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_%28film%29 Noel]''
 
|Arizona
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3"|2005
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodwinked%21 Hoodwinked!]''
 
|Woolworth
 
|(voice)
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_%282005_film%29 Animal]'' (video)
 
|Kassada
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Mix_%28film%29 In the Mix]''
 
|Frank
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="5"|2006
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Scared_%282006_film%29 Running Scared]''
 
|Detective Rydell
 
|
 
|-
 
|''Push''
 
|Vince
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Guide_to_Recognizing_Your_Saints A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints]''
 
|Monty
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Sundance_Film_Festival Sundance Film Festival] - Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Performance
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_and_the_Minimoys Arthur and the Minimoys]''
 
|The Travel Agent
 
|(voice: English version)
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Man_%28film%29 Little Man]''
 
|Walken
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2007
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Armour_%28film%29 Body Armour]''
 
|Maxwell
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dukes_%28film%29 The Dukes]''
 
|George
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2008
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers_Joe Yonkers Joe]''
 
|Yonkers Joe
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolene_%282008_film%29 Jolene]''
 
|Sal
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2009
 
|''Once More with Feeling''
 
|Frank Gregorio
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_%26_Wine Hollywood & Wine]''
 
|Geno Scarpaci
 
|
 
|-
 
|2010
 
|''Henry and Me''
 
|Babe Ruth
 
|(voice)
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3"|2011
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oogieloves_in_the_Big_Balloon_Adventure The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure]''
 
|Marvin Milkshake
 
|''post-production''
 
|-
 
|''Mighty Fine''
 
|Joe Fine
 
|''post-production''
 
|-
 
|''Safe''
 
|Eddie
 
|Also producer<br />''pre-production''
 
|-
 
|2012
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stone_Pony The Stone Pony]''
 
|Angelo Casella
 
|''pre-production''
 
|-
 
|2013
 
|''Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father''
 
|Paul Castellano
 
|''pre-production''
 
|}
 
 
 
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
 
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE"
 
!Year
 
!Television
 
!Role
 
!Notes/Awards
 
|-
 
|1986
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Street_Blues Hill Street Blues]''
 
|Sonny Cappelito
 
|Episode: "Bald Ambition"
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|1987
 
|''Glory Years''
 
|Drummond
 
|TV movie
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matlock_%28TV_series%29 Matlock]''
 
|MP Sgt. Marcy
 
|Episodes: "The Court-Martial: Part 1",<br />"The Court-Martial: Part 2"
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|1989
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_%28TV_series%29 Dallas]''
 
|Frank
 
|Episode: "He-e-ere's Papa!"
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gunn Peter Gunn]''
 
|Soldier
 
|TV movie
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_%28TV_series%29 Valerie]''
 
|Leslie
 
|Episode: "Viva Las Vegas"
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiseguy Wiseguy]''
 
|Peter Alatorre / Sal Rosselli
 
|Episodes: "Sins of the Father",<br />"Heir to the Throne",<br />"How Will They Remember Me?"
 
|-
 
|1990
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_%28TV_series%29 Sydney]''
 
|Tony
 
|Episode: "Love Ya, Babe"
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|1999
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excellent_Cadavers_%28film%29 Excellent Cadavers]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Falcone Giovanni Falcone]
 
|TV movie
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilbert_%28TV_series%29 Dilbert]''
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Da_Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci]
 
|(voice)<br />Episode: "Art"
 
|-
 
|2001
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_of_Bosses Boss of Bosses]''
 
|Paul Castellano
 
|TV movie
 
|-
 
|2004
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Vegas Dr. Vegas]''
 
|Duke Walcott
 
|Episode: "Lust for Life"
 
|-
 
|2005
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kojak_%282005_TV_series%29 Kojak]''
 
|Captain Frank McNeil
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2010
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizzoli_%26_Isles Rizzoli & Isles]''
 
|Frank Rizzoli Sr.
 
|
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Family Modern Family]''
 
|Shorty
 
|Episodes: "Fifteen Percent"<br />"Treehouse"
 
|}
 
===Producer and Writer===
 
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
 
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE"
 
!Year
 
!Film
 
!Producer/Writer
 
|-
 
|1993
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bronx_Tale A Bronx Tale]''
 
|Screenwriter
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"|1996
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithful_%28film%29 Faithful]''
 
|Writer
 
|-
 
|''Dante and the Debutante''
 
|Writer and producer
 
|-
 
|2007
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dukes_%28film%29 The Dukes]''
 
|Co-producer
 
|-
 
|2008
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkers_Joe Yonkers Joe]''
 
|Executive producer
 
|}
 
===Director===
 
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
 
|- bgcolor="#B0C4DE"
 
!Year
 
!Film/Television
 
!Notes
 
|-
 
|1990
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oz_%28TV_series%29 Oz]''
 
|Episode: "Unnatural Disasters"
 
|-
 
|2004
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_%28film%29 Noel]''
 
|
 
|}
 

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Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz'" Palminteri is an American actor, film producer and screenwriter, best known for his performances in The Usual Suspects, Analyze This, A Bronx Tale, Running Scared and his Academy Award nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets Over Broadway.

Chazz portrays the recurring character of Shorty, one of Jay Pritchett's best friend.