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He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cocoon (1985). Early life. Don Ameche was born as Dominic Felix Amici on May 31, 1908, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His father, Felice Amici, was a bartender from Montemonaco, Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy.
Don Ameche. Jump to. 6 wins. Academy Awards, USA. 1986 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Cocoon. Photoplay Awards. 1943 Winner Photoplay Award. Best Performances of the Month (September) Heaven Can Wait. Shared with: Gene Tierney. Venice Film Festival. 1988 Winner Pasinetti Award. Best Actor. Things Change. 1988 Winner Volpi Cup.
- May 31, 1908
- December 6, 1993
Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins total. Photos 399. Known for. Cocoon. 6.7. Art Selwyn. 1985. Trading Places. 7.5. Mortimer Duke. 1983. Heaven Can Wait. 7.3.
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- Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
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- Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Cher presents Don Ameche with the Oscar for Supporting Actor for Cocoon at the 58th Annual Academy Awards.See more 1986 Oscar highlights: https://www.youtube...
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Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Cocoon. Role: Art Selwyn. Check all the awards won and nominated for by Don Ameche - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1985) and more awards. Don Ameche was an American actor with a career spanning almost sixty years.
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Dec 6, 1993 · Don Ameche was an Academy Award winning American actor. Ameche, standing in at a height of 5' 11" (1.8 m) was born May 31, 1908 (Gemini) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA as Dominic Felix Amici to mother, Barbara Edda (Hertel) and father, Felice Amici, a bartender. Has a younger brother Jim Ameche.
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