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Young made his name playing rough-edged working class Italian-American characters, the best-known example being his signature role as Rocky Balboa's friend (and future brother-in-law) Paulie in Rocky (1976), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Oct 19, 2023 · Burt Young, a former boxer who found fame playing tough guys in Hollywood, died earlier this month, according to his manager. He was 83. “Burt was an actor of tremendous emotional range.
Burt Young. Actor: Rocky. Burly, talented character actor who remained consistently busy playing "rough edged" or scary characters, often on the wrong side of the law. Young was born on April 30, 1940, in New York City, the son of a high school shop teacher. He is of Italian descent.
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Oct 18, 2023 · Burt Young, right, with Sylvester Stallone in a scene from “Rocky V” (1990). Mr. Young played the combustible Paulie, a butcher friend of Rocky’s, in the Oscar-winning “Rocky” (1976) and ...
Oct 19, 2023 · FILE - Burt Young, a cast member of the film “Rocky Balboa,” gestures at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Dec. 13, 2006. Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died.
Oct 19, 2023 · 7 min. Burt Young, a onetime prizefighter from Queens who played multifaceted tough guys in dozens of movies and television shows, becoming a fixture of the Rocky franchise with his Oscar ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Burt Young, a cast member of the film "Rocky Balboa," gestures at the premiere in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2006. The Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling ...
