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Francis Vincent Vennera [1] (March 27, 1947 – July 7, 2021) was an American actor, known for his role as Joe Mondragon for Robert Redford's The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), among other movies. Vennera voiced Pesto the pigeon for the animated show Animaniacs .
Chick Vennera. Actor: Thank God It's Friday. Born in Herkimer, New York, Chick Vennera's career in entertainment had an early start. Beginning dance lessons at the age of three, piano at seven, clarinet and saxophone shortly thereafter, Chick found his passion at a very young age.
- March 27, 1947
- July 7, 2021
Jul 9, 2021 · Chick Vennera, who starred in “The Golden Girls” and the 1978 comedy “Thank God It’s Friday,” has died at his home in Burbank, CA., a representative for the actor told CNN. He was 74.
- Marianne Garvey
Jul 9, 2021 · He was 74. His daughter Nicky Vennera confirmed the actor died Wednesday in his home in Burbank after battling lung cancer, according to reports from Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.
Jul 9, 2021 · Chick Vennera, actor known for “The Golden Girls,” “Animaniacs,” died Wednesday of cancer at his home in Burbank, California at the age of 74.
Jul 8, 2021 · Chick Vennera, a prolific actor and voice actor perhaps most recognizable for his scene-stealing disco dance performance atop parked cars in the 1978 hit comedy Thank God It’s Friday, died from...
Jul 8, 2021 · Chick Vennera, who portrayed a bean farmer for Robert Redford in The Milagro Beanfield War and danced atop parked cars outside an L.A. discotheque while wearing leather from head to toe in...