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Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (April 30, 1940 – October 8, 2023), known professionally as Burt Young, was an American actor. He played Rocky Balboa 's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series, his performance in the first installment of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .
Burt Young was a character actor who played tough guys in films like Rocky, Chinatown and The Killer Elite. He died in 2023 at age 83 and was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Paulie in Rocky.
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- New York City, New York, USA
- October 8, 2023
Oct 19, 2023 · CNN — 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....
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Oct 19, 2023 · Burt Young, a Hollywood tough guy whose prolific career included “ Chinatown ” and an Oscar-nominated turn in “Rocky,” died Oct. 8 in Los Angeles. He was 83. His death was confirmed by his...
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Oct 18, 2023 · By Alex Williams. Oct. 18, 2023. Burt Young, a burly Queens-bred actor who leveraged a weary gravitas and bare-knuckled demeanor to build a prolific career as a Hollywood tough guy in films like...
Oct 19, 2023 · 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. Young died Oct. 8, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) Read More. 3 of 4 |.
Oct 20, 2023 · Reuters. Wed 18 Oct 2023 23.32 EDT. Burt Young, the veteran character actor best known and Oscar-nominated for his role as Rocky Balboa’s best friend, Paulie, in the Rocky films, has died aged...
