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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. 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.
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....
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...
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...
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...
Oct 19, 2023 · Burt Young, who played Paulie in six of the “ Rocky ” films starring Sylvester Stallone, drawing an Oscar nomination for supporting actor for his performance in the 1976 original, has died, his...
