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Vincent Gardenia (born Vincenzo Scognamiglio; January 7, 1920 – December 9, 1992) was an Italian-American stage, film, and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , first for Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and again for Moonstruck (1987).
Vincent Gardenia was an Italian-American actor and singer who starred in plays, movies and TV shows. He was known for his roles in Moonstruck, Death Wish, Little Shop of Horrors and Bang the Drum Slowly, and won a Tony Award and an Emmy Award.
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- Naples, Campania, Italy
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Learn about the life and career of Vincent Gardenia, an Italian-American actor who starred in stage, film and TV. He was nominated for two Oscars, won a Tony and an Emmy, and was named the Grand Marshal of the Columbus Day Parade.
- January 7, 1920
- December 9, 1992
Dec 10, 1992 · Mr. Gardenia, whose original name was Vincent Scognamiglio, was born in Naples. He took his professional name from his father, an actor and manager named Gennaro Gardenia Scognamiglio.
Dec 10, 1992 · Vincent Gardenia, 71, the Italian-born character actor who had an award-winning career on stage, in films and on television, was found dead Dec. 9 in his room at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in ...
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Vincent Gardenia was an Italian-American stage, film, and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and again for Moonstruck (1987). He also portrayed Det. Frank Ochoa in Death Wish (1974) and its 1982 sequel, Death Wish II, and played Mr. Mushnik in the musical film adaptation Little Shop of Horrors (1986).
Dec 10, 1992 · Vincent Gardenia, the Italian-born, Oscar-nominated performer who had an award-winning career as a character actor in films and on stage and television, died yesterday in Philadelphia of a heart attack. He was 71. He was known for his roles as a baseball manager in "Bang the Drum Slowly", a Brooklyn father in "Moonstruck" and Roxanne's father on "L.A. Law".
