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Calogero Lorenzo " Chazz " Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for his film roles in A Bronx Tale (1993), based on his play of the same name, Bullets Over Broadway (1994) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and The Usual Suspects (1995), as well as his recurring role ...
Apr 11, 2016 · As reflected by Palminteri’s real name, Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri, Calogero in the movie is the fictional counterpart of his younger self. Palminteri’s father Lorenzo was really a bus driver. Sonny is based on a local mafia boss who was close to young Palminteri.
Chazz was born Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri in 1952 in the Bronx, New York, the son of Rose, a homemaker, and Lorenzo Palminteri, a bus driver. He grew up in a tough area of the Bronx, giving him the life lessons that would later prove very useful to his career.
Apr 26, 2023 · Rose and Lorenzo Palminteri pose for a family photo at their home in the Bronx with their children, Rose, and a young Calogero. The show was a smash hit. Hollywood came around with offers for a screen adaptation, but Palminteri insisted on writing the screenplay and playing the lead.
Chazz was born Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri in 1952 in the Bronx, New York, the son of Rose, a homemaker, and Lorenzo Palminteri, a bus driver. He grew up in a tough area of the Bronx, giving him the life lessons that would later prove very useful to his career.
Apr 1, 2020 · Born Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri, the Italian American actor dreamed of starring in a play. So, in 1989, he wrote the perfect role — or rather, roles — for himself: In his celebrated one-man play, A Bronx Tale, he plays 18 different characters from his childhood.
Oct 1, 1993 · His real name is Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri. Several studios approached him to purchase the film rights, with at least one offering one million dollars, but Palminteri refused to sell to them unless he could write the screenplay, and play the role of Sonny.
