Posted on 12/13/2019 7:51:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Danny Aiello has passed away at the age of 86.
He is known for his roles in "Do the Tight Thing", "Moonstruck" and " The Godfather Part II."
Fox News reports the actor’s family said he died at a New Jersey medical facility where he was being treated for a sudden illness.
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RIP Danny
RIP, Mr. Aiello. “Moonstruck” and Godfather II were great.
I always remember him as the chiropractor/guardian angel in Jacob’s Ladder.
What sad news.
He was great in “Harlem Nights”. Love that flick.
RE: As many times as I’ve seen GF Part II, I can’t say I remember him being in the movie.
He was the hit man who strangled Frank Pentangeli. See here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPlpGprpFuY
Thx ...
Moonstruck was great. “I have no life”
Another great movie he was in was “29th Street”.
My long departed mom loved him because he reminded her of the Bronx where she grew up in the 30’s and 40’s.
Grew up next to a big Italian family.
Yes, it is.
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QUOTE FROM DANNY AIELLO:
“My entire family were Democrats all our lives. But because how furious I was about the previous administration and the particular person running that administration, I turned in my card to become a Republican because I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person’s regime. I’m a traditionalist. I have certain values that I live by, and he practices none of those things, so he can never be what I consider to be a great man. But I don’t go around saying he’s not my president. He’s out of office now, so I can say that I never truly accepted him in my heart. And I’ll never say anywhere down the line, I’ll never reflect back on this moment in time and say it was a good period for the American people. Because the economy was good, anything goes, and that troubles me. I think many of them are very comfortable with money and don’t have to subject themselves to anything other than say, hey - maybe I’m guilty for having all this, and I want to make believe I’m splitting it with the less fortunate. We talk about Hollywood being pro-labor, yet about 70% of our industry has been farmed out to Canada, meaning we are losing jobs like crazy. Where’s organized labor asking how we can allow such a thing to happen? The producers know that if they go to Canada, they can make a picture for one-third the price they can in the U.S.”
Rest in peace Mr Aiello.
He was also in “The Professional”.
Great actor. His performance in “Do the Right Thing” was spectacular. He was great in “The Professional” too.
I saw him in the neighborhood once but didn’t want to bother him some years back.
God bless his soul.
That movie is one of my guilty pleasures. Critics hated it. I think most of the humor went over their heads.
What? No mention of his greatest work? Hudson Hawk!
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