Danny Aiello Death
Danny passed away on December 12, 2019 at the age of 86 in New Jersey, USA.
When did Danny Aiello die?
December 12, 2019How old was Danny Aiello when died?
86Where did Danny Aiello die? What was the location of death?
New Jersey, USA
Danny Aiello Birthday and Date of Death
Danny Aiello was born on June 20, 1933 and died on December 12, 2019. Danny was 86 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: June 20, 1933
Date of Death: December 12, 2019
Age at Death: 86
Danny Aiello - Biography
Daniel Louis "Danny" Aiello, Jr. (/aɪˈɛloʊ/; born June 20, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures, including Once Upon a Time in America, Ruby, The Godfather: Part II, Hudson Hawk, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Moonstruck, Léon: The Professional, Two Days in the Valley, Once Around and Dinner Rush. He had a pivotal role in the 1989 Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing as Salvatore "Sal" Frangione, the pizzeria owner, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Aiello also played Don Domenico Clericuzio in a miniseries, Mario Puzo's The Last Don.
Aiello broke into films in the early 1970s. One of his earliest roles came as a ballplayer in the baseball drama, Bang the Drum Slowly,(1973) with Robert De Niro. Aiello had a walk-on role as small-time hood Tony Rosato in The Godfather Part II (1974), ad-libbing the line "Michael Corleone says hello!" during a hit on rival gangster Frank Pentangeli (Michael V. Gazzo).
Aiello played the pizzeria owner Sal in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989). At the time of the film's release, in an interview with the Chicago Tribune, he called the role his "first focal part". He further identified the film as a very collaborative effort, during which Spike Lee at one point told him "Whatever you wanna do, you do." Aiello went on to write a crucial scene he shared with John Turturro ten minutes prior to its production. The role earned him nominations for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as film critic awards from Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.
He was the father of stuntman and actor Danny Aiello III, who died in 2010 of pancreatic cancer. Aiello died on December 12, 2019, at the age of 86 at a hospital in New Jersey, following a brief illness.
