Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri was born in The Bronx, New York, United States, on May 15, 1952, is an American actor. Young Chazz Palminteri first started his acting career in off-Broadway plays. He made his big screen debut in comedy drama film Home Free All (1983) in role as Truck Hijacker. He got his television debut in NBC police procedural series Hill Street Blues (1986) in episode "Bald Ambition", in role as Sonny Cappelito. Chazz's breakthrough came in 1988 when he wrote and starred in autobiographical one-man play "A Bronx Tale".
How tall is Chazz Palminteri and what is his weight? Chazz Palminteri's height is 6' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 190.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 194 іn pоunds or 88 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 72 years old. His net worth is around 16 million dollars.
May 15, 1952
72 years old
United States
Taurus
Dark Brown
Brown
6 ft 3 in | 190.5 cm
$16 Million
88 kg | 194 lbs
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He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Cheech in black comedy crime movie Bullets Over Broadway (1994).
He won the National Board of Review Award for Best Cast for his role as Agent Dave Kujan in crime thriller film The Usual Suspects (1995).
He won the Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor for his role as "Sonny" in coming of age crime drama movie A Bronx Tale (1993).
He won the Sundance Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Performance for his role as Monty Montiel in drama film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006).
Innocent Blood (1992) black comedy horror as Tony Silva
Mulholland Falls (1996) neo-noir crime thriller as Elleroy Coolidge
Diabolique (1996) psychological thriller as Guy Baran
Analyze This (1999) crime comedy as Primo Sidone
Poolhall Junkies (2002) comedy drama thriller as Joe
Running Scared (2006) neo-noir action thriller as Detective Rydell
He voiced Smokey in live-action animated comedy movie Stuart Little (1999).
He voiced Woolworth in animated mystery comedy film Hoodwinked! (2005).
He voiced Babe Ruth in animated drama film Henry & Me (2014).
Vault (2019) crime thriller as Raymond Patriarca Sr.
He had recurring role as Peter Alatorre / Sal Rosselli in CBS crime drama television series Wiseguy (1989).
He had recurring role as Captain Frank McNeil in USA Network crime drama television series Kojak (2005).
Rizzoli & Isles (2010-2014) TNT crime drama series as Frank Rizzoli Sr.
He guest starred as Shorty in ABC sitcom Modern Family (2010-2019).
He voiced Burr in animated mecha series Voltron: Legendary Defender (2017-2018).
Godfather of Harlem (2019-2021) Epix crime drama series as Joe Bonanno
Gravesend (2021-2023) crime drama series as Cesar Tremaldo
Graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Studied at the Actor's Studio.
Has Sicilian ancestry.
He worked as a bouncer and doorman in nightclubs.
He was lead singer for a band "Razzamachazz".
He received "Indie Hero Award" from the Method Fest Independent Film Festival in 2004.
He voiced Salvatore "Sal" DeLuca in video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012).
Good friend with Carmine Caridi.
Lives in Westchester County, New York.
He married actress Gianna Palminteri in 1992, they have daughter, Gabriella Rose Palminteri and son, Dante Lorenzo Palminteri.