The floating light bulb woody allen7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Over the next few years, Aiello would turn up in a number of supporting roles, usually as tough guys, in films and on television, including “ The Front” (1976), “Fingers” (1978), “ Defiance” (1980), “ Hide in Plain Sight” (1980), “Chu Chu and the Philly Flash” (1981) and “Fort Apache the Bronx” (1981), winning much acclaim for his performance as a racist New York cop in the latter. He made his film debut in 1973 with the baseball drama “ Bang the Drum Slowly” and made his first real impression on viewers as Tony Rosato, the gangster who garroted Frankie Pentangeli (“Michael Corleone says hello”) in “The Godfather: Part II” (1974). ![]() While working at the latter job, he was occasionally pressed into serving as an emcee and from there, he began to pursue a career as an actor. At 16, he lied about his age and enlisted in the Army and when he returned three years later, he took a number of odd jobs, including working as a bus driver, a union representative and a bouncer at the Improv comedy club. Born in 1933 in Manhattan, the fifth of six children, Aiello moved with his mother and siblings to the South Bronx when he was seven. ![]()
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