Dominic Chianese's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Sopranos Corrado 'Ju…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - The Last New Yorker 2007 - Adrift in Manhattan 2002 - Unfaithful 1998 - Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five 1996 - Looking For Richard 1996 - If Lucy Fell 1993 - The Night We Never Met 1992 - The Public Eye 1991 - Out For Justice 1990 - Q & A 1981 - Fort Apache the Bronx 1979 - ...And Justice for All. 1979 - Firepower 1976 - All the President's Men 1975 - Dog Day Afternoon 1974 - The Godfather: Part II 1972 - Fuzz

BIOGRAPHY:

A multi-talented performer--as well as being an actor, he is an accomplished singer--Dominic Chianese has the distinction of being the only actor to appear in the greatest mobster movie series (as Johnny Ola in The Godfather: Part II (1974)) and the greatest mobster TV series (as Uncle Junior on "The Sopranos" (1999)). He released a new music CD in late 2000 on which he sings American and Italian standards.


TRIVIA:

• He joins 'Les Paul' (qv) and 'Woody Allen' (qv) as celebrities who have regular music gigs in New York. Chianese's set includes mostly Italian favorites you might hear on _"The Sopranos" (1999)_ (qv). Dominic has a great voice, and incidentally helped one of his bandmates get a guest spot on the show this year at as well-wisher to an ailing Tony Soprano. Chianese's spot used to be the West Bank but he's been looking at other venues lately.
• Got his start as a musical-comedy performer. He still performs as a cabaret singer performing standards, ballads and Italian folk songs.
• Once sang "A Fool Such as I" at the Grand Ole Opry.
• Last name (Chianese) pronounced Kin-ay-see.
• Italian-American.
• He has the distinction of being the only actor to appear in the greatest mobster movie series (as Johnny Ola in _The Godfather: Part II (1974)_ (qv)) and the greatest mobster TV series as a series regular (as Uncle Junior on _"The Sopranos" (1999)_ (qv)). 'Richard Bright (I)' (qv) and 'Vittorio Duse' (qv) also appeared in both the Godfather series and "The Sopranos", although they aren't regular cast members of "The Sopranos".
• Graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science.