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Jon Polito
Age: 58
Height: 5' 9"
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Born: Dec. 29th, 1950
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BIOGRAPHY: A heavy set, bald character player who often sports a distinctive, pencil-thin mustache and is frequently cast as gangsters or cops, Polito appeared on Broadway in "American Buffalo" (1977), "Curse of the Aching Heart" (1982) and the 1984 revival of "Death of a Salesman" (which was broadcast on CBS in 1985) and starred in the original Hartford Stage Company production of "Other People's Money". He made his film debut in The Clairvoyant (1982) and played Tommy Lucchese in the TV series "The Gangster Chronicles" (1981). Polito is best known for his roles in the films by the Coen Brothers: as obsequious yet vicious crime lord Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing (1990) as the toadying Lou Breeze in _Barton Fink (1991)_ and as the pansy dry cleaning investor Creighton Tolliver in The Man Who Wasn't There (2001).
TRIVIA:
- Was not re-hired for season 2 of _"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)_ (qv) by producer 'Tom Fontana' (qv) due to a disagreement.
- Originated roles in the plays The Transfiguation Of Benno Blimpie, Gemini, and Other Peoples Money.
- Won the Best actor OBIE award for five different performances in the 1979/80 off-Broadway season.
- He attended Villanova University on a drama scholarship. From there, he began a lengthy run on the New York stage.
- Was considered for the role of Captain Spaulding in _House of 1000 Corpses (2003)_ (qv).
- Is of Italian descent.
- Appears in five of the Coen Brothers movies, more than by any other actor except 'Steve Buscemi' (qv).
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