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Dennis Farina: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Chicago, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/29/1944, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor
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Dennis Farina Fast Facts:
  • In 1985, retired after 18 years with the Chicago Police Department to concentrate on acting, which he had been pursuing on the side since landing his first role in director Michael Mann's Thief (1981); won the lead in Mann's TV series Crime Story in 1986.
  • Appeared on stage in many Steppenwolf Theatre productions, including A Prayer for My Daughter, Tracers and Streamers.
  • Won an American Comedy Award as the Funniest Supporting Male of 1996 for playing gangster Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty.
  • Joined Law & Order in its 15th season as Det. Joe Fontana.
  • Dennis Farina Relationships:
  • Dennis Farina Jr. - Son
  • Joseph Farina - Father
  • Joseph Farina - Son
  • Michael Farina - Son
  • Patricia Farina - Ex-wife
  • Yolanda Farina - Mother
  • College:
  • Attended Truman Junior College, Chicago, IL

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