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Dominic Chianese: Biography

Dominic Chianese

Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/24/1931, Pisces
Profession: Actor; singer

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Dominic Chianese Fast Facts:

Was a high-school classmate of novelist E.L. Doctorow.
Career in show business began when, as a 21-year-old bricklayer, he skipped work to audition for the opera HMS Pinafore; got the job and started touring with a Gilbert and Sullivan company.
In the 1960s, was an emcee at the legendary music venue Gerde's Folk City, where he introduced performers such as Arlo Guthrie, Emmylou Harris, David Bromberg and Janis Ian.
His character on The Sopranos, Uncle Junior, sang "Core 'Ngrato" ("Ungrateful Heart") to close the show's third-season finale.
Recorded two albums of Italian standards, Hits (2001) and Ungrateful Heart (2003).

Dominic Chianese Relationships:
Angelina Chianese - Mother
Domenico Chianese - Grandfather
Dominic Chianese Jr. - Son
Gaetano Chianese - Father
Jane Pittson - Wife
Dominic Chianese Awards:
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
City University of New York, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY (BA in Speech and Theater, 1961)

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Boardwalk Empire - Gretchen Mol, Michael Pitt, Dominic Chianese Patrick Harbron/HBO

Boardwalk Empire, Dominic Chianese Macall B. Polay/HBO

Boardwalk Empire, Dominic Chianese Macall B. Polay/HBO

Damages, Dominic Chianese Craig Blankenhorn/FX

The Sopranos, Nancy Marchand, Dominic Chianese Anthony Neste/HBO

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