Dominic Chianese

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  • 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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