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Al Molinaro Biography

Birth Name:Umberto Francesco Molinaro

Birth Place:Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Worked in real estate speculation when he moved to California in the early 1950s so that he could support himself while giving acting a try
  • Best known for playing Al Delvecchio in "Happy Days" and Murray Greshler in "The Odd Couple․"
  • Appeared in the 1994 music video for Weezer's song "Buddy Holly," which was set in his drive-in from "Happy Days․"
  • Recommended a then-unknown Robin Williams to appear as an alien named Mork in a 1978 episode of "Happy Days," which was so successful that the network created the series "Mork and Mindy․"