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Jay Novello Biography

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor

Fast Facts

Son of Italian immigrants
Grew up in a diverse neighborhood and learned English, Greek and German along with his native tongue, Italian
Facility with languages got him radio work as a dialect specialist
Started out performing on the stock stage in the Chicago area
Worked often with Lucille Ball, appearing in multiple episodes of both I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show