Michael Chieffo Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for performing the character of Art Carney opposite Brad Garrett's Jackie Gleason in the biographical movie “Gleason” in 2002
• In 1973, he studied acting at the Juilliard School of Music and Performing Arts in New York and has performed in more than 125 movies and television series since 1981
• He is the husband of actress, producer and director Beth Grant and the father of actress, screenwriter and producer Mary Chieffo, who was born on November 7, 1992
• He performed the character of a coroner in the episode “His Red Right Hand” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2009