Vincent Gardenia

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character actor film actor human stage actor television actor

Vincent Gardenia was an Italian-American character actor known for his acclaimed supporting roles in films such as "Moonstruck" and "Bang the Drum Slowly," as well as his work on stage and television.

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Vincent Gardenia canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
activeIn film ⓘ
television ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play ⓘ
awardReceivedForWork Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for "The Prisoner of Second Avenue"
birthName Vincenzo Scognamiglio ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth Italy ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920-01-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1992-12-09 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian American ⓘ
familyName Gardenia ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
givenName Vincent ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
name Vincent Gardenia self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Bang the Drum Slowly" ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Moonstruck" ⓘ
notableWork All in the Family ⓘ
Bang the Drum Slowly ⓘ
Death Wish ⓘ
Little Shop of Horrors ⓘ
surface form: Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)

Moonstruck ⓘ
The Front Page ⓘ
surface form: The Front Page (stage production)
occupation actor ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Naples ⓘ
surface form: Naples, Italy
placeOfDeath Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
portrayed Cosmo Castorini in "Moonstruck" ⓘ
Dutch Schnell in "Bang the Drum Slowly" ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workedWith Cher ⓘ
Nicolas Cage ⓘ
Robert De Niro ⓘ
yearsActive 1930s–1992 ⓘ

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Moonstruck → starring → Vincent Gardenia ⓘ
Vincent Gardenia → name → Vincent Gardenia self-link ⓘ
Cosmo Castorini – Vincent Gardenia → portrayedBy → Vincent Gardenia ⓘ
subject surface form: Cosmo Castorini
Greased Lightning → castMember → Vincent Gardenia ⓘ
Death Wish → starring → Vincent Gardenia ⓘ