Born in New York City, New York, Chazz Palminteri graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School and perfected his craft at the Actor's Studio, picking up roles in off-Broadway plays while moonlighting as a bouncer/doorman in nightclubs. His 1983 film debut was a minor role in Home Free All, and on the small screen in a 1986 episode of Hill Street Blues.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Guest starring as Manfredi Sinatra
- Episode 1x01: What Happens in Puglia (Apr 1, 2021)
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Guest starring as Giuseppe "Joe" Bonanno
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: The Bonanno Split (Aug 22, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Ten Harlems (Aug 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Man of the Year (Aug 8, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: The Geechee (May 9, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Sting Like a Bee (Apr 25, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: The French Connection (Apr 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Chickens Come Home to Roost (Dec 1, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Rent Strike Blues (Nov 24, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: How I Got Over (Nov 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Masters of War (Nov 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Il Canto de Malavita (Nov 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: It's All in the Game (Oct 27, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: I Am the Greatest (Oct 20, 2019)
Kevin Can Wait (2016)
Guest starring as Vincent
- Episode 2x04: Plus One Is the Loneliest Number (Oct 16, 2017)
The Haunting of... (2012)
Guest starring as Chazz Palminteri
- Episode 1x06: Chazz Palminteri (Dec 8, 2012)
Bubble Guppies (2011)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
- Episode 6x33: A Slow Day in Zippy City! (Jun 30, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
Blue Bloods (2010)
Guest starring as Angelo Gallo
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x08: Justice Served (Nov 15, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: Secrets and Lies (Dec 7, 2012)
Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
Guest starring as Frank Rizzoli Sr.
(6 episodes)
- Episode 4x14: Just Push Play (Mar 4, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Dirty Little Secret (Jun 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x10: When the Gun Goes Bang, Bang, Bang (Sep 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: The Beast in Me (Sep 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: Born to Run (Aug 23, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Boston Strangler Redux (Jul 19, 2010)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Chazz Palminteri
- Episode 2x04: Paulina Porizkova, Chass Palminteri, Michael Urie, Karina Smirnoff (Aug 7, 2010)
Modern Family (2009)
Guest starring as Shorty
(6 episodes)
- Episode 10x22: A Year of Birthdays (May 8, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 9x04: Sex, Lies & Kickball (Oct 18, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x13: Three Dinners (Jan 22, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x01: Bringing Up Baby (Sep 26, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x07: Treehouse (Nov 2, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x13: Fifteen Percent (Jan 20, 2010) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Perry Cannavaro
- Episode 15x12: Jersey Breakdown (Jan 22, 2014)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Chazz Palminteri
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1999-10-12: Chazz Palminteri, Billy Blanks, Wilson Pickett (Oct 12, 1999)
- Episode 1999-03-05: Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Altman, Everclear (Mar 5, 1999)
- Episode 1998-12-28: Chazz Palminteri, Ann Curry, Rufus Wainwright (Dec 28, 1998)
- Episode 1996-04-25: Kids Telling Jokes, Chazz Palminteri, Celine Dion (Apr 25, 1996)
- Episode 1995-10-04: Chazz Palminteri, Nancy Travis, Brian Regan, Herbie Hancock (Oct 4, 1995)
- Episode 1995-02-15: Mary Tyler Moore, Chazz Palminteri, Patty Smyth (Feb 15, 1995)
- Episode 1994-11-09: Larry King, Chazz Palminteri, Sting (Nov 9, 1994)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Chazz Palminteri
- Episode 1995-03-27: The 67th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 27, 1995)