Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli (born November 10, 1948) is a noted American character actor in movies and on television.

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November 10 - 1948 - American

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Vincent Andrew Schiavelli was born into a Sicilian-American family in Brooklyn, New York. He studied acting through the Theater Program at New York University and began working on the stage in the 1960s.

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Brooklyn - New York - New York University

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He first appeared on film in 1971, in Milos Forman's Taking Off. His aptitude and distinctive appearance soon gave him a steady career in supporting roles. Forman in particular was a regular user of his talents. He has appeared in almost fifty films. Noticed in movies he got his first television work in 1972, a minor character in The Corner Bar.

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Schiavelli is also author of a number of cookbooks, his grandfather was a respected Sicilian chef, and Schiavelli has also written food articles for magazines and newspapers. He received a James Beard Foundation Journalism Award in 2001 and has been nominated on a number of other occasions.

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In addition, he is the honorary co-chair of the National Marfan Foundation, an organization which serves those affected by Marfan Syndrome.

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He was married to the actress Allyce Beasley from 1985 until 1988, marrying the musician Carol Mukhalian in 1992.

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