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person_profile-Joe Viterelli

Joe Viterelli Died at age: 66

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Joe Viterelli

Date of Birth:

Mar 10, 1937

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 28, 2004

Biography of

Joe Viterelli

    Joseph "Joe" Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an Italian American actor known for his mafioso-orientated character roles.

    Joe Viterelli was born to Italian immigrants in Bronx, New York. Before Viterelli became an actor, he was a successful businessman in New York City. He had befriended director Leo Penn (actor Sean Penn's father), who initially tried but failed to persuade Viterelli to pursue acting because of his unique and typically Italian looks. Some years later, Sean Penn approached Viterelli and asked him to try out for a part as a favor: Viterelli did and went on to appear in State of Grace and then in over 40 movies. Joe Viterelli became an icon of Mafia-Movies.

    Viterelli died on January 28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada due to a severe stomach hemorrhage, a complication of just-completed heart surgery. He was 66 years old. His last role was as a mobster in a 2004 Super Bowl ad for Staples, Inc. and his last movie role was as Jelly in Harold Ramis’ Analyze That.

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Joe Viterelli

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Filmography of

Joe Viterelli

Found 25 Movies in total

Analyze That

Jelly ( Actor )

... 2002

Serving Sara

Fat Charlie ( Actor )

... 2002

Shallow Hal

Steve Shanahan ( Actor )

... 2001

The Cure for Boredom

Fat Tony Ragoni ( Actor )

... 2001

See Spot Run

Gino ( Actor )

... 2001

Wannabes

Santo ( Actor )

... 2000

Mickey Blue Eyes

Vinnie D'Agostino ( Actor )

... 1999

Analyze This

Jelly ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

Hitman's Run

Jimmy / Howard Sussman ( Actor )

... 1999

Jane Austen's Mafia!

Dominick Clamato ( Actor )

... 1998

Looking For Lola

Salvatore Greco ( Actor )

... 1997

Out to Sea

Mickey ( Actor )

... 1997

American Strays

Gene ( Actor )

... 1996

Eraser

Tony Two-Toes ( Actor )

... 1996

Heaven's Prisoners

Didi Giancano ( Actor )

... 1996

Black Rose of Harlem

Costanza ( Actor )

... 1996

The Crossing Guard

Joe ( Actor )

... 1995

Bullets Over Broadway

Nick Valenti ( Actor )

... 1994

The Firm

Joey Morolto (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1993

In the Shadow of a Killer

Gino Marchese ( Actor )

... 1992

Ruby

Joseph Valachi ( Actor )

... 1992

What She Doesn't Know

Fat Tommy Carducci ( Actor )

... 1992

Mobsters

Joe Profaci ( Actor )

... 1991

State of Grace

Borelli ( Actor )

... 1990