Dominic Chianese

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Details

Nationality: American
Birthdate: 02/24/1931
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA

biography

After nearly a half century as a working actor with credits on Broadway and TV as well as in features, Dominic Chianese finally achieved prominence as the embittered and ambitious would-be don Corrado 'Junior' Soprano, the uncle to mob boss Tony, on HBO's popular series "The Sopranos" (1999- ).

The Bronx native began acting onstage in 1952 amassing credits in musicals and plays in regional theaters and on and off-Broadway, mostly in character parts. Chianese didn't start appearing in films until the 70s beginning with a small role as a panhandler in "Fuzz" (1972). He cites Al Pacino, with whom Continued

Credits

Adrift in Manhattan
Tommaso Pensara
2007
The Sopranos
(TV Show)
1999-2007
Made in America
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
The Blue Comet
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
The Second Coming
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
Kennedy And Heidi
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
Walk Like A Man
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
Chasing It
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
Remember When
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
Stage 5
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
Soprano Home Movies
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2007
Kaisha
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Cold Stones
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Moe n' Joe
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
The Ride
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Johnny Cakes
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Luxury Lounge
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Live Free or Die
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
The Fleshy Part of the Thigh
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Mayham
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Join the Club
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
Members Only
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2006
All Due Respect
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Long Term Parking
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
The Test Dream
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Cold Cuts
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Unidentified Black Males
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Marco Polo
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
In Camelot
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Sentimental Education
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Irregular Around the Margins
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
All Happy Families
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Where's Johnny?
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Rat Pack
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
Two Tonys
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2004
No Show
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2003
Whitecaps
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Eloise
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Calling All Cars
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
The Strong, Silent Type
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Whoever Did This
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Mergers and Acquisitions
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Watching Too Much Television
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Everybody Hurts
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Pie-O-My
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
The Weight
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
Christopher
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
For All Debts Public and Private
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2002
The Army of One
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Amour Fou
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Pine Barrens
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
To Save Us All From Satan's Power
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
The Telltale Moozadell
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
He Is Risen
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Second Opinion
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
University
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Another Toothpick
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Employee of the Month
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Fortunate Son
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Proshai, Livushka
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2001
Funhouse
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Knight in White Satin Armor
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
House Arrest
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Bust Out
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
From Where to Eternity
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Full Leather Jacket
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
D-Girl
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
The Happy Wanderer
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Big Girls Don't Cry
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Commendatori
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Toodle-F***ing-Oo
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Do Not Resuscitate
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
2000
I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
Isabella
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
Nobody Knows Anything
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
A Hit is a Hit
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
Boca
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
Down Neck
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
Pax Soprana
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
College
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
Meadowlands
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
Denial, Anger, Acceptance
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
46 Long
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
The Sopranos
Corrado 'Uncle Junior' Soprano
1999
+(81 More)
When Will I Be Loved?
Count Tommaso Lupo
2004
Hope & Faith
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Trade Show
Irv Miller
2004
Unfaithful
Frank Wilson
2002
Went to Coney Island on a Mission From God...Be Back by Five
Mickey--The Photographer
2000
Under Hellgate Bridge
Father Nichols
1999
Law & Order
(TV Show)
1997-1997
Shadow
Judge Paul Kaylin
1997
The Mouse
Actor
1997
Night Falls on Manhattan
Judge Impelliteri
1997
If Lucy Fell
Al
1996
Fingers
Arthur Fox
1978
Wiseguys and Beyond: Italian Americans and the Movies
Actor
The Night We Never Met
Neighbor
Out for Justice
Actor
Gotti
Joe Armone

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in the Arthur Avenue section of the Bronx
1952 
First professional job in a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore"
 
Spent 20 years acting on and off in theater, appearing on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional and repertory companies
 
Refused to audition for a role in "The Godfather" because he was doing a play in Boston
1972 
Had a small role as a panhandler in "Fuzz", adapted from an Ed McBain "87th Precinct" story
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