My Take
Chazz Palminteri is one of those rare actors who didn't just play a great role — he literally wrote it himself. Growing up in the Bronx, he drew on his own childhood to craft A Bronx Tale as a one-man stage show, performed it for years before Hollywood came knocking, and then refused to sell the rights unless he could star in it — a ballsy move that paid off when Robert De Niro directed the 1993 film. Then came Bullets Over Broadway the very next year, earning him an Oscar nomination, followed by The Usual Suspects in 1995. Three stone-cold classics in three years. That's not luck, that's a guy who knew exactly what he had and made sure the world saw it.
Overview
Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his film roles in A Bronx Tale (1993), based on his play of the same name, along with Bullets Over Broadway (1994) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and The Usual Suspects (1995).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chazz Palminteri
- Name (Japanese)
- チャズ・パルミンテリ
- Reading
- ちゃず・ぱるみんてり
- Born
- May 15, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / character actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Theodore Roosevelt High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.