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Joseph Bologna

ジョセフ・ボローニャ　/　じょせふ・ぼろーにゃ

American actor

December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York
actor
screenwriter
writer

My Take

Joseph Bologna was the rare actor who could also write his own material, and that double skill is what draws me in. A Brooklyn native and Brown University graduate, he brought real intelligence to comedy in films like My Favorite Year and Blame It on Rio. People underrate comic acting, but landing laughs demands the tightest timing and the sharpest craft, and I suspect his writer's brain is exactly what gave him that rhythm. An Emmy winner who passed in 2017 at 82, he left behind work that still warms a room. I have a lasting respect for performers who carry that hidden literary intelligence.

Overview

Joseph Bologna (December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films My Favorite Year, Blame It on Rio, Big Daddy, and Transylvania 6-5000.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joseph Bologna
Name (Japanese): ジョセフ・ボローニャ
Reading: じょせふ・ぼろーにゃ
Born: December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dog
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / screenwriter / writer / stage actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Brown University

Awards & achievements

Emmy Award
honorary doctor of the Hofstra University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3

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