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Joe Viterelli

Actor | * 03/10/1937 († 66, 01/28/2004) | New York (United States of America (USA))
Joseph Viterelli (March 10, 1937 – January 28, 2004) was an American actor, best remembered for playing Italian-American Mobsters. He portrayed Jelly in Analyze This (1999) and Analyze That (2002). He also played Joe Profaci in Mobsters. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Crime | Drama | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Joe Viterelli as Actor(28)

as Fat Charlie2002 Serving Sara
as Jelly2002 Analyze That
as Steve Shanahan2001 Shallow Hal
as Fat Tony Ragoni2001 The Cure for Boredom
as Gino2001 See Spot Run
as Santo2000 Wannabes
as Jelly1999 Analyze This
as Vinnie D'Agostino1999 Mickey Blue Eyes
as Max1999 Facade
as Jimmy / Howard Sussman1999 Hitman's Run
as Dominick Clamato1998 Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Salvatore Greco1997 Looking For Lola
as Mickey1997 Out to Sea
as Costanza1996 Black Rose of Harlem
as Gene1996 American Strays
as Didi Giancano1996 Heaven's Prisoners
as Tony Two-Toes1996 Eraser
as Nick Valenti1994 Bullets Over Broadway
as Joey Morolto (uncredited)1993 The Firm
as Gino Marchese1992 In the Shadow of a Killer
as Joseph Valachi1992 Ruby
as Fat Tommy Carducci1992 What She Doesn't Know
as Joe Profaci1991 Mobsters
as Borelli1990 State of Grace

TV Shows/Series with Joe Viterelli as Actor(3)


Born: Wednesday, 03/10 1937 (March) in New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 01/28 2004 (January) in Las Vegas (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Joe Viterelli frequently works together with these people:
Billy Crystal (4x, Actor)
Eric Roberts (4x, Actor)
Harold Ramis (4x, Crew)
Sean Penn (4x, Actor)
Peter Tolan (4x, Crew)
William DeMeo (4x, Actor)
Ennio Morricone (3x, Crew)
Vincent Pastore (3x, Actor)
Michael Hausman (3x, Crew)
Tony Sirico (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:75420, Added: 05/24/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024