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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York, USA, 1937-03-10

Died: 2004-01-28

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1990	State of Grace	Borelli	70
2	1991	Mobsters	Joe Profaci	63
3	1992	What She Doesn't Know	Fat Tommy Carducci	70
4	1992	Ruby	Joseph Valachi	57
5	1992	In the Shadow of a Killer	Gino Marchese	10
6	1993	The Firm	Joey Morolto (uncredited)	67
7	1994	Bullets Over Broadway	Nick Valenti	71
8	1995	The Crossing Guard	Joe	60
9	1996	Black Rose of Harlem	Costanza	39
10	1996	Heaven's Prisoners	Didi Giancano	52
11	1996	Eraser	Tony Two-Toes	61
12	1996	American Strays	Gene	55
13	1997	Out to Sea	Mickey	57
14	1997	Looking For Lola	Salvatore Greco	49
15	1998	Jane Austen's Mafia!	Clamato	55
16	1999	Hitman's Run	Jimmy / Howard Sussman	49
17	1999	A Walk in the Park		30
18	1999	Analyze This	Jelly	65
19	1999	Facade	Max	37
20	1999	The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'	Self	60
21	1999	Mickey Blue Eyes	Vinnie D'Agostino	57
22	2000	Wannabes	Santo	50
23	2001	See Spot Run	Gino	60
24	2001	The Cure for Boredom	Fat Tony Ragoni	100
25	2001	Shallow Hal	Steve Shanahan	62
26	2002	Serving Sara	Fat Charlie	54
27	2002	Analyze That	Jelly	58

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