Frank Sivero
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Sivero (born January 6, 1952) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for playing the roles of Genco Abbandando in Mario Puzo's and Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II and Frankie Carbone (based on Angelo Sepe) in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. Sivero was born Francesco LoGiudice in Siculiana, Sicily, Italy, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He can be seen as an extra in The Godfather as one of the witnesses to Sonny Corleone's brutal beating of his brother-in-law, Carlo. Director Martin Scorsese cast him as Frankie Carbone after seeing his performance in The Godfather: Part II. He also appeared in the The Wedding Singer with Adam Sandler. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Sivero, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Siculiana, Italy
Birthday: January 06, 1952
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Gender: Male
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The Godfather Part II
Overview: In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-20
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GoodFellas
Overview: The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-12
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Possessed by the Night
Overview: A horror writer buys an odd looking mutant embryo creature, pickled in a jar, from a shop in Chinatown, hoping it will be a creative inspiration for his work. Instead, the odd mutation provokes a rage of violence and lust to envelop the suburban villa where the writer lives with his wife and sexy secretary.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-25
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Foolish
Overview: 'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying to make it on the streets. With all the competition they face in their chosen "professions," their biggest battle is with each other over the love of a pretty girl.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-09
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Shortcut to Happiness
Overview: In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-13
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Ring of Death
Overview: On the inside, there are no rules. See what happens when Prison Officials Profit from Illegal fights.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-23
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Shamus
Overview: New York private eye Shamus McCoy likes girls, drink and gambling, but by the look of his flat business can't be too hot. So an offer of $10,000 to finds some diamonds stolen in a daring raid with a flame-thrower is too good to miss. His investigations soon get pretty complicated and rather too dangerous. At least along the way he does get to meet Alexis.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-31
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Fist of Honor
Overview: As two rival Godfathers view to take control of the city, a hot-tempered family member kills two relatives of the opposing family, breaking the "Truce of Honor". Now the war begins! As a young boxer seeks revenge for his fiancée's death, the streets become a real-life battlefield... to settle the score!
Genres: Adventure Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-19
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The Godfather
Overview: Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-14
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Fighting Back
Overview: An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-21
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Urban Relics
Overview: After Charlie Shivers' rug is ruined by painters, he hires his friend Tommy Two-Lips to steal him a new one. When Tommy profits off of it, Charlie gets his cousin Louie Lemmons to kill Tommy -- but it ends up making Charlie the main suspect.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-08
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Shark Swarm
Overview: A fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area's sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-09
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Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition
Overview: In the middle of the desert, a solipsistic Japanese-American woman, along with her elderly and paralysed friend Barbara, runs the Desert Rose Cafe. Things liven up with the arrival of a mafia henchman (whose boss is hiding out at a nearby ranch), a battered Japanse man (who turns out to be a terrific chef, but who also triggers Barbara's memories of internment during WWII), and an attack on the mob boss' camp.
Genres: Western Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-29
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The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
Overview: Danny DeVito stars in and directs this critically acclaimed short film which was part of the ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series, "Likely Stories." Danny plays corrupt Congressman Vince D'Angelo who is making a sleazy run to become Senator of New Jersey. In the process he spreads vicious rumors about his running mates and uses incendiary campaign commercials to get himself elected. His campaign is derailed when he is caught-on-tape giving a bribe to a G-man posing as a mobster. His response to the "Mobscam" debacle is to claim he was "conducting his own investigation" and then fakes an 11th hour assassination on himself to engender voter sympathy.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-15
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Ruthless People
Overview: A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-26
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The Billion Dollar Hobo
Overview: Vernon Praiseworthy is a clumsy but lovable dope who stands to inherit his uncle's fortune. The condition is that he travel the rails as a penniless hobo just as his uncle did in the dark days of the depression. That seems simple enough until he gets involved in a dog-napping plot. Written by Jerry Roberts
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-01
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Sunnyside
Overview: Nick Martin, a young street tough, has a change of heart and attempts to stop the gang violence in his neighborhood.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-01
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New York, New York
Overview: An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-21
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Truth Be Told
Overview: Rayne Johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden opportunity for a new improved lifestyle, managing to outsmart the crooked cops who are very eager to see her disappear.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Fyre
Overview: After an innocent country girl is violently raped, her family is killed in a car accident before she can come to terms with what happened. As her feelings of shame grow into self-degradation, she turns to prostitution
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-01
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The Wedding Singer
Overview: Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-13
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Little Nicky
Overview: After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-10
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The Ratings Game
Overview: A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-15
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Cop & ½
Overview: When a pint-sized 8-year-old kid witnesses a murder he offers to help the police, if they make him a cop, too. Saddled with this streetwise sidekick, a hardboiled cop is forced to take his new partner seriously as they race the clock to bring the bad guys to justice.
Genres: Action Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-02
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52 Pick-Up
Overview: Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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Fear City
Overview: Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-18
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The Gambler
Overview: New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-10-02
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Going Ape!
Overview: When his father - who owned a circus - dies, Oscar inherits 5 million dollars - and 3 orangutans. However there's a condition connected to the money: if he gives away the apes or just one gets sick or dies during the next 3 years, the zoologic society will get all the money. So he not only has to deal with 3 apes and an annoyed girlfriend, but also with a greedy zoologic society's president.
Genres: Comedy Crime Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-10
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Crossing the Mob
Overview: A young mother turns a young man's streetwise life around when she reveals to him that he is the father of her infant baby.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-14
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