Name some cool Italian-Americans

[Lavender Brown]

I don't know why, the salami posts made me think of it. :)

I'll start: Mario Cuomo and Elizabeth Edwards (her dad was of Italian descent). Two excellent Italian-American Dems.

[physioex]

1. Don Corleone....

I make him an offer he nooo refuse..... :)

[DelawareValleyDem]

2. Here are some

Vito Marcantonio
John Bon Jovi
Nancy Pelosi
Geraldine Ferraro

[Quahog]

3. My wife! n/t

[Birthmark]

4. My wife.

:)

[demnan]

5. Frank Zappa

[XNASA]

6. Yogi Berra.

Dean Martin
Martin Scorcese

[WinterStorm]

7. I'm half Italian and I am cool

Does that help?

:hi:

[Lavender Brown]

9. I know - we're related, remember?

:)

[NewJeffCT]

8. Alyssa Milano, Rosa DeLauro, and my mom's side of the family

I read elsewhere on DU that Milano was at the DNC this week, so she is not only hot in my eyes, but cool, too.

Didn't know Elizabeth's dad was an Italian.

Rosa DeLauro, D-CT (New Haven) is a pretty good rep in Congress.

[AlCzervik]

10. my husband

and my daughter. She watched with me last night and she says out loud..."Wow, he saved someones life, i hope everybody knows that!"

[LiberalEsto]

11. Nancy Pelosi? n/t

[JohnKleeb]

15. yes

are you wondering if she is? Her father was mayor of Baltimore, and his name was Thomas D????????, sorry I am horrible with Italian names heh.

[mac56]

12. Tony Bennett

Joe Pesci

Frank Sinatra
Louis Prima

[DelawareValleyDem]

13. Another

Danny Casolaro, an investigative reporter who was found dead while investigating some of the seamy things that happened during the reign of Bush the Older.

http://www.american-buddha.com/danny.last.htm

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

14. Mario Andretti

[JohnKleeb]

16. Bobby Deniro, Al Pacino

[Canadian_moderate]

17. Rudy Guilliani

Just kidding!

There are too many to list.

[Lavender Brown]

20. Yep and Antonin Scalia

;) The cool ones far outnumber the bad.

[GCP]

18. Michael Imperioli

and just about the whole Sopranos cast apart from Paulie Walnuts - right wing shill.

[JVS]

19. Antonio Meucci

[NightTrain]

21. Here's a whole litany of my fellow Dago-Americans...

TONY BENNETT (Real name: Anthony Benedetto) - 1950s pop singer, 1990s comeback: "Because of You," "Stranger In Paradise," "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," many others.

LORRAINE BRACCO - Popular film actress: GOODFELLAS, JUNGLE FEVER, many others.

SAM BUTERA - Young tenor sax player with Louis Prima's orchestra, 1950s - 1970s; convinced the bandleader to incorporate elements of R&B into the act--to much success, particularly in Las Vegas.

LOU CHRISTIE (Real name: Lugee Sacco) - 1960s rock 'n' roll singer: "Two Faces Have I," "Lightnin' Strikes," "I'm Gonna Make You Mine."

PAT COOPER (Real name: Pasquale Caputo) - Popular comedian, 1950s/1960s.

GREGORY CORSO - 1950s Beat Generation poet; friend of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.

JIM CROCE - Singer/songwriter, early 1970s: "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," "Time in a Bottle," "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song," many others.

MARIO CUOMO - Former Governor of the great state of New York.

BOBBY DARIN (Real name: Walden Robert Cassotto) - Singer, actor: "Splish Splash," "Mack The Knife," "If I Were A Carpenter," many others.

ROBERT DeNIRO - Film actor: TAXI DRIVER, 1900, RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS, many others.

DION (DiMUCCI) - 1950s-era doo-wop singer: "Runaround Sue," "The Wanderer," many others.

THE ELEGANTS - Doo-wop group from Staten Island. Their "Little Star" was a #1 hit in 1958.

FRANKIE FORD (Real name: Frank Guzzo) - White R&B singer from Louisiana. Big hit with "Sea Cruise" in 1959.

CONNIE FRANCIS (Real name: Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero) - Etremely popular singer, 1950s/early '60s: "Who's Sorry Now," "Lipstick On Your Collar," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool," many others.

JAKE LaMOTTA - Professional boxer; Martin Scorcese's film RAGING BULL was based on his life.

RAY LIOTTA - Film star, former child actor: SOMETHING WILD, DOMINIC & EUGENE, GOODFELLAS, UNLAWFUL ENTRY, many others.

MADONNA (Full name: Madonna Louise Ciccone) - Controversial singer, actress: "Holiday," "Borderline," "Like A Virgin," "Live To Tell," "Papa Don't Preach," "Justify My Love," "Like A Prayer," many others.

ROCKY MARCIANO - Professional boxer, 1940s/1950s.

DEAN MARTIN (Real name: Dino Crocetti) - Actor, comedian, singer: "Memories Are Made of This," "Everybody Loves Somebody," many others.

JENNY MARTINI and GREG ERRICO - Both members of Sly & The Family Stone: "Dance To The Music," "Everyday People," "Stand," "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Family Affair," many others.

JOE PESCI - Actor: RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS, MY COUSIN VINNY, many others.

GENE PITNEY - Singer, songwriter from Connecticut. Wrote "He's A Rebel" for the Crystals, and his own hits included "Town Without Pity," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Only Love Can Break A Heart," and "It Hurts To Be In Love."

LOUIS PRIMA - Singer/songwriter/jazz musician from New Orleans. Wrote "A Sunday Kind of Love." Incorporated R&B into his music at a time when no other white bandleader had yet done so. Extremely popular in Las Vegas, 1950s - 1970s.

THE RASCALS - 1960s rock/blue-eyed soul band: "Good Lovin'," "Groovin'," "People Got To Be Free," many others.

ANNABELLA SCIORRA - Film actress. Unfortunately, none of her films immediately come to mind. :shrug:

MARTIN SCORSESE - Influential film director, has often worked with Robert DeNiro: TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, GOODFELLAS, many others.

JOHN SEBASTIAN - Lead singer of the 1960s pop group, the Lovin' Spoonful: "Do You Believe In Magic," "Summer in the City," "Daydream," many others.

FRANK SINATRA - Singer, actor: "Love and Marriage," "All The Way," "Learnin' The Blues," "Strangers in the Night," "New York, New York," many others.

NANCY SINATRA - Frank's daughter, successful singer in the '60s: "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," "Sugar Town," many others.

FRANKIE VALLI and THE FOUR SEASONS - Extremely popular singing group, 1960s: "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like A Man," "Rag Doll," "(December 1963) On What A Night," many others.

FRANK ZAPPA - Popular composer. Albums include FREAK OUT, CRUISIN' WITH REUBEN & THE JETS, DON'T EAT YELLOW SNOW, and WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH.

[Lavender Brown]

23. I didn't know Bobby Darin

I thought that was his real name :dunce:

[bo44]

26. Night Train's a WOP?

Awesome! So am I. Town where I live is full of us Dagos.

[NightTrain]

30. What town would that be?

[bo44]

42. Stockton

My mother grew up in an Italian neighborhood in East Stockton. Her grandfather worked for the city. He was from Milan or the surrounding area.

[underpants]

22. Buttafouco.................uh.............

:evilgrin:

[mrboba1]

24. A friend of mine, her name is

...............

you didn't really think I would name her, did you??

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

25. Some of the greatest jazz guitar players ever - Who could be more cool?

-Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua (aka the late great Joe Pass)
-Pat Martino
-Jimmie Bruno
-Al DiMeola
-Joe Diorio
-Frank Vignola
-Gene Bertoncini
-Tony Mottola
-Bucky and John Pizzarelli
-Chris Buzelli

[Cocoa]

27. the "Crying Indian"

the guy from the old anti-pollution TV commercials was an Italian American.

[CanuckAmok]

28. Martin Scorscese!

"Martin Scorscese", by King Missile

He makes the best fucking films
He makes the best fucking films
If I ever meet him I'm gonna grab his fuckin' neck and just shake him
And say thank you thank you for makin' such excellent fuckin' movies
Then I'd twist his nose all the way the fuck around
And then rip off one of his ears and throw it
Like a like a like a fuckin' frisbee
I wanna chew his fuckin' lips off and grab his head and suck out one of his
eyes and chew on it and spit it out in his face
And say thank you thank you for all of your fuckin' films
Then I'd pick him up by the hair swing him over my head a few times
And throw him across the room and kick all his fuckin' teeth in and then
stomp on his face 40 or 50 times
Cuz he makes the best fucking films he makes the best fucking films
I've ever seen in my life
I fuckin love him
I fuckin love him

[CanuckAmok]

29. Martin Scorscese!

"Martin Scorscese", by King Missile

He makes the best fucking films
He makes the best fucking films
If I ever meet him I'm gonna grab his fuckin' neck and just shake him
And say thank you thank you for makin' such excellent fuckin' movies
Then I'd twist his nose all the way the fuck around
And then rip off one of his ears and throw it
Like a like a like a fuckin' frisbee
I wanna chew his fuckin' lips off and grab his head and suck out one of his
eyes and chew on it and spit it out in his face
And say thank you thank you for all of your fuckin' films
Then I'd pick him up by the hair swing him over my head a few times
And throw him across the room and kick all his fuckin' teeth in and then
stomp on his face 40 or 50 times
Cuz he makes the best fucking films he makes the best fucking films
I've ever seen in my life
I fuckin love him
I fuckin love him

[Canuckistanian]

31. Sacco & Vanzetti

[CanuckAmok]

34. Sacco's Letter to his Son. (Pete Seeger)

If nothing happens, they will electrocute us right after midnight.
Therefore here I am right with you, with love and with open heart, as I was yesterday.
Don't cry, Dante, for many, many tears have been wasted,
As your mother's tears have been already wasted for seven years,
And never did any good.
So, son, instead of crying, be strong, be brave,
So as to be able to comfort your mother.
And when you want to distract her from the discouraging soulness,
You take her for a long walk in the quiet countryside,
Gathering flowers here and there
And resting under the shade of trees, beside the music of the waters.
The peacefulness of nature, she will enjoy it very much,
And you will surely, too.
But, son, you must remember: Don't use all yourself,
But down yourself, just one step,
To help the weak ones at your side.

The weaker ones that cry for help, the persecuted and the victim,
They are your friends, friends of yours and mine.
They are the comrades that fight -- yes, and sometimes fall
Just as your father, your father and Bartolo, have fallen,
Have fought and fell, yesterday, for the conquest of joy,
Of freedom for all.
In the struggle of life you'll find, you'll find more love,
And in the struggle, you will be loved also.

[NightTrain]

32. Jon Bon Jovi, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Daphne Zuniga.

The names just keep on hitting me!

[DelawareValleyDem]

33. I think

Daphne Zuniga's ancestry is Central American.

[kodi]

35. me, tho i'm only italian from the waist down

Pops got those short legs, while mom has a 36 inch inseam

[FarLeftRage]

36. Me!

j/k....

[FarLeftRage]

49. Actually, I am

a quarter Italian and being a second generation Italian-American, so I am "kind of" cool.

[indigobusiness]

37. Isabella Rossellini

She gets better every day.

[Ithuilwen]

38. John Baldacci! The Democratic governor of the great state of Maine! nt

[DemOverseas]

39. Julius LaRosa

Era un cantante magnifico.

[Tweed]

40. My girlfriend

She's awesome and 100% Italian!

[Kat45]

There's me. And Joe Satriani, Terry Bozzio, Steve Vai (I think)

Jon BonJovi
Richie Sambora
Al Pacino
Robert DiNiro
Joe Pesci
Most of the Sopranos cast
Mario Cuomo
Frank Zappa
Terry Bozzio
Warren Cuccurrullo (sp)
John Travolta (at least he used to be cool)
Janeane Garafolo

I know I'm forgetting a lot more.

[Kat45]

41. There's me. And Joe Satriani, Terry Bozzio, Steve Vai (I think)

Jon BonJovi
Richie Sambora
Al Pacino
Robert DiNiro
Joe Pesci
Most of the Sopranos cast
Mario Cuomo
Frank Zappa
Terry Bozzio
Warren Cuccurrullo (sp)
John Travolta (at least he used to be cool)
Janeane Garafolo

I know I'm forgetting a lot more.

[Kellanved]

43. SOteric

eom

[MyUncle]

45. The Ramones

[Duncan Grant]

44. My husband, publichealthnut1.

Very cool guy. ;)

[MissMillie]

46. That's right... you guessed it.....

Frank Stallone

[IronLionZion]

47. About half the people I grew up with

The other half of them are Irish. Being Indian, I really stuck out like a sore thumb but at least we all start with "I"!

[BrotherBuzz]

48. Father Guido Sarducci

[malachibk]

50. I got 2!

Me and Madonna!

[lpbk2713]

51. Rocco DiSpirito (and his Mama)

From "The Restaurant"

[NecessaryOnslaught]

52. Enrico Fermi

[Tom_Foolery]

53. Dean Martin. n/t

[CanuckAmok]

54. Whatsamadda you? Youse never heard of...

...Abe Vigoda?!

[IronLionZion]

55. Joe DiMaggio

[GOPisEvil]

56. No one has mentioned SOteric yet.

So I will. :-)