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- Tony Lip (born Frank Anthony Vallelonga) was raised in the Bronx, New York. He worked for twelve years at the world-famous Copacabana Nightclub in New York City. At the Copa, he played host to the most famous personalities of the era, including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Lip then went on to a career in acting. He got his first big break when he was cast in the hit film, The Godfather. He then appeared in several major motion pictures including Crazy Joe, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Year of the Dragon, Honor Thy Fathers, Goodfellas, and Donnie Brasco. He was most recently featured as the New York mob boss Carmine Lupertazzi on the hit HBO series, The Sopranos. He also added "author" to his credits. In his book "Shut Up and Eat!" Lip shares personal stories as well as his family's favorite Italian recipes. He gathered his favorite Italian-America actors and friends, including Danny Aiello, James Gandolfini, Chazz Palmintieri and Joe Mantegna to do the same. For the first time ever, these actors-stars of such hits as The Godfather, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Moonstruck, The Sopranos, and A Bronx Tale-shared their families' secret recipes. Plus told tell their own stories of growing up as Italian-Americans. This delightful cookbook, full of photos, personal stories, and favorite recipes, shows why preparing and sharing an Italian meal is a truly rich experience.
In 2018, a film depicting Tony's road trip and friendship with Don Shirley, Green Book (2018), was released, with Viggo Mortensen as Tony, in an Academy Award for Best Actor-nominated performance. - Actor
- Additional Crew
Thomas Holtzmann was born on 1 April 1927 in Munich, Germany. He was an actor, known for Qui êtes-vous, Monsieur Sorge? (1961), Man on Horseback (1969) and Funeral in Berlin (1966). He was married to Gustl Halenke. He died on 4 January 2013 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.- Emily Smith was born on 13 August 1943 in Sullivan, Indiana, USA. She died on 4 January 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
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- Soundtrack
Singer/songwriter Sammy Johns was born February 7, 1946, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received his first guitar as a present from his father at age nine. He started his own band, called The Devilles, while still in his teens. The Devilles lasted from 1963 to 1973, performed at various local clubs and recorded a few singles on the Dixie label.
In 1973 Sammy secured a record deal with the General Recording Corporation, which released his debut album "Early Morning Love" in 1974. The titular track was a minor Billboard chart hit. He scored his biggest success with the single "Chevy Van." The extremely groovy and mellow tune peaked at #5 on the Billboard pop charts and sold over three million copies. The success of "Chevy Van" inspired the enjoyably low-brow Crown International teen exploitation comedy romp The Van (1977); Sammy co-composed the score for this movie and his signature number "Chevy Van" was prominently featured on the soundtrack ("Chevy Van" was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2004 film Starsky & Hutch (2004)). Alas, his follow-up single, "Rag Doll", was only a modest success. However, Johns went on to become a successful songwriter whose compositions were covered by several popular country singers. John Ellison Conlee had a gold record with his rendition of Sammy's "Common Man" and Conway Twitty scored his final gold record with "Desperado Love." Waylon Jennings sang Johns' "America" in a 1985 national television broadcast celebrating the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. The single for "America" subsequently went gold and was nominated in some country music circles for song of the year. In 1996 Sammy Kershaw did a cover of "Chevy Van" on his album "Politics, Religion, and Her." Johns recorded the comeback album "Honky-Tonk Moon" in 2000.
Johns died on January 4, 2013, at age 66 at Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, North Carolina.- Lilia del Valle was born on 30 April 1928 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for En busca de la muerte (1961), The Beautiful Dreamer (1952) and Para que la cuna apriete (1950). She died on 4 January 2013 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Celeste Bartos was born on 25 December 1913 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is known for Mississippi Masala (1991) and American Masters (1985). She was married to Armand Phillip Bartos and Jerome John Altman. She died on 4 January 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Casting Director
- Casting Department
- Actress
Françoise Combadière was born on 13 October 1946 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-De-Dome, France. She was a casting director and actress, known for French Kiss (1995), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) and The Truth About Charlie (2002). She was married to Tom Stern. She died on 4 January 2013 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France.- Mende Koenig was born on 4 April 1920 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Docks of New York (1945), River Gang (1945) and Youth for the Kingdom (1945). He died on 4 January 2013.
- Jonny Clemson was an actor, known for Madea's Witness Protection (2012), The Industry (2012) and Zombie Proof (2012). He died on 4 January 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Louis B. Appleton Jr. was born on 13 October 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an assistant director and producer, known for The Desperate Women (1954), Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947) and Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956). He was married to Andra Verne. He died on 4 January 2013 in Solano County, California, USA.- Roy Carr was an actor, known for Passport to Pimlico (1949) and The Galloping Major (1951). He died on 4 January 2013 in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Angelina Varganova was born on 7 November 1971 in Konakovo, Kalinin Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Tver Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Papiny dochki (2007). She died on 4 January 2013 in Moscow, Russia.
- Bhanumati Devi was born on 15 May 1934 in Burma. She was an actress, known for Samaya (1975), Adina Megha (1970) and Mamata (1975). She was married to Harihara Panda. She died on 4 January 2013 in Puri, Orissa, India.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Ángel F. Rivera was born in 1922 in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. He was a director and actor, known for Ignacio (1956), Un día cualquiera (1993) and Cuando los padres olvidan (1957). He died on 4 January 2013 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Charles van Tassel was born in 1937 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Muziektheater: Dada (1979). He died on 4 January 2013 in Netherlands.
- Pete Elliott was born on 29 September 1927 in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. He was married to Joan Slater Elliott. He died on 4 January 2013 in Canton, Ohio, USA.
- Adrian Filippov was born on 17 March 1927. He was an actor, known for Vy chyo, starichyo? (1988), I snova utro (1961) and Poka zhiv chelovek (1963). He died on 4 January 2013.
- Casting Department
- Producer
- Sound Department
Daniel Craft was born in 1971 in Hamilton, Montana, USA. Daniel was a producer, known for Sisters (2014) and Fall Short (2003). Daniel died on 4 January 2013 in New York City, New York, USA.- Vittorio Missoni was an actor, known for Missoni (2010). He died on 4 January 2013 in Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela.
- Sándor Szoboszlai was born on 22 March 1925 in Dömös, Hungary. He was an actor, known for III. Richárd (1973), Kötelék (1968) and Özvegy és leánya (1983). He died on 4 January 2013 in Veszprém, Hungary.
- Bryan Stoltenberg was married to Laura. He died on 4 January 2013 in Sugar Land, Texas, USA.